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  • Max Beckmann: On My Painting

    by Max Beckmann ...
    Series Book 4 - Artist's Writings
    Max Beckmann is widely acknowledged as one of Germany's leading twentieth-century artists. A figurative painter throughout his career, Beckmann depicted the world around him with an unparalleled intensity. His art emerges directly from his experiences of the First and Second World Wars, the political upheavals of the 1920s and 1930s, the rise of Nazism, exile in Amsterdam and his final emigration ... Read more

    $6.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Artist's Estate

    A Handbook for Artists, Executors, and Heirs

    by Dr. Loretta Würtenberger, Karl von Trott, Rainer Judd Foundation (Rainer Judd), The Estate of Martin Kippenberger (Gisela Capitain), The Estate of Max Beckmann (Mayen Beckmann), The Henry Moore Foundation (Richard Calvocoressi) u.a. ...
    Andy Warhol bequeathed us the words "Death can really make you look like a star." But death per se is not a catalyst for the relevance of an artist. What is of crucial importance is the proper management structure for the posthumous preservation and development of an artistic estate. The handbook by Loretta Würtenberger presents the possible legal framework, appropriate financing models, as well ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

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    Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art

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    The meteoric rise of the largest unregulated financial market in the world -- for contemporary art -- is driven by a few passionate, guileful, and very hard-nosed dealers. They can make and break careers and fortunes.The contemporary art market is an international juggernaut, throwing off multimillion-dollar deals as wealthy buyers move from fair to fair, auction to auction, party to glittering ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Breaking van Gogh

    Saint-Rémy, Forgery, and the $95 Million Fake at the Met

    by James Ottar Grundvig ...
    In Breaking van Gogh, James Grundvig investigates the history and authenticity of van Gogh’s iconic Wheat Field with Cypresses, currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Relying on a vast array of techniques from the study of the painter’s biography and personal correspondence to the examination of the painting’s style and technical characteristics, Grundvig proves that ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Last Vermeer

    Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren

    by Jonathan Lopez ...
    Now a major motion picture starring Guy Pearce, The Last Vermeer* is a revelatory biography of the world’s most famous forger—a talented Mr. Ripley armed with a paintbrush—and a deliciously detailed story of deceit in the art world.It’s a story that made Dutch painter Han van Meegeren famous worldwide when it broke at the end of World War II: A lifetime of disappointment drove him to forge ... Read more

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  • Mies van der Rohe

    A Critical Biography, New and Revised Edition

    by Franz Schulze, Edward Windhorst ...
    An "excellent" new edition of the definitive biography of the architectural genius, with more than a hundred photos ( Booklist, starred review).Upon publication, this book was praised by the Chicago Tribune and "the most comprehensive book ever written about the master designer and, by any measure, the best," while the Christian Science Monitor noted that "Schulze has both the gift of an ... Read more

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  • Swiss Made

    The Untold Story Behind Switzerland's Success

    by R. James Breiding ...
    Why has Switzerland - a tiny, land-locked country with few natural advantages - become so successful for so long at so many things? In banking, pharmaceuticals, machinery, even textiles, Swiss companies rank alongside the biggest and most powerful global competitors. How did they get there? How do they continue to refresh themselves? Does the Swiss 'Sonderfall' (special case) provide lessons ... Read more

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  • Curationism

    How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else

    by David Balzer ...
    Series series Exploded Views
    Now that we 'curate' even lunch, what happens to the role of the connoisseur in contemporary culture?‘Curate’ is now a buzzword, applied to everything from music festivals to artisanal cheese. Inside the art world, the curator reigns supreme, acting as the face of high-profile group shows and biennials in a way that can eclipse and assimilate the contributions of individual artists. Curatorial ... Read more

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  • Bauhaus

    Design school modernism architecture 20th century

    by Michael Siebenbrodt, Lutz Schöbe ...
    The Bauhaus movement (meaning the “house of building”) developed in three German cities - it began in Weimar between 1919 and 1925, then continued in Dessau, from 1925 to 1932, and finally ended in 1932-1933 in Berlin. Three leaders presided over the growth of the movement: Walter Gropius, from 1919 to 1928, Hannes Meyer, from 1928 to 1930, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, from 1930 to 1933. Founded ... Read more

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  • What Makes Great Leaders Great: Management Lessons from Icons Who Changed the World

    by Frank Arnold ...
    Master the skills that icons throughout history have used to achieve the highest levels of success“Arnold cleverly explains the keys to successful management with references to real-life challenges successfully overcome by iconic leaders. This entertaining book is insightful, thought-provoking, and of immense practical value.”—Fred B. Irwin, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Germany ... Read more

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  • The Munich Art Hoard

    Hitler's Dealer and His Secret Legacy

    by Catherine Hickley ...
    In February 2012, in a Munich flat belonging to the elderly recluse, Cornelius Gurlitt, German customs authorities seized an astonishing hoard of more than 1,400 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. When Hildebrand Gurlitt's trove became public in November 2013, it caused a worldwide media sensation.Catherine Hickley has delved into archives and conducted dozens of interviews to uncover the ... Read more

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  • Cafes and Bars

    The Architecture of Public Display

    Edited by Christoph Grafe, Franziska Bollerey ...
    Series series Interior Architecture
    The design of bars and cafes has played an important role in the development of architecture in the twentieth century. This influence has been felt particularly strongly over the past thirty years, in a time when these social spaces have contributed significantly to the rediscovery and reinvention of cities across Europe and North America.This volume presents and examines this significant urban ... Read more

    $67.99 USD