From October to December 1888 a pair of artists lived under one roof in the French provincial town of Arles. Paul Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh ate, drank, talked, argued, slept and painted in one of the most intense and astonishing creative outpourings in history.

Presents an encounter between one of the 20th century's greatest philosophical minds and an artist fundamental to our understanding of the development of modern art. This title explores Manet's importance in the overthrow of traditional values in painting. It takes the form of a commentary on thirteen of Manet's paintings.

Features full-colour illustrations and albumen and salt prints that augment the detailed study of a location and nineteenth-century timeframe that was instrumental in the way painting and other art forms were produced.

Vincent van Gogh's letters have long been prized as some of the most valuable documents in the world of art. Not only do they throw light on Van Gogh's own complex and intriguing character, they enlighten the whole creative process as seen through his eyes. This book presents biographical and art-historical information.

Water lilies, ponds, a Japanese footbridge, and blankets of glorious flowers: nothing evokes Claude Monet's (1840-1926) Impressionist paintings quite like these images from his garden at Giverny in northern France. This title celebrates Monet's paintings of his garden in Giverny and focuses on this essential phase of the artist's career.

Vincent van Gogh, the man behind The Starry Night, Bedroom in Arles, and other beloved, mesmerizing works comes to life in this biography and critical art book, now available in a flexi-cover edition.

This selection of over 80 Masterworks will appeal equally to those already familiar with the work of the Impressionists as well as to those with less knowledge but who nevertheless feel the intensity and special power of their vibrant art.

This selection of over 80 Masterworks will appeal equally to those already familiar with the work of Monet, as well as to those with less knowledge but who nevertheless feel the intensity and special genius of his art.

The first volume in this series focuses on aspects of Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism in Paris between 1848 and 1900. The book demonstrates how some historians view this art as representative of the social, historical and economic circumstances in which it was produced.

These small books are packed with information; the most important facts and background stories, all at a glance. In-depth texts on the most exciting themes in the History of Art by experts and specialists provide the necessary overview for both the expert and the layman.

Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet, and Auguste Rodin are names of brilliant nineteenth-century artists who are known throughout the world. But what is remembered of their wives? This book tells the stories of three ordinary women who faced issues of a dramatically changing society as well as the challenges of life with a striving genius.

This selection of over 80 Masterworks will appeal equally to those already familiar with the work of Vincent van Gogh, and the enthusiastic newcomers alike.

Sargent, heralded on both sides of the Atlantic, was one of the most creative American artists of the late nineteenth century. This work evokes the romantic fascination with Italy that glimmers in the work of John Singer Sargent. It includes eighty-five color and fifty black-and-white images.

1850-1900. Approx. 50 minutes.

Monet is one of the leading figures of the Impressionist group of painters that came to the fore in France in the second half of the nineteenth century. Including facsimiles of some 30 documents from Claude Monet's personal papers and associated archives, this title offers an insight into his life and works.

Mini ARTbooks is a pocket-sized series, very practical and with lots of images, dedicated to single international artists, artistic movements, painting genres, and topics on the decorative arts in general, such as jewellery, textiles etc.

One in a pocket-sized series, conveniently priced, very practical and with lots of images, dedicated to single international artists, artistic movements and painting genres.

Perhaps best known for his exceptional apples and pears, Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) was one of the founding fathers of modern art. Though he was under appreciated and highly criticized during his life, as time passed his work came to be considered of inestimable importance. This title presents a revolutionary approach to spatial and visual values.