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A Frenchman in Tahiti. Gauguin’s search for pristine originality and unadulterated nature After starting a career as a bank broker, Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) turned to painting only at age twenty-five. After initial successes within the...

A Frenchman in Tahiti After starting a career as a bank broker, Paul Gauguin (born 1848) turned to painting only at age twenty-five. After initial successes within the Impressionist circle, he broke with Vincent van Gogh and subsequently, when pri...

Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back. Gay Talese’s New Journalism triumph, Frank Sinatra Has a Cold “Sinatra with a cold is Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel — only worse. For the common cold robs Sinatra of that ...

Earth eternal. A photographic homage to our planet in its natural state On a very fortuitous day in 1970, 26-year-old Sebastião Salgado held a camera for the first time. When he looked through the viewfinder, he experienced a revelation: su...

One of the world's foremost artists of Fantastic Realism H. R. Giger is recognized as one of the world's foremost artists of Fantastic Realism. Born in 1940 in Chur, Switzerland, he studied architecture and industrial design at the School of ...

Master of Horror. Discover HR Giger’s arsenal of fear Discover HR Giger’s inimitable universe in this definition introduction to the master that gave expression to the collective horrors and fantasies of our time. From his childhood fe...

Taschen 25th Anniversary Series Post-depression America was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in the form of Gil Elvgren's Technicolor fantasies of the American drea...

Giotto di Bodone. A central figure of the Early Renaissance According to legend, he was discovered by Cimabue as a boy, sketching his father’s sheep. Giotto di Bodone (1266-1337) was the most famous and influential painter of his generation ...

Heavenly Body. The rise and rise of Gisele Bündchen Born in the Brazilian countryside, and nearly six feet tall by the age of 14, Gisele Bündchen grew from humble roots into the most successful supermodel in the world. This boo...

Francisco Goya (1746-1828), one of Spain's most revered and controversial painters, is known for his intense, chilling, and sometimes grotesque paintings depicting the injustice of society with brutal sincerity. About the Series: Every book in TA...

An artist both of and before his time The Old Master who ushered in the modern era Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828), one of Spain’s most revered and controversial painters, is known for his intense, chilling, and some...

Unflinching Eye. Goya, the vivid witness to beauty, grandeur, and war From his royal court portraits to horrific scenes of conflict, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes remains one of Spain’s most revered and startling a...

The top female box-office star of 1954, Grace Kelly's status as icon takes in an 11-film, three-year, screen career and a glamorous later life as Princess of Monaco. More than any other star, she was in three memorable films the quintessential Hi...

Avant-garde graphics from around the globe Covering a vast range of cutting-edge graphic design, with politically charged anti-commercial work placed side by side with Nike’s latest ads, this book presents a sweeping look at today’s most progressive ...

Peak Pleasure. A Mountain Tour of the Alps The Alps are Europe’s biggest and greatest mountain range. Formed millions of years ago, they became a popular destination for travelers in the late eighteenth century – first for adventurers ...