W 1908 roku Wojciech Kossak w krakowskiej pracowni zaczął malować portret Zofii z Lewentalów, żony Ferdynanda Hoesicka - literata i wydawcy. Historia jednego z najgłośniejszych i najdłuższych romansów artysty jest punktem wyjścia opowieści barwnej i pełnej namiętności, snutej na tle niespokojnego czasu przełomu wieków i XX-lecia międzywojennego, kiedy świat się kończył i jedni popełniali samobójstwa, inni szukali nowych doznań....

The works that Henri Matisse executed between late 1913 and 1917 are among his most demanding, experimental, and enigmatic. This book represents the first sustained examination of Matisse's output from this important period, revealing information about his working method, experimental techniques, and compositional choices.

A biography of conservationalist John James Audubon.

David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican muralist and communist, traveled to Argentina in the 1930s to give some conferences and paint a mural of a revolutionary subject. His purpose was doomed due to the nationalist spirit in the country at that time, so he accepted the invitation of a press mogul to collaborate in the cultural supplement of the newspaper and paint a mural in the basement of a villa. The mural underwent many vicissitudes as the villa changed...

"Undoubtedly, the first great painter to hail from England, William Hogarth's work was a witty and brilliant satirical depiction of English society. This was a society with flaws and Hogarth was not afraid to condemn, as well as praise. With these characteristics combined, Hogarth was able to produce his greatest works, modern moral subjects including The rake's progress and Marriage-à-la-mode which are still admired for their humor and vitality."--Container....

Beautiful and naïve Maggy Lunel arrives in Paris completely broke. She becomes an artist's model and the toast of Paris. She attracts the attention of painter Julien Mistral, an arrogant and selfish man who places his work above everything. Their paths diverge as Mistral's art catches the eye of a rich American woman who becomes his patroness and eventually his wife. During the war years in France, Mistral collaborates with the Nazis in order to...