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Leonardo. The Complete Paintings and Drawings

Leonardo. The Complete Paintings and Drawings by Frank Zöllner, Johannes Nathan

Hardcover, 29 x 39.5 cm, 7.63 kg, 712 pages

Edition: English

150.00

Leonardo da Vinci is a key figure of the Italian Renaissance. This updated XXL monograph presents all his paintings and almost 700 drawings – the most comprehensive survey to date on the master artist, architect, and inventor. Discover the finest subtleties in the brushstrokes that revolutionized art with full-page, detailed photos.

Unmatched in his ingenuity, technical prowess, and curiosity, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) epitomizes the humanistic ideal of the Renaissance man: a peerless master of painting, sculpture, cartography, anatomy, architecture – and more. Simultaneously captivating art historians, collectors, and the millions who flock yearly to admire his works.

It is an expansive catalog of nearly 700 of Leonardo’s drawings.


Renoir. 40th Ed.

Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.35 kg, 488 pages

Often misunderstood, Pierre-Auguste Renoir remains one of history’s most-loved painters—undoubtedly because his work exudes such warmth, tenderness, and good cheer. Gathering brilliant reproductions and sketches, as well as photos and a complete chronology illustrating his life and work, this is the essential work of reference on Renoir.

“Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.”

– Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Renoir. 40th Ed.

Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.62 kg, 96 pages $25.00

€25.00

Leonardo da Vinci. Complete Paintings and Drawings

XXL, Hardcover, 29 x 44 cm, 8.98 kg, 696 pages

€ 150

Edition: English, Italian

This magnificent XXL three-part compendium is the most complete book to date on Leonardo’s life, drawings, and paintings. This spectacular resource includes huge full-bleed details of the artist’s masterworks; drawings from the Windsor Castle archives; and new images showing the stunning restoration of Virgin of the Rocks, Mona Lisa, and Virgin and Child with St. Anne.

Leonardo da Vinci. Complete Paintings and Drawings

XXL, Hardcover, 29 x 44 cm, 8.98 kg, 696 pages Edition: English, Italian

€150.00

Michelangelo. The Complete Works. Paintings, Sculptures, Architecture

XL Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 3.55 kg, 480 pages New edition This XL edition traces the extraordinary depth and breadth of Michelangelo’s work and his ascent to the elite of the Renaissance and art history. Ten richly illustrated chapters cover the artist’s paintings, sculptures, and architecture, with special focus on the tour de force frescoes of the Sistine Chapel.

€60.00

Van Gogh. The Complete Paintings

Vincent van Gogh, one of the most famous and tragic figures of 19th century art, comes back to life with this lush tome featuring all 871 of his paintings and his writings. From Sunflowers to The Starry Night and Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, enjoy the breadth of van Gogh’s work, which became a touchstone of 20th century art.

€50.00

Monet. The Triumph of Impressionism

Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 2.39 kg, 588 pages Claude Monet’s Impressionist technique still inspires to this day. Whether it’s his stunning Water Lilies series, or genre-defining Impression, Sunrise, discover what made Monet the master of French 19th-century art in this exuberant exploration of his life and work.

€50.00

Gustav Klimt. The Complete Paintings

XL Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 4.35 kg, 604 pages Multi-lingual: English, French, Spanish, Italian Fall under the spell of Gustav Klimt. The complete catalogue of his paintings, including new photographs of the Stoclet Frieze, this book follows the Viennese master through his prominent role in the Secessionist movement, his candid rendering of the female body, and the lustrous “golden phase” behind such shimmering works as The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Baue

€60.00

Pop Art

Pop Art

Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.62 kg, 96 pages Peaking in the 1960s, Pop Art began as a revolt against mainstream approaches to art and culture and evolved into a wholesale interrogation of modern society, consumerism, the role of the artist, and of what constituted an artwork. Epitomized by Warhol’s Campbell’s soup cans, Pop Art drew on mass-market sources and products as well as the banal and kitsch.

