The occasion for this presentation is the upcoming 2011 San Francisco exhibition of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works from the Mus'ee D'Orsay. Ganz, curator and art historian at the Fine Arts
San Francisco's Fine Arts Museums are home to an astonishing collection of graphic arts, including a vibrant holding of essential masterworks by Rembrandt--arguably his generation's most influential a
Previously announced Edouard Baldus (1813?1889) was the most important French architectural photographer of the mid-19th century. This book offers an in-depth exploration of one of his most intriguing
Sixty-four newly discovered images by the distinguished photographer Arthur Tress capture a uniquely American time and place. Best known for dreamlike staged imagery of people, places, and things, Tre
Claude Monet (1840-1926) is one of the best-known and most beloved painters in the history of art, with myriad publications and exhibitions devoted to his oeuvre. And yet there remains a previously un
A beautifully produced volume devoted to a distinguished collection of European paintings, including an extraordinary group of French Impressionist works. This full-color catalogue features more than
With a consuming enthusiasm for the paintings of Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), art collector Sterling Clark assembled one of the greatest private collections of Renoir's work during the first hal
In 1974 the photojournalist and art photographer Steve Kahn began a series of provocative black-and-white Polaroids of porn-industry models posing in seedy Hollywood apartments. What began as an explo
Timed with the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) of 1915,Jewel City presents a large and representative selection of artworks from the fair, emphasizing the variety of p
Brothers Sterling and Stephen Clark?heirs to the Singer sewing machine fortune?were among the twentieth century’s most influential art collectors. This volume examines their magnificent collections, t
Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower is an eminently giftable tribute to the greatest sight in the City of Light. A gorgeous re-creation of Henri Rivire's original 1902 volume offers a stunning view o
Accompanying a major retrospective of Anders Zorn’s work, this is the first volume in English to explore the Swedish Impressionist’s entire career in depth. Anders Zorn (1860–1920) is one of Sweden’s
