The most popular visual art books of 2025

Visual art books are about painting, drawing and sculpture. Explore the great artists and movements, from cave walls to contemporary galleries, in histories, monographs and exhibition catalogues. Many of these books are objects of beauty themselves, made to be looked at slowly. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Blitz
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Blitz

Robert Elms

Published 2025

304 pages

Scorched Earth
Cover of Scorched Earth

Scorched Earth

Jaakko Pallasvuo

Published 2025

150 pages

Erik Werenskiold 1855–1938
Cover of Erik Werenskiold 1855–1938

Erik Werenskiold 1855–1938

Øystein Ustvedt, Nils Ohlsen, Øystein Sjåstad, Ellen Lerberg, Erik Mørstad

Published 2025

240 pages

Fishes of Edo
Cover of Fishes of Edo

Fishes of Edo

Kazuhiko Tajima

Published 2025

224 pages

Christian Krohg Pictures that captivate
Cover of Christian Krohg Pictures that captivate

Christian Krohg Pictures that captivate

Christian Krohg, Vibeke Waallann Hansen, Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design (Norway)

Published 2025

208 pages