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
$4,500
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
$4,500
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
Deep Stretch
By Adrian Samson
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: In rich, cinematic reds and browns, vivid yellows, and muted neutral shades, Adrian Samson’s photographs seduce viewers into a radiant, chromatic universe. With a ...
Photographic Paper
$4,866Sale 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
By Valda Bailey
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
$1,500
H 30 in W 40 in
Just Looking II by B A T I K signed limited edition POP ART Audrey Hepburn
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Just Looking II 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 10 only Pop Art featuring Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast At Tiffany's looking at tv monitors...
Color, Archival Pigment
Just Looking by B A T I K signed limited edition POP ART
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Just Looking 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 10 only Featuring Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast At Tiffany's looking at tv monitors...
Color, Archival Pigment
$1,100
H 24 in W 20 in
Just Looking II by B A T I K signed limited edition POP ART Audrey Hepburn
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Just Looking II by B A T I K signed limited edition POP ART print Paper Size Oversize 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm Signed & numbered by artist on front Archival Pigment print Limited to 25 only this size Pop Art featuring Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast At Tiffany's looking at tv monitors...
Archival Pigment, Black and White
$1,750
H 39.38 in W 45.28 in D 1.97 in
Pool Slide, Las Vegas, Nevada - American pop art color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Pool Slide, from Richard Heeps Dream in Color series. This fun original artwork really shows Richard's unique eye as a photographer, creating this kitsch pop-art picture from an Amer...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$4,500
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
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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...
Metal