Книги издательства Prestel

Featuring exquisite photographs of every structure the architect designed from scratch or incorporated into a historical building, this elegant volume is as sumptuous and inviting as a Scarpa interior. Although he was not widely known during his l...

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...

250 years after the painter’s birth, this luxurious exhibition catalog offers glimpses into the mystery of Friedrich’s largely posthumous popularity as well as the latest research into his training and techniques. Largely ignored durin...

Featuring the works Japan’s most celebrated neko-e artists, this gorgeous boxed set contains a volume of more than seventy exquisite accordion-fold prints and an accompanying booklet with explanatory texts. For centuries, cats have played an...

This lavishly illustrated book presents Muslim fashion as an essential part of contemporary style. This dazzling exploration of contemporary Muslim modest dress, from historic styles to present-day examples, accompanies a major exhibition and reve...

Widely considered Japan’s most influential and prolific photographer, Daido Moriyama has been challenging conventions of the art form for more than a half-century. This exhaustive and electrifying retrospective, published in cooperation wit...

New in paperback, this revelatory book features rarely-seen multimedia works by the revered cult filmmaker David Lynch showing how he applies his powerful imagination and visual language across genres. David Lynch has always been in the spotlight ...

This book showcases a lesser-known aspect of Maurice Sendak’s oeuvre–his set designs for opera and ballets. Maurice Sendak is well-known for his acclaimed children’s books, but he was also an avid opera lover and designed a numbe...

This visually stunning homage to the most distinctive male dancer of his generation combines photography and personal essays to explore every facet of Ed Watson’s achievements both on stage and off. Ed Watson, Principal Dancer with The Royal...

In dialogue with Edward Munch — discover the many ways the expressionist painter’s work has influenced modern and contemporary artists. While Munch’s pessimistic, melancholy worldview crucially defines our understanding of his wo...

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 ...

This collection of striking colour images from the American West is both a moving national portrait as well as a celebration of analog colour photography from an undisputed genius of the form. The photographer behind Life magazine’...

Explore the oeuvre of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, one of the most important German Expressionist painters of the 20th century. Throughout his career, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner employed a highly inventive and original use of color. He favored novel applicat...

This fascinating sourcebook presents the most remarkable, beautiful, and innovative building façades in contemporary architecture. A building’s façade sets the aesthetic tone for its entire design while serving a variety of fun...

Now available in a beautiful new edition, this book presents a meditative, arresting and dazzling collection of 240 black-and-white images of Japan, made over almost 30 years by the internationally renowned photographer Michael Kenna. A rocky coas...