In this highly illustrated volume, Serge Fauchereau presents the modern art scene of the Baltic countries, showing how artists from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia created their own art movement rooted in Baltic life. By the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Baltic artists and writers were starting to reclaim and promote their artistic heritage as radically distinct from that of the invading nations, with pioneers such as M. K. Ciurlionis and Vilhelms Purvitis demonstrating rare originality in their work.

Art of the Baltic States is organized into three main chapters, documenting the history of art in each country. Enriched with illustrations from important museum collections, Fauchereau covers key art movements as well as their rich and complex historical background, from time under the Czars and the German crown to the invasion by the Soviet Union and beyond.

English - 294 Pages - 20 x 2.5 x 27 cm - 1,2 Kg
ISBN: 9780500025130

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Martin Chambi: Photography
Martin Chambi, Jan Mulder
RM, 2022

Of Indigenous origin, Peruvian photographer Martín Chambi (1891–1973) dedicated a large part of his life to photographing the Peruvian Andes, reclaiming the pre-Hispanic past through images of Inca ruins and portraits of life in Andean communities in the early 20th century. Chambi’s work brings a new perspective to photography of the time, highlighting the emerging Indigenous discourse that was starting to gain force in South America. While he was not the first to photograph Machu Picchu, Chambi was among the first Peruvian chroniclers of the Inca citadel. Drawing on Machu Picchu’s geometric forms, Chambi’s work entered a new phase in which shape, space and texture build toward more complex compositions and starker contrasts, making him an emblem of contemporary documentary photography in Peru and Latin America. This gorgeous clothbound volume compiles 170 of Chambi’s black-and-white images.

English - 192 Pages - 24 x 2 x 29 cm - 1,1 Kg
ISBN: 9788417975814

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Kay Nielsen: An Enchanted Vision
Kay Nielsen
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 2021

The Danish artist Kay Nielsen's luminous interpretations of fairy tales and legends from around the world are among the most celebrated book illustrations of the 20th century, unsurpassed in their dramatic intensity and intricate detail. This book is the first to put his achievements in the context of a career that took him from studies in Paris to the Copenhagen theater, to galleries in London and New York, to the Walt Disney Studios, presenting fresh insights into his life and work as well as his materials and techniques. Dazzling reproductions of original watercolors and drawings from one of the premier collections of Nielsen's work invite viewers to enter the enchanted world of an imaginative and supremely gifted artist.

English - 168 Pages - 22 x 3 x 29 cm - 1,1 Kg
ISBN: 9780878468805

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Château de Haroué
Victoria Botanna De Beauveau, Minnie De Beauvau-Craon, Miguel Flores-Vianna
Rizzoli, 2021

Sis au coeur de la Lorraine, le Château de Haroué est un trésor de l'architecture et de l'histoire française. Construit entre 1720 et 1729 pour Marc de Beauvau, prince de Beauvau-Craon, grand connétable de Lorraine et vice-roi de Toscane, il a été conçu par Germain Boffrand, élève de Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Son architecture, d'une modernité précoce pour l'époque, reflète l'apogée de la France et de sa lumière dans le monde.

Dans ce volume richement illustré, le lecteur découvre l'architecture imposante du château et son somptueux parc, ainsi que ses intérieurs et l'histoire de ses habitants. Au fil des pages, il traverse plus de 82 pièces décorées de riches tapisseries, portraits de famille, une impressionnante collection d'art et des pièces uniques de mobilier historique. Les photographies de Miguel Flores-Vianna, spécialement réalisées pour le livre, illustrent les splendides salons d'apparat et les appartements privés de la famille, mais aussi les greniers et les caves, qui souvent accueillent des expositions d'art contemporain.

Français - 272 Pages - 24 x 2.8 x 31 cm - 1,7 Kg
ISBN: 9780847870998

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Thierry Mugler
Thierry-Maxime Loriot
Les Arts Décoratifs, 2021

La rétrospective sur le couturier Thierry Mugler présentée au musée des Arts décoratifs réunit plus de 150 tenues réalisées entre 1977 et 2014, en plus de nombreux documents d’archives inédits. Elle dévoile les multiples univers de cette figure artistique incontournable – couturier visionnaire, metteur en scène, photographe et parfumeur – en revisitant notamment ses créations prêt-à-porter et haute couture. Thierry Mugler a mis en scène les défilés de mode les plus spectaculaires de son temps.

Le catalogue qui accompagne l’exposition en présente les principales sections et reproduit une sélection de photographies, la plupart inédites, signées par les plus grands artistes qui ont entouré Mugler tout au long de sa carrière. Elles sont complétées par des vues de la scénographie de l’exposition.

Français - 232 Pages - 25 x 2.6 x 31 cm - 1,7 Kg
ISBN: 9782916914978