€15.00

James Baldwin. Steve Schapiro. The Fire Next Time

Hardcover, 23.6 x 33.3 cm, 2.10 kg, 276 pages All the grief, grit, and unassailable dignity of the civil rights movement are evoked in this illustrated edition of James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, with photographs by Steve Schapiro. Together, Baldwin’s frank account of the black experience and Schapiro’s vital images offer poetic and potent testimony to one of the most important struggles of American society.

€40.00

Music

Harry Benson. The Beatles

Hardcover, 23.6 x 33.3 cm, 2.34 kg, 272 pages Multilingual Edition: English, French, German The best of Harry Benson’s era-defining Beatles portfolio, capturing the Liverpudlian quartet on the road, performing, and coming to terms with skyrocketing fame. From a pillow fight in Paris to their first U.S. tour, shot in luminous black and white, Benson’s pictures show intimate glimpses of George, John, Paul, and Ringo composing, relaxing, and engaging with euphoric fans.

€50.00

Mick Rock. The Rise of David Bowie. 1972–1973

Hardcover, 22.6 x 31.6 cm, 2.07 kg, 300 pages Multilingual Edition: English, French, German A tribute to David Bowie from the artist’s official photographer and creative partner, Mick Rock. Compiled in 2015 with Bowie’s blessing, this electrifying collection includes stage shots, backstage photographs, album images, and more, to chart the musical, theatrical, and sexual revolution of the groundbreaking 1972–73 Ziggy Stardust world tour, and to celebrate the eternal inspiration of a fearless, outstanding artist.

€30.00

Capital Records

XXL,Hardcover, 30 x 30 cm, 4.29 kg, 488 pages Capitol Records brought the Beatles to America and the Beach Boys to the world, and its iconic Hollywood tower was home to Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. This epic photographic and musical history is the official account of the legendary label, featuring a foreword by Beck and hundreds of images from the Capitol Record archives exploring the history of pop, rock, country, classical, soul, and jazz.

€60.00

Alex Steinweiss. The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover

XXL,Hardcover in slipcase, 39.6 x 33 cm, 5.81 kg, 422 pages Multilingual Edition: English, French, German Art director Alex Steinweiss first created album cover art in 1940 and with it a new art form which would evolve to be as intrinsic a part of pop culture as the music itself. This Collector’s Edition showcases his unique combination of bold typography and elegant illustration which took the industry by storm and revolutionized the way records were sold. Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,500 copies

€750.00

William Claxton. Jazzlife

Hardcover, 24 x 33.6 cm, 3.59 kg, 600 pages Multilingual Edition: English, French, German Take a jazz trip like no other with William Claxton’s legendary photographic journey across the concert halls, side streets, and big bands of 1960s America. From coast to coast, Claxton’s tribute is a living, breathing, beating picture of the genre that enraptured America across social, economic, and racial lines.

€60.00

Bruce W. Talamon. Soul. R&B. Funk.

Hardcover, 22.6 x 31.6 cm, 2.67 kg, 376 pages Get down with Marvin Gaye, Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, Donna Summer, Barry White, Funkadelic, Al Green, The Jackson 5, Diana Ross, James Brown, Chaka Khan and many more black music legends in this collection of largely unseen images from the golden age of soul, R&B, and funk.

€50.00

Daniel Kramer. Bob Dylan. A Year and a Day

XXL, Edition of 1,765 Hardcover in a clamshell box, letterpress-printed chapter openers with tipped-in photographs, two different paper stocks, and three fold-outs, 31.2 x 44 cm, 288 pages Multilingual Edition: English, French, German Daniel Kramer’s classic Bob Dylan portfolio captures the artist’s transformative “big bang” year of 1964-65. Through vast concert halls, intimate recording sessions, and the infamous transition to electric guitar, nearly 200 images offer one of the most mesmerizing photographic series on any recording artist and a stunning document of Dylan and rock’n’roll history. Collector’s Edition (No. 201–1,765), each numbered and signed by Daniel Kramer

€1,000.00

Film & Cinema

Bob Willoughby. Audrey Hepburn. Photographs 1953–1966

Hardcover, 23.9 x 30 cm, 1.94 kg, 280 pages Multilingual Edition: English, French, German An unrivalled record of one of the 20th century’s touchstone beauties, Bob Willoughby’s tender Hepburn portfolio is now available in a new format and with a softer price tag. At once an enraptured admirer and trusted friend of the starlet, Willougby captured Hepburn’s elegance on and off set, from her Oscar-winning debut in Roman Holiday to the dizzy heights of global fame.

