A key figure in 20th-century art, Joan Miró has left us a definitive oeuvre which continues to reach an increasingly wide public. This book is a partial recompilation of the analyses contained in the author’s first far-reaching study on Joan Miró, which appeared in 1961, now considerably reworked and enriched.

Francis Bacon's works has a strength and vitality that has led to his position as one of the greatest twentieth century artist. The violent intensity with which his paintings give expression to the existential angst of his felow human beings is virtually without parallel in the history of the art. Bacon s work (1909-1992) undoubtedly includes some of the most extraordinary and powerful paintings in modern art, reflecting the isolation and terror of the human condition, conveyed by the distortion of features and the nude body.

Considered one of the great artists of the 20th century, Miró has bequeathed us a definitive body of work whose influence has continued to grow over the years. This book not only details his pictorial output but also looks at the artist's incursion into areas as diverse as graphic work, ceramics, sculpture, tapestry and theatre. 

In this book three recognised authorities on the life and work of Picasso conduct a profound study of the artistic career and personal itinerary of one of the great geniuses of the 20th century. The book consists of twelve chapters divided into three periods: in the first, 1881-1916, Brigitte Léal describes and analyses Picasso’s life and oeuvre from his initial experiences and formative years to his move to Paris in 1901, where he would start his Cubist experiments.

In this book three recognised authorities on the life and work of Picasso conduct a profound study of the artistic career and personal itinerary of one of the great geniuses of the 20th century. The book consists of twelve chapters divided into three periods: in the first, 1881-1916, Brigitte Léal describes and analyses Picasso’s life and oeuvre from his initial experiences and formative years to his move to Paris in 1901, where he would start his Cubist experiments.

Revised edition

A painter of vast pieces in his early days -in the main works intended for salons and national exhibitions- Joaquín Sorolla (Valencia, 1863-1923) very soon developed a style of painting outdoors of his own which, though not connected stylistically with the Barbizon School, nevertheless pursued the same postulates, as a result of which he came to be known as a Spanish Impressionist painter.