ART Collection – serie

Leonardo da Vinci, the absolute master of the Renaissance, a universal artist, inventor, and visionary, comes back to life in this clear and lively book by Vincent Delieuvin, curator at the Louvre Museum. From timeless masterpieces like the Mona Lisa and Saint Anne to his research notebooks, the book reveals the full extent of the creative freedom and power of a universal genius.

This monograph devoted to Pablo Picasso naturally finds its place in the catalogue of Cercle d’Art, a publishing house historically linked to the artist. Through a selection of around 60 major works, the book traces the key stages of his journey at the heart of the twentieth century, from his early periods and Cubism to seminal masterpieces such as Les Demoiselles d’Avignon and Guernica. Conceived as a true visual biography, this monograph offers a clear, rigorous, and accessible reading of a major artistic career, designed to provide lasting support for bookstores and their readers.

As a celebrated and accomplished artist of the 19th century, Rosa Bonheur succeeded in elevating animal painting to the status of art. Defying the social conventions of her time, she became the first female artist to receive the Legion of Honour, making her work a symbol of independence and freedom. Her realistic animal depictions and naturalistic style established her as a pioneer of her era. Largely forgotten after her death, her work, in this book, is being brought back into the spotlight by Armelle Fémelat, art historian, journalist, and specialist in the Italian Renaissance and animal studies. This book offers a precise and attentive reading of the artist’s work, allowing readers to appreciate the uniqueness of both her art and her life.

Dedicated to the groundbreaking work of Marcel Duchamp, this art book explores the life and artistic revolution of one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century art. Through a rich selection of major works reproduced in large format and in colour, the book traces Duchamp’s radical redefinition of art, from his early paintings to his iconic readymades and conceptual experiments. Clear and accessible texts place his work within the historical and artistic context of modernity, highlighting the ideas and innovations that transformed the history of contemporary art.

Regularly associated with Surrealism and Naïve Art, movements from which she sought to distance herself, Frida Kahlo is one of the most iconic artists of the 20th century. Severely injured in a bus accident at the age of 18, she transformed her pain into art. Self-taught from an early age in Mexico, she drew inspiration from the country’s popular traditions. Throughout her life, she constantly reinvented herself, turning resilience into both a weapon and a source of strength. Her vibrant compositions, enriched by a rich chromatic palette, make her creative universe truly unique.Written by Annabelle Gugnon, an art critic, journalist, and psychoanalyst, this book highlights the work of a painting icon through a clear and accessible reading of her work.

This monograph dedicated to Claude Monet offers a rare and intimately documented perspective on one of the most beloved artists of the public. It is written by Philippe Piguet, an art historian, a recognised specialist of Monet and his great-grandson, custodian of unpublished documents and heir to a family memory shaped from childhood in the gardens of Giverny. The book provides a sensitive reading of the artist’s work, seen from within, which renews the understanding of an artistic journey that has become universal.This book aims to establish itself as an essential reference for understanding how the artist transformed the perception of light and the history of modern painting.

From the explosive energy of Fauvism to the mature cut-outs, this monograph dedicated to Henri Matisse traces the journey of an artist who transformed physical limitations into new modes of creation. The book illuminates a body of work in which colour becomes structure and line organises space, highlighting the decisive choices that profoundly redefined pictorial modernism. Written by Colin Lemoine, an art historian, critic, and exhibition curator, the work resonates with the Matisse exhibition presented at the Grand Palais starting in March, the most important held since the venue reopened.True to the editorial line of Cercle d’Art, this monograph combines intellectual rigor with accessibility.

Painter, sculptor, and architect, Michelangelo is one of the most widely viewed artists in the world, with his works discovered each year by millions of visitors to the Vatican. From the Sistine Chapel to his great marble sculptures, this monograph highlights a monumental career in which painting and sculpture engage in a shared pursuit of excellence.Written by Neville Rowley, a specialist in 15th-century Italian painting and sculpture, it offers insight into the singularity of an artist whose legacy still profoundly shapes our understanding of the Renaissance.

An artist among the most popular and instantly recognisable of the 20th century, Niki de Saint Phalle left a lasting mark on visual culture with a body of work that is free, colourful, and engaged. From her Nanas to monumental sculptures occupying public space, her work has reached a wide range of audiences by blending art, femininity, poetry, and provocation. Written by Annabelle Gugnon, an art historian and exhibition curator, this monograph captures the full singularity of an artistic journey whose powerful legacy continues to resonate across generations.

A major figure well known to the French public, Vincent van Gogh is today one of the most famous, most reproduced, and most studied artists. This monograph offers a rich and vivid reading of his work, placing his paintings and self-portraits at the heart of a journey marked by the tension between light and inner turmoil. From The Potato Eaters to Sunflowers, from The Bedroom in Arles to The Starry Night, the book highlights the work and the decisive moments in the life of an artist who profoundly transformed modern painting, and provides readers with the keys to understand its full depth.Between Paris, Amsterdam, and New York, this volume sheds light on the artist’s masterpieces and offers a clear, elegant, and accessible interpretation of his art.

At the heart of pictorial modernity, Paul Cézanne occupies a decisive place, both discreet and foundational. Through landscapes, still lifes, and figures, the book traces a body of work constructed over time, marked by an exceptional rigour of practice. Canvas after canvas, Cézanne revisits, adjusts, and reconstructs, until he makes colour and volume the very foundation of painting itself, a process that Pablo Picasso recognised as foundational and decisive for the birth of Cubism and of 20th-century art. The book is written by Jean-Luc Chalumeau (author, in the same collection, of the monograph dedicated to Van Gogh), an art critic and historian, professor, and essayist whose work has greatly contributed to reflection on modern and contemporary art. In particular, he offers an in-depth reading of the artist’s work, attentive to aesthetic issues, artistic lineages, and the transformations of painting between the 19th century and modernity.