This volume aims to re-examine and reassess the importance of Impressionist collectors in the political, social and economic contexts of their times through the contributions of 16 international specialists.

Helene Binet's architectural photography is here revealed in all its subtlety and quiet sensitivity.

The second expanded and updated edition of a bestselling book that presents the world's most expensive watches.

Magritte, Bacon, Ensor, Moore, Jordaens, Rubens … These are just some of the world-famous names on display at the MAS in autumn 2023. The not-to-be-missed exhibition 'Rare and Indispensable' brings a unique selection of masterpieces from the Flemish masterpiece list. Works of art you would otherwise have to travel all over Flanders to see, or which were never even publicly accessible, can now be temporarily admired in one museum hall. All in honour of the 20th anniversary of the 'Flemish Ma...

Pierre Culot (1938-2011) was een Belgische keramist/beeldhouwer.

Pierre Culot werd opgeleid door Antoine de Vinck en de Engelse meester-pottenbakker Bernard Leach. Hij behoorde tot de generatie keramisten uit de jaren 1950 die van hun ambacht een kunstvorm maakten. De klei die hij draaide, tot plakken vormde, afkrabde en verniste veranderde in courante gebruiksvoorwerpen met een majestueuze présence. Hij bleef zijn leven lang trouw aan zijn initiële pottenbakkerservaring, en liet zijn werk ...

The first publication about the building of the Academia Belgica in Rome, residential facility and research centre for Belgian artists and researchers in Rome. Constructed between 1937 and 1939 by both an Italian and Belgian architect, in a style both modernist and art déco, the building has preserved not only its exterior but also in large parts its original interior decorations and even furniture.

This book covers the various stages of the realization of the original building and its inte...

Fashion icons aren't just people; they're also revolutionary items like the Burberry trench coat and Givenchy’s little black dress. This book explores their history, anecdotes, and cultural impact with illustrations and photos.

This publication, the fourth volume of an important catalogue raisonné of the work of Francis Picabia (1879-1953), includes paintings and selected drawings dating from 1940 into 1952.

During the war years, while still residing in the south of France, Picabia was primarily occupied by figural subjects - multi figure allegories, female nudes, and glamorous female "portraits" - painted in bold illusionistic relief. Notorious even in his lifetime, most of these works are now known to have adapte...