{"product_id":"paleoart-visions-of-the-prehistoric-past","title":"Paleoart. Visions of the Prehistoric Past (45th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was 1830 when an English scientist named Henry De la Beche painted the first piece of paleoart, a dazzling, deliciously macabre vision of prehistoric reptiles battling underwater. Since then, artists the world over have conjured up visions of dinosaurs, woolly mammoths, cavemen, and other creatures, shaping our understanding of the primeval past through their exhilarating images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, writer Zoë Lescaze and artist Walton Ford present the astonishing history of paleoart from 1830 to 1990. These are not cave paintings produced thousands of years ago, but modern visions of prehistory: stunning paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, mosaics, and murals that mingle scientific fact with unbridled fantasy. The collection provides an in-depth look at this neglected niche of art history and shows how the artists charged with imagining extinct creatures often projected their own aesthetic whims onto prehistory, rendering the primordial past with dashes of Romanticism, Impressionism, Japonisme, Fauvism, and Art Nouveau, among other influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith an incisive essay from Lescaze, a preface by Ford, and dozens of images and details, the book showcases a stunning collection of artworks culled from major natural history museums, obscure archives, and private collections, and includes photography of key works, including Charles R. Knight’s seminal paintings in Chicago and little-known masterpieces such as A. M. Belashov’s monumental mosaic in Moscow. From the fearsome to the fantastical, Paleoart is a celebration of prehistoric animals in art, and a novel chance to understand our favorite extinct beasts through an art historical lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eTASCHEN turns 45! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. In 2020, we celebrate 45 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 45 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program―now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Artist: \u003c\/strong\u003eWalton Ford \/ Zoë Lescaze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taschen Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400pp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5 x 9 x 1.75\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e hardcover, color, 45th Anniversary Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate of Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-3754406076\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51005736517888,"sku":"9783754406076","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/3902\/files\/paleoart1.jpg?v=1794584272","url":"https:\/\/atomicbooks.com\/products\/paleoart-visions-of-the-prehistoric-past","provider":"Atomic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}