From his humble beginning selling comic books in his native Cologne to his rapidly expanding book publishing empire, Benedikt Taschen has been all about living large — literally. Sumo, a 464-page, 66-pound compendium of Helmut Newton’s photography is one of the largest and heaviest books ever produced — it comes with its own display stand — and among the most expensive, too. The first copy in a limited edition published in 1999 and signed by many of the celebrities whose images appear in its pages sold at auction for $364,000.
TASCHEN’s success derives from his personality: he publishes books that reflect his own diverse personal enthusiasms. TASCHEN’s lavishly produced art books run the gamut from the ridiculous (The Big Book of Breasts) to the sublime (17th-century naturalist Albertus Seba’s Cabinet of Natural Curiosities).
The TASCHEN catalog includes scholarly examinations of cultural icons such as Muhammad Ali, gorgeous monographs on painters like Hieronymous Bosch, exquisite books of photography like Sebastião Selgado’s Genesis and portfolios of muscle cars. In addition to his 11 bookstores located in the United States and Europe, TASCHEN recently opened an art gallery in Los Angeles devoted to photography.
As you can see from the titles available on these pages, you are more than likely to have an interest in common with Benedikt Taschen — and his marvelous books give you a way to explore it fully.
James Bond Dr. No. ‘Publicity Portrait’ 1962. Limited Ed ChromaLuxe Print & Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
When the cinematic Bond was born. The most complete account of the making of the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962). “Bond, James Bond.” Since Sean Connery uttered those immortal...
Metal
Fun Loving Criminals by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Fun Loving Criminals by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART print Paper Size Oversize 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm Signed & numbered by artist on front Archival Pigment print Li...
Color, Archival Pigment
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 60 in W 47 in
Ultraviolet Flowers - A Limited Edition Photograph - Tom Blachford & Kate Ballis
By Tom Blachford
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Influorescense - A limited edition large scale photography collaboration by Tom Blachford and Kate Ballis. The series takes its name from the marriage of two words. Fluorescence (me...
Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Atomic Yellow - Signed limited edition Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Atomic Yellow - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures approximately 20 x 2...
Color, Archival Pigment
Seyma Alısır - Timeless Portrait-11, Photography 2023
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment print on Hahnemϋhle photo rag paper Available Sizes: 23" x 23" $2,500.00 31" x 31" $3,000.00 39" x 39" $3,500.00 60" x 60" $6,000.00 Born in 1978, Payidar Şeyma Alışır ...
Rag Paper, Pigment
$1,500
H 30 in W 40 in
Fun Loving Criminals III by B A T I K signed limited edition POP ART
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Fun Loving Criminals III by B A T I K signed limited edition POP ART print Paper Size Oversize 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm Signed & numbered by artist on front Archival Pigment print Limited to 15 only Featuring police arrest mugshot photos of Tupac, Eminem , Vanilla Ice, Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber...
Color, Archival Pigment
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 60 in W 47 in
Ultraviolet Flowers - A Limited Edition Photograph - Tom Blachford & Kate Ballis
By Tom Blachford
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Influorescense - A limited edition large scale photography collaboration by Tom Blachford and Kate Ballis. The series takes its name from the marriage of two words. Fluorescence (me...
Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
James Dean Cocktail - Oversize Limited Edition Signed
Located in London, GB
James Dean Cocktail - Oversize Limited Edition Signed by the artist Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle art paper. numbered & signed by artist on front in pencil. Edition 10 only this size. pop art Jimmy Dean pop culture pink striking vivid distortion andy warhol style
Color Pencil, Archival Pigment
$4,179
H 39.77 in W 25.6 in
Cindy Sherman, Untitled 103 - Signed Print from 1999, Contemporary Photography
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Hamburg, DE
Cindy Sherman (American, b. 1954) Untitled #103, 1982 Medium: Offset lithograph on paper Dimensions: 101 × 65 cm (39¾ h × 25½ w in) Edition size: Unknown (presumably 100 to 200) Mark...
Offset
Seyma Alısır - Timeless Portrait-16, Photography 2023
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment print on Hahnemϋhle photo rag paper Available Sizes: 23" x 23" $2,500.00 31" x 31" $3,000.00 39" x 39" $3,500.00 60" x 60" $6,000.00 Born in 1978, Payidar Şeyma Alışır ...
Rag Paper, Pigment
$4,961Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.45 in W 16.15 in D 1.19 in
In a Search Of... Print on Museum Glass with 23.4 carat Rose Gold leaf
Located in London, GB
"An image taken in Pushkar during what was to be a memorable trip and the last link with normality before the pandemic took hold. We travelled around India, the days becoming more and more precious as we got the sense of Covid's restrictive net closing in around the world. The image was finished some months later, while fully in the grasp of a second lockdown. The addition of gold leaf symbolised for me a sense of hope and the spiritual energy with which I will always associate India, and especially Pushkar." - Valda Bailey...
Gold, Gold Leaf
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 60 in W 47 in
Ultraviolet Flowers - A Limited Edition Photograph - Tom Blachford & Kate Ballis
By Tom Blachford
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Influorescense - A limited edition large scale photography collaboration by Tom Blachford and Kate Ballis. The series takes its name from the marriage of two words. Fluorescence (me...
Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Seyma Alısır - Timeless Portrait-9, Photography 2023
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment print on Hahnemϋhle photo rag paper Available Sizes: 23" x 23" $2,500.00 31" x 31" $3,000.00 39" x 39" $3,500.00 60" x 60" $6,000.00 Born in 1978, Payidar Şeyma Alışır ...
Rag Paper, Pigment
Sold
H 17 in W 23.6 in
James Bond. Dr. No. ‘Bond, James Bond’, 1962. Limited Ed ChromaLuxe Print & Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
When the cinematic Bond was born. The most complete account of the making of the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962). “Bond, James Bond.” Since Sean Connery uttered those immortal...
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