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The story of the discovery of the 55 most important colours in creative man's existence from prehistoric times to the present, written from the artist's perspective.

A richly illustrated book, supporting the exhibition Joan Miró - Sculptures at Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen. Text in English and Dutch.

During the German occupation, a Jewish Dutch couple had to sell a painting to go into hiding. Their daughters died in Auschwitz. The painting - a Pissarro - was later found in a German museum.

A unique picture of good and evil in the time of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and today, published to accompany the exhibition Truly Wicked: The Seven Deadly Sins Visualised at Bonnefanten, Maastricht, October 18, 2924 - January 12, 2025.

Liberté! Ary Scheffer and French Romanticism tells the story of Dutch painter Ary Scheffer and his artistic battle for freedom and equality; the ideals of the French Revolution of 1789.

A lavishly illustrated monograph about Dutch painter Jaap van den Ende (Delft, 1944), published to accompany an exhibition at Museum Prindenhof Delft & Gallery Akinci, Amsterdam as of October 15th 2024. Text in English and Dutch.

Marianne von Werefkin played a key role in the development of expressionism in the early 20th century. This is an overview of her colourful universe. Published to accompany an exhibition at Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, from October 5, 2025 - March 16, 2025.

Over 200 years ago, the Mauritshuis hosted two museums. The Royal Cabinet of Rarities closed in 1875, and its collection was dispersed. An exhibition at the Hague and this publication explore its history.

The complete catalogue of Jan Davidsz de Heem's work. Published to accompany the Opulence Distilled exhibition at Snijders-Rockoxhuis, Antwerp running until October 2024.

Dirck Nab draws in nature, his true source of inspiration. He works in the dunes of North Holland, near his studio in Bakkum. His drawings, in vigorous charcoal or chalk strokes, are characterised by powerful chiaroscuro. Text in French.

A book supporting the opening of the National Holocaust Museum, Amsterdam. Text in English and Dutch.

A book supporting the exhibition Frisse Wind in museum Singer Laren, Museum Kunst der Westküste, and the Landesmuseum. Text in English and German.

A book supporting the exhibition Frisse Wind in museum Singer Laren, Museum Kunst der Westküste, and the Landesmuseum. Text in English and Dutch.

A book supporting the exhibition Tjalf Sparnaay in Museum JAN, Amstelveen. Text in English and Dutch.

Dedicated to the founding of the Cobra movement. This book accompanies the exhibition We kiss the earth in the Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen. Text in English and Dutch.

In this book, three famous, late 19th-century artists take center stage: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) and Henri Le Fauconnier (1881-1945). They played a crucial role in the genesis of the Bergen School.

In Visiting Historic Houses in Amsterdam, take a walk with Froukje Wattel through Amsterdam's vibrant house museums. Text in English and Dutch.

This fully illustrated book accompanies the exhibition Kaleidoscope of (Hi)stories in Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle.

For more than two decades, artist Antonio López dragged his painting gear up and down a high tower to finish his panoramic painting of Madrid. It is typical of the Spaniard: the painting process is a way of getting to know the world better, he thinks. By measuring everything extensively and always staying close to his subject, López manages to flawlessly copy reality. But his work never becomes distant or cold. Although López was once described as "the greatest realist artist" by American art critic Robert Hughes back in the 1980s, his fame in the Netherlands has not yet achieved anything. Until now. This book serves as a Dutch introduction to the life and work of López. We get to know him personally in an interview and find out more about his technique in articles by various Dutch and Spanish authors.

This book sheds new light on Delft pottery from the 17th and 18th centuries. During this period, the Delft pottery industry took off, under the strong influence of a changing world. Delft potters were seen as true innovators. Today, ceramics is experiencing another heyday. A new vanguard of Dutch makers is rediscovering the age-old craft and taking a fresh look at the material and its significance. Pioneers in Ceramics zooms in on innovation within the ceramic craft. The basic recipe of ceramics has hardly changed over the centuries, but the world in which ceramics are made has. The publication takes a closer look at similarities and differences between pioneering makers then and now. Text in English and Dutch.

Roelant Savery (1578-1639) was among the large group of Flemish artists who arrived in the Northern Netherlands around 1600, during the Eighty Years' War. There, they were at the cradle of the great flowering of art in the 17th century. Savery was a highly versatile draughtsman and painter, specializing in landscapes, animal scenes and flower still lifes. With encyclopaedic precision, he depicted countless different species: animals, flowers but also people from various regions, from Bohemian peasants to Jewish believers in the synagogue. Savery became the painter of the extinct dodo from Mauritius. For more than a decade, Savery worked in the service of the Habsburg emperor Rudolf II in Prague, who sent him out to capture the landscapes and people of his empire. Coming from the Low Countries, the waterfalls in the Alps must have made a deep impression on the artist. After returning to the Netherlands, Roelant Savery settled in Utrecht, where he created a garden with precious flowers and plants behind his house. This way, he did not have to leave home to find inspiration for his flower still lifes.

This museum book supports the exhibition Tilo Baumgärtel in the Drents Museum, Assen. Text in English and Dutch.

A fully illustrated book supporting the exhibition Fashion for God in the Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht.

Through his photographs of swirling flocks of starlings - murmurations - Dutch photographer Erik Hijweege captures the impressive drama of the natural world and illuminates the beautiful choreography of this breath-taking phenomenon. Text in English and Dutch.

The first volume in a new series about objects in the collection of the Scheepvaartmuseum - the National Maritime Museum of the Netherlands - explores the history of the monumental Solebay battle tapestry series.

This book supports the exhibition Lother Wolleh sees Jan Schoonhoven in Museum Prinsenhof, Delft. Text in English and Dutch.

This book is published to accompany the exhibition David Bailly - Time, death and vanity in museum de Lakenhal, Leiden.

This collection of photo reportages of Karel Appel by Nico Koster have been compiled to mark the centenary of Appel's birth.

Looted Art & Restitution relates the history of the trade, looting and restitution of works of art from the Netherlands before, during and after World War II.

This book sheds new light on perhaps the least known chapter in Van Gogh's life story, and accompanies the exhibition Travelling with Vincent in the Drents Museum, Assen.