Christopher Riopelle Knihy

An exploration of the fascinating parallels and differences between Picasso's Woman with a Book and Ingres's Madame Moitessier

This beautiful book provides a brief introduction to Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early modern paintings made between 1860 and 1905––a highly innovative and exciting time in the history of art––through 38 masterpieces from the remarkable collections of the National Gallery, London. Among the featured highlights are Manet’s Corner of a Café-Concert , Monet’s Water-Lily Pond , Gallen-Kallela’s Lake Keitele , Cézanne’s Bathers ( Les Grandes Baigneuses ), Adolph Menzel’s Afternoon in the Tuileries Gardens , and Picasso’s Child with a Dove . Manet to Picasso includes an essay by Christopher Riopelle on the formation of the collection along with concise discussions of each of the featured works––arranged chronologically by artist––offering a look at the genesis and development of modern art.Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press

A fascinating debut from Alex Allison that questions what it means to be 'able' and the relationship between art and body.

An accessible introduction to American painter Winslow Homer, examining his work through the lens of conflict

Two icons of Polish culture and history, an artist and an astronomer

A visual history of fashion that fits in the palm of your hand.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery, London, December 7, 2016-March 26, 2017.

Published to accompany the exhibition held at the National Gallery, London, 12 November 2014 to 12 April 2015.

The first in-depth investigation of Gauguin's portraits, revealing how the artist expanded the possibilities of the genre in new and exciting ways Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) broke with accepted conventions and challenged audiences to expand their understanding of visual expression. Nowhere is this phenomenon more evident than in his portraits, a genre he remained engaged with throughout all phases of his career. Bringing together more than 60 of Gauguin's portraits in a wide variety of media that includes painting, works on paper, and sculpture, this handsomely illustrated volume is the first focused investigation of the multifaceted ways the artist approached the subject. Essays by a group of international experts consider how the artist's conception of portraiture evolved as he moved between Brittany and Polynesia. They also examine how Gauguin infused his work with symbolic meaning by taking on different roles like the Christ figure and the savage in his self-portraits and by placing his models in suggestive settings with alluring attributes. This welcome addition to the scholarship on one of the 19th century's most innovative and controversial artists reveals fascinating insights into the crucial role that portraiture played in Gauguin's overall artistic practice.