Книги издательства Prestel

This collection of nearly two dozen detachable, frameable, propaganda posters offer an outstanding selection of examples from East Germany, Russia, Southeast Asia, and China. Reproduced in startling color and printed on high-quality paper, they o...

This refreshing new book, a lavishly produced and illustrated volume on the controversial 19th-century Romantic artist, addresses Caspar David Friedrich’s modern critics while deepening our appreciation for his singular genius. "A paint...

COOP HIMMELB(L)AU s projects include recent urban structures like the BMW Welt, Munich (2001 07), the Musée des Confluences, Lyon (2001 10), and the European Central Bank, Frankfurt (2003 11). These and many others are presented through ...

One of art history’s previously overlooked treasures — the vibrant ceramic tiles of Syria and especially Damascus — are the subject of this fascinating study by a leading Islamic art expert. The architectural ceramic decoration i...

This consideration of Hockney's work from 1960 to the early nineties dispels myths and opens up new lines of inquiry concerning his contributions to post-modern art. Filled with beautiful color plates of his paintings, the book draws on extensive...

This book accompanies the first major museum exhibition devoted to a reconstruction of the infamous Nazi display of modern art since the presentation originated by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1991. ]During the Nazi regime in Germany, &...

This exciting collection of four hundred vintage prints from the 1960s — taken by Dennis Hopper and recently rediscovered — brilliantly documents the social, political, and creative highlights from a tumultuous era. Lying hidden away i...

This stunning survey reveals the genre of fashion drawing to be an art form in its own right. Exhibition Itinerary: Design Museum in London, England November 3, 2010 - March 6, 2011 Drawing Fashion celebrates renowned art dealer Joëlle Chari...

This expansive and informative book on Surrealist drawing reveals drawing to be a fundamental medium of Surrealist expression. Drawing, often considered a minor art, was central to Surrealism from the very beginning. Automatic drawing, exquisite ...

Edvard Munch’s images of love, alienation, jealousy, and death - universal human experiences but filtered through events in his own life - are explored through several print series in this catalogue to an exhibition at the National Gallery of A...

In this comprehensive and lavish volume, a renowned authority on Egon Schiele focuses on the artist’s images of women, offering new and revelatory perspectives. During his brief yet prolific career, Egon Schiele created hundreds of drawings,...

This fascinating new book explores how Egon Schiele reinvented the art of portraiture, brilliantly capturing the inner lives of his numerous subjects — including himself. This book traces Schiele’s development as a portraitist through ...

One of the world's most renowned makeup artists, Yasmin Heinz works at the cutting edge of fashion From photoshoots to runway shows and from music videos to advertising, Heinz's expertise is in demand by photographers, designers, and celeb...

This exhibition catalog takes readers inside the world of early 16th-century Europe, where Maximilian I (1459–1519), known as the "Last Knight", helped launch the German Renaissance. One of Maximilian’s most important legacie...

In this lavishly illustrated book, a renowned editor at British Vogue examines the links between fashion and jewelry. For as long as we’ve been dressing, we’ve been adorning ourselves with embellishments for ears, hands, wrists, waist ...