€30.00

Norman Mailer. Bert Stern. Marilyn Monroe

Bert Stern’s “Last Sitting” photos of Marilyn Monroe – taken just weeks before her death – merge with Norman Mailer’s controversial 1973 biography of Monroe into this intimate portrait of an enigmatic woman – a global celebrity with a tragic end. With their work combined in one book, Mailer and Stern lift the veil on a film icon.

€80.00

Lawrence Schiller. Marilyn & Me

Hardcover, 23.2 x 31.6 cm, 1.85 kg, 200 pages Marilyn & Me is the intimate story of a legend before her fall and a young photographer on his way up. With more than 100 images, including rare outtakes from the set of Marilyn Monroe’s last film, the result is a real and unexpected portrait of the star in her final months.

€50.00

The Stanley Kubrick Archives

Hardcover, 29.3 x 29.3 cm, 544 pages, English, German, French translation

€81.00

Fashion

Pucci

Updated Edition Hardcover, 36 x 36 cm, 5.45 kg, 448 pages Each copy is uniquely bound. Orders placed will be fulfilled with one of the fabrics available. Multilingual Edition: English, French, German, Italian Bright colors, bold prints and joie-de-vivre abound in this tribute to Pucci, the distinctive fashion house. Full of archival photos, sketches, and designs, this updated XL edition captures Pucci’s elegance and innovation. Each book is bound with an original print fabric from Emilio Pucci’s collection. Also available in an Art Edition.

€200.00

Peter Lindbergh. On Fashion Photography. 40th Ed.

Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.24 kg, 512 pages Peter Lindbergh’s seminal compendium, now published in a special anniversary edition. Through collaborations with the most venerated names in fashion, Lindbergh created new narratives with his humanist approach. This book features more than 300 images, many previously unpublished, and an adapted interview with Lindbergh.

€25.00

Annie Leibovitz

XXL Hardcover in slipcase, 27.1 x 37.4 cm, 5.80 kg, 556 pages The coveted Annie Leibovitz SUMO is now available in an unlimited XXL edition. Drawing on more than 40 years of work, including photojournalism made for Rolling Stone magazine in the 1970s and conceptual portraits for Vanity Fair and Vogue, Leibovitz selected iconic images and also photographs that have rarely, if ever, been seen before.

€125.00

Issey Miyake

XL Edition of 1,000 Limited Edition Hardcover in a book bag, designed by Issey Miyake, 36 x 36 cm, 8.78 kg, 514 pages Multilingual Edition: English, Japanese

€1,000.00

This limited Collector’s Edition offers a definitive history of Issey Miyake design. Initiated and conceived by Midori Kitamura, the monograph traces Miyake’s material and technical innovations since the earliest days of his career, including the Body Series of the 1980s and such practical, everyday designs as Pleats Please pieces.

Collector’s Edition of 1,000 numbered copies, each with Miyake’s own ‘inkan’—a traditional Japanese seal equivalent to a signature and used in daily Japanese life for all official paperwork. The book is presented in an original book bag, designed by the Miyake Reality Lab, with folded shapes and pressed foil techniques from the 132 5. ISSEY MIYAKE project.

Mario Testino. I Love You

Mario Testino. I Love You XL Hardcover, 26.2 x 35 cm, 1.92 kg, 248 pages Multilingual Edition: English, French, German I Love You is Mario Testino’s photographic homage to weddings and everything they stand for. A love declaration and a glimpse into the heart of brides getting ready, special rites among friends, the zest of extraordinary parties – every image showing the unique fantasies of a life to start anew. Also available in an Art Edition with the signed and numbered print Chiara Slewett, Rio de Janeiro, 2005

€60.00

Mario Testino. SIR. 40th Ed.

Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.41 kg, 512 pages Multilingual Edition: English, French, German Mario Testino selects his finest male portraiture from the past 30 years. As costume, gender play, photojournalism, and fashion collide, this Eden of male allure is testimony both to Testino’s unfailing eye for immediacy and elegance, and to the evolution of male self-expression over the past three decades.

€25.00

Peter Lindbergh. On Fashion Photography

XL Hardcover, 23.9 x 34 cm, 3.09 kg, 440 pages Multilingual Edition: English, French, German Follow Peter Lindbergh across four decades of pioneering fashion photography. Through countless collaborations with the most venerated names in fashion, the German photographer created new narratives with his humanist approach, which resulted in iconic shots at once introspective and appealing. This book features more than 300 images, many previously unpublished, as well as an updated introduction in which Lindbergh establishes his sentiment on “so-called fashion photography”.

€80.00

Peter Lindbergh. Azzedine Alaïa

Hardcover, 24 x 32.7 cm, 1.47 kg, 240 pages Multilingual Edition: English, French, German Peter Lindbergh and Azzedine Alaïa, the photographer and the couturier, were united by their love of black, a love that they would cultivate alike in silver print and solid color garments. Accompanying the exhibition Azzedine Alaïa, Peter Lindbergh at the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa in Paris, this book celebrates their artistic partnership.

€60.00

Peter Lindbergh. Shadows on the Wall

XL Hardcover, 36 x 26 cm, 2.50 kg, 288 pages Multilingual Edition: English, French, German Peter Lindbergh is wary of society’s fixation on outlandishly retouched women. Shadows on the Wall offers a stunning curation of truly individual, intimate images, with hardly any retouching or makeup. Lindbergh shows profound compassion for the talented women whom he loves and has worked with for many years: Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Charlotte Rampling, Dame Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Kate Winslet, Léa Seydoux, Lupita Nyong’o, Penélope Cruz, Robin Wright, Rooney Mara, Uma Thurman, and Zhang Ziyi.

€100.00

Sebastião Salgado. Amazônia

XL Hardcover, 35.8 x 26 cm, 4.29 kg, 528 pages Multilingual: French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian For six years Sebastião Salgado travelLed the Brazilian Amazon and photographed the unparalleled beauty of this extraordinary region: the rainforest, the rivers, the mountains, the people who live there—this irreplaceable treasure of humanity in which the immense power of nature is felt like nowhere else on earth.

€100.00

Sebastião Salgado. GENESIS

XL Hardcover with 17 fold-outs, 24.3 x 35.5 cm, 3.78 kg, 520 pages Multi-lingual: French, Spanish, German, Spanish, English Sebastião Salgado’s haunting black-and-white photographs from the GENESIS project record landscapes and people unchanged in the devastating onslaught of modern society and development. Taken over the course of an epic eight-year expedition, the images are divided into five broad geographic chapters: Planet South, Sanctuaries, Africa, Northern Spaces, Amazonia, and Pantanal.

€60.00

Sebastião Salgado. GENESIS

Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 0.43 kg, 192 pages Sebastião Salgado’s haunting black-and-white photographs from the GENESIS project record landscapes and people unchanged in the devastating onslaught of modern society and development. Salgado calls GENESIS “my love letter to the planet.”

€15.00

Sebastião Salgado. Gold

Hardcover, 24.8 x 33 cm, 2.20 kg, 208 pages Multilingual Edition: English, French, German For a decade, Serra Pelada evoked the long-promised El Dorado as the world’s largest open-air gold mine, employing some 50,000 diggers in appalling conditions. Today, Brazil’s gold rush is merely the stuff of legend, kept alive by a few happy memories, many pained regrets—and Sebastião Salgado’s photographs. This collection is a major document of modern history and an extraordinary photographic portfolio. Also available in a signed and limited Collector’s Edition and as an Art Edition

€50.00

20th Century Photography

Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.14 kg, 760 pages Cologne’s Museum Ludwig boasts one of the world’s most famous collections of photography. The first contemporary art museum to devote a substantial section to international photography, we traverse its rich collection of the most remarkable shots of the last century. Discover more than 850 highlighted works in this tidy volume, covering one hundred years of innovation, evolution, and inspiration.

€20.00



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