"This stunning new volume explores Rubenss legacy thematically, through a series of sections devoted to Violence, Power, Lust, Compassion, Elegance and Poetry."
The Unfinished Painting by NicoVanHout Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2013 by Harry N. Abrams ISBN-13: 978-1-4197-0751-3, ISBN: 1-4197-0751-5
"Throughout history, works of art have been left unfinished, for a wide variety of reasons. Some of these have, over time, become as valuable--or more--as completed works by the same artist. Spanning the 15th to the 20th centuries, "The Unfinished Painting" looks at 50 such works by old and modern masters, including Van Eyck, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Gilbert Stuart, Manet, Cezanne, Matisse, and Mondrian, and exposes the reason for each on ..."
"Rubens is undoubtedly the most influential Flemish painter. Through reproductions in print, his compositions had an immense impact, even during his lifetime. Himself indebted to Titian, Rubens became a role model to Van Dyck, Rembrandt and Velazquez, and influenced artists well beyond his time, including figures such as Cezanne, Picasso, Bacon and Freud. This stunning new volume explores Rubens' legacy thematically, through a series of ..."
"Oil sketches by Peter Paul Rubens--created at speed and in the heat of invention with a colorful loaded brush--convey all the spontaneity of the great Flemish painter's creative process. This ravishing book draws from both private and public collections to present in full color 40 of Rubens's oil sketches. Viewers will find in these informal paintings an enchanting intimacy and gain a new appreciation of Rubens's capacity for invention ..."
Study Heads Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard, Part XX, 2 (Hardback) by NicoVanHout Hardcover, 600 Pages, Published 2021 by Harvey Miller ISBN-13: 978-1-912554-65-2, ISBN: 1-912554-65-8
"This book is devoted to a remarkable aspect of Rubens's painted production."
Rubens Study Heads and Anatomical Studies : Study Heads by NicoVanHout 382 Pages, Published 2020 ISBN-13: 978-1-912554-66-9, ISBN: 1-912554-66-6
"A groundbreaking investigation into the evolving concept of the unfinished, from the Renaissance to the present day This groundbreaking book explores the evolving concept of unfinishedness as essential to understanding art movements from the Renaissance to the present day. Unfinished features more than 200 works, created in a variety of media, by artists ranging from Leonardo, Titian, Rembrandt, Turner, and Cézanne to Picasso, Warhol, ..."
"Beautifully illustrated. This ravishing book draws from both private and public collections to present in full color 40 of Rubens's oil sketches and investigates the role of the oil sketch in Rubens's work. 272p."
"Pieter de Hooch, one of the most famous and innovative artists of Holland's Golden Age, played a pioneering role in the Delft School and m the advancement of genre painting and naturalism in the seventeenth century. Best known for his expressive use of interior space and sun-filled courtyards, de Hooch's command of perspective and responsiveness to light and atmosphere were unprecedented, and his work undoubtedly influenced his younger ..."
"Travelling through the history of art from the 15th till the 20th century, The Unfinished Painting is an ambitious survey of works of art by Old and Modern Masters including Van Eyck, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Rubens, David, Manet, Cézanne, Matisse and Mondrian that have remained deliberately or unintentionally unfinished, and that are usually marginalized in traditional art history. They remain incomplete for various reasons: illness or ..."
"This book promises art lovers a wealth of extraordinary paintings and creation from some of the most talented painters to have ever lived. "
Rubens Unveiled Notes on the Masters Painting Technique by NicoVanHout, Arnout Balis Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2012 by Ludion Editions Nv ISBN-13: 978-94-6130-013-3, ISBN: 94-6130-013-1
"The genius and virtuosity of Rubens painterly skill is apparent. But how exactly did he work? How did he actually create his paintings? This beautiful book takes the reader through the entire passage from sketch to sale. It looks over the masters shoulder and discovers how he first made pentimenti, oil sketches and model studies before applying his paint to what were at times enormous panels sometimes in many successive transparent lay ..."
Sensatie en sensualiteit(1st Edition) Rubens en zijn erfenis: Rubens en zijn erfenis (NL) by NicoVanHout Hardcover, 351 Pages, Published 2014 by Mercatorfonds Nv ISBN-13: 978-94-6230-050-7, ISBN: 94-6230-050-X
"Das Werk des großen flämischen Barockmalers Jacques Jordaens (1593-1678) spricht durch die Lebendigkeit, den Farbenreichtum und den virtuosen Aufbau seiner Kompositionen auch heute noch unsere Fantasie an.Jordaens war ein Zeitgenosse von Rubens und van Dyck und wurde von diesen beiden Meistern beeinflusst. Dieses Buch präsentiert ein neues Bild von Jordaens, und zwar das eines Künstlers von fundierter Bildung, der seine antiken Autoren ..."
Vlaamse primitieven de mooiste tweeluiken. Tentoonstellingscatalogus Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen 3 maart - 27 mei 2007. by NicoVanHout Hardcover, Published 2007 by Ludion ISBN-13: 978-90-5544-660-5, ISBN: 90-5544-660-2