The incarnation of the myth of a cursed artist, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is a legend who became a reference for modern art. An Expressionist during the Post-Impressionist movement, his art was misunderstood during his lifetime. In Holland, he partook in the Dutch realist painting movement by studying peasant characters. Anxious and depressed, Vincent van Gogh produced more than 2000 artworks, yet sold only one in his lifetime. A self-made artist,...

Discusses the life and works of seventeenth-century Dutch painter and etcher Rembrandt van Rijn, and includes black-and-white and color reproductions of some of his well-known works, including "The Anatomy Lesson Dr. Tulp," and "The Return of the Prodigal Son."

Este libro contiene numerosas obras creadas por Picasso entre 1881 y 1914. El primer estilo del artista está marcado por la influencia de El Greco, Munch y Toulouse-Lautrec, quien lo descubrió cuando aún era un estudiante en Barcelona. Picasso, fascinado por la expresión psicológica durante su Período Azul (1901-1904), manifestó una miseria moral: sus escenas de género, naturalezas muertas y retratos están impregnados de melancolía. La pasión...