A strange century is coming to an end, and in attempting an assessment, what ultimately seems even more vivid than the historical explosions are the artistic outbursts of ten disparate decades, filled with optimism, adventure, despair, isolation, realization. The international art of the twentieth century is our tangible heritage: a mixture of disparate images that, through exaggeration, Realism, or Abstraction, gives the mark of the era of evolution.

From Matisse and Picasso to Gilbert and George and Nan Goldin, the artists of the twentieth century were marked by its moments and mocked, distorted, faithfully captured, or adapted a given reality to the dimensions of their own mental landscape.

"The Art Book - Twentieth Century" is an informative "guide" to the multi-layered and multi-significant continuation of the Greek edition "The Art Book / Το βιβλίο της τέχνης", with 500 representative works of great creators, from Michelangelo to Andy Warhol, which was particularly loved in our country.

In the 500 color pages that follow, 500 characteristic works of as many contemporary creators, with a brief enlightening text accompanying each image, adding the necessary information about the creator, the technique, and the era, give an impressive mark of an entire era. The alphabetical classification of the artists often reserves provocative contrasts, while the references to other artists, based on themes, techniques, or mediums, record the evolution of art over the last century.

A glossary of technical terms and artistic movements, as well as an index of international museums and galleries, complete this fascinating edition, which, without a doubt, will be the most irresistible book of contemporary art in your library.