Libros de Artistas contemporáneos, página 60 de 380

Pintor, escultor y estampador. Aunque trabaja como agente de Bolsa, a principios de la década de 1870 empieza a pintar en sus ratos libres. Fascinado por los lugares exóticos y llenos de color, en 1891 abandona Francia, estableciendose en Tahiti donde encuentra inspiracion visual en las artes de los pueblos antiguos y primitivos. Reacciona contra el naturalismo de los impresionistas y contra las preocupaciones cientificas de los neoimpresionistas. En Tahiti su pintura se hace mas profunda, los colores mas resonantes y el dibujo de una simplificada grandiosidad, reintroduciendo las formas ritmicas de trazos acentuados, inspiradas en las estampas de colores japonesas. En 1897 pinta la alegoria de la vida ¿De donde venimos, que somos, adonde vamos?, su cuadro mas famoso. Ejerce enorme influencia en los nabis, se convierte en figura destacada del simbolismo y fuente del fauvismo, dejando una profunda huella en el arte no naturalista del siglo XX.

El Togores radicalmente opuesto al de su etapa de juventud. El Togores más conectado con el arte del siglo XX y de vanguardia.

Tiziano Vecellio (c.1488/90-1576) - known in English simply as Titian - was a remarkably versatile painter, equally comfortable with a wide range of genres and subjects. Unlike many artists from history whose work has been appreciated only after their death, Titian enjoyed fame and success throughout his career, which spanned over seven decades. Based in Venice, Titian received commissions from many local patrons and the Venetian government, as well as many distinguished figures from further afield, such as the Pope, the German emperor and the King of Spain. Titian's contemporary biographer, Giorgio Vasari, praised his skill as a colourist; the artist's careful modelling and depth of colour, shown to especially good effect in mythological works such as 'Bacchus and Ariadne' (1520-3) and 'Tarquin and Lucretia' (1569-71), continue to impress viewers in the twenty-first century. In addition to his success in representing pagan mythological themes, his skill as a portrait painter also won him many prestigious commissions, while his renown as a painter of religious subjects resulted in the creation of high-profile altarpieces, as well as individual works for private patrons. This new monologue combines Peter Humfrey's scholarly yet accessible text with 200 beautiful reproductions of Titian's works, from oil paintings and frescos to preparatory drawings. Careful attention has been paid to the scale and quality of the images, allowing the works and their vivid colours to be shown in their true intensity. The book is a perfect introduction to the work of this original and influential Renaissance artist.

Una biografía inédita de Vincent Van Gogh, escrita por Julián Zugazagoitia a vuelapluma y en calidad de último trabajo durante su cortísimo y obligado exilio parisiense entre 1939 y 1940.

Influenced by his contemporaries Michelangelo and Leonardo, Raphael Santi (1483-1520) became, in his own right, one of the most important artists of the High Renaissance. Though Raphael painted many important works in his Florence period, including his famous Madonnas, it was his mature work in Rome that cemented his place in history, most notably the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican featuring his School of Athens and Triumph of Religion murals. TASCHEN's Diaries are beautiful to look at, sexy to touch and easy to use. A new picture every week, every week a new page. With year planners, and all national holidays. Spiral-bound, it opens flat. The perfect diary for the year you make it happen.

Esta selacción de retratos de Frida Kahlo reúne la obra de algunos de los fotógrafos másd estacados del siglo XX, Incluye fotografías de maestros del modernismo como Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Manuel Alvarez Bravo y Martin Munkacsi; ademas de algunos de los mejores periodistas graficos que trabajaban para publicaciones internacionales.