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Paperback. The nude has inspired artists for centuries and continues to inspire us today. Alongside a historical study of the nude in painting, this book introduces oil paint and gives advice on techniques when using this challenging and rewarding medium. Num Pages: 128 pages, 152 colour images. BIC Classification: AFCL; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 221 x 9. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847979056
ISBN
9781847979056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. Series: Dress, Body, Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, 17 bw illus. BIC Classification: AFC; AJ; AKTH; APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 315.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857857118
ISBN
9780857857118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.91

Paperback. A guide to painting landscapes for beginner to intermediate pastel artists. Num Pages: 128 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill Publications United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823039128
ISBN
9780823039128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.56

Hardcover. A comprehensive guide to direct painting (characterised by bold, expressive brushwork and a painterly, atmospheric surface). It covers the history of the direct methods in both Europe and America. From there, it includes detailed step-by-step lessons and discussions on drawing structure, broken and smooth brushwork and colour development. Num Pages: 160 pages, full colour throughout, 200 colour & 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGZ; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 239 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill Publications United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823098347
ISBN
9780823098347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.89

Paperback. Contains illustrated information on the tools and techniques of ink drawing. Aimed at professional and student illustrators, architects and artists, this book reviews tonal and linear drawing, ways to depict light and shade, methods of handling object groupings, and other basics of composition. Editor(s): Meyer, Susan E. Num Pages: 256 pages, 300 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 303 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 934.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill Publications United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
60 Anv
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823045297
ISBN
9780823045297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. Takes readers on a visual tour of fourteen Rembrandt paintings held in collections across Southern California. This title provides biographical information about the Master artist, and also looks at how and why so many important works ended up in this one location. Num Pages: 64 pages, 26 full-colour illustrations & 1 map. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 127 x 6. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892369935
ISBN
9780892369935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Precisely rendered to dazzle the eye with their botanical accuracy, the sumptuous arrays of fruit and flowers by Dutch painter Jan van Huysum (1682-1749) were among the most avidly collected paintings of the 18th century. This little book explores two of Van Huysum's most important still-life paintings, "Vase of Flowers" and "Fruit Piece". Num Pages: 48 pages, 24 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 122 x 5. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060902
ISBN
9781606060902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The six scenes that make up the Triumph of the Eucharist series by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) are highlights of the Museo Nacional del Prado's collection of Remish paintings. This illustrated volume provides fresh insight into the history of the Eucharist series of paintings and tapestries and attests to Rubens' exhilarating art. Num Pages: 112 pages, 88 full-colour & 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 280 x 12. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064306
ISBN
9781606064306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.24

Hardback. Mural, painted in 1943, was Pollock's first major commission. It was made for the entrance hall of the Manhattan duplex of Peggy Guggenheim who donated it to the University of Iowa in the 1950s where it stayed until its 2012 arrival for conservation and study at the Getty Center. This book unveils the findings of that examination. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour & b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 263 x 19. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606063231
ISBN
9781606063231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.78

Hardback. In the summer of 1874, Edouard Manet (1832-1883) and Claude Monet (1840-1926), two outstanding painters of the nascent Impressionist movement, spent their holidays together in Argenteuil on the Seine River. Their growing friendship is expressed in their artwork. This book offers a look at one of the defining images of the Impressionist movement. Translator(s): Dollenmayer, David. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 colour & 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064283
ISBN
9781606064283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. An exploration of the Pisa Altarpiece, Masaccio's multi-panelled painting of which the Saint Andrew panel is thought to have once formed a part. It discusses Masaccio's short life and illustrious career; the commission of the altarpiece; its patron and programme; its original location; and more. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 29 colour & 47 b&w illustrations, 1 drawing, 1 colour fold-out. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 191 x 8. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892362868
ISBN
9780892362868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Hardback. Rather than offering a chronological discussion, this book presents early Netherlandish paintings as individual objects that have confronted scholars with countless interpretive challenges. Divided into three parts, it advances the scholarly dialogue about an important period in European art, by assembling scholarly research in the field. Editor(s): Ridderbos, Bernhard; Buren, Anne van; Veen, Henk van. Num Pages: 481 pages, 118 b&w and 52 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACND; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
481
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368167
ISBN
9780892368167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 51.18

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369584
ISBN
9780892369584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.09

Hardcover. Jean-Honore Fragonard was a French painter whose manner is distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. His series of works known as the 'Allegories of Love' display an atmosphere of intimacy. This volume presents an analysis of the compositions, iconography and sources of the Allegories in their historical and artistic context. Num Pages: 128 pages, 53 full-colour & 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 219 x 16. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368976
ISBN
9780892368976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.80

Hardback. A study of an important but anonymous part of the history of American art: the materials and techniques used by American painters. Based on research including artists' recipe books, letters, journals, and painting manuals, it includes topics such as the quest for the 'secrets' of the Old Masters; the application of 'toning' layers; and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACQ; ACV; AFC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060773
ISBN
9781606060773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.32

Hardcover. Beginning in the seventeenth century, many of Europe's greatest writers and artists became embroiled in a debate that centered on the priority of paintings or sculpture, touch or sight, colour or design, ancient or modern. This title lets us eavesdrop on a contentious topic that preoccupied European intellectuals for three hundred years. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 full-colour & 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AFC; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 247 x 24. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368921
ISBN
9780892368921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. A study of the paintings of Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), Dutch-born American abstract expressionist painter, from the 1940s through the 1970s. Using scientific examinations of the artist's pigments, binders, and supports, it informs art historical interpretations, presenting a key to the complicated evolution of the artist's work. Num Pages: 112 pages, 34 colour & 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 192 x 9. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781606060216
ISBN
9781606060216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.55

Paperback. In an era of intense religious conflict in Europe, the "Ceremonies et costumes religieuses de tous les peoples du monde" (1723-37), written by Jean Frederic Bernard, set a new agenda for thinking about faith and provided a lasting visual template for representing the world's religions. The authors approach this work from a variety of angles. Editor(s): Jacob, Margaret; Mijnhardt, Wijnan. Num Pages: 388 pages, 8-colour & 128 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892369683
ISBN
9780892369683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 51.02

Paperback. This study examines the sexual, historical and artistic contexts in which Renoir's "La Promenade" was created, and what it reveals about Renoir as man and artist. The reader is invited to see the work as a rejection of the idealist world of academic art and as a challenge to social and moral norms. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 colour and 32 b&w illustrations, 1 colour foldout. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles California
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KEX0212702
ISBN
9780892363650
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Seeks to familiarize American audiences with Nicolas Lancret(1690-1743), a master of the genre of fete galante, who was a revered painter in his own time, rivalling his contemporaries Antoine Watteau and Francois Boucher, and a favourite of crowned heads across Europe. Num Pages: 100 pages, 32 b&w illustrations, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACQ; AFCL; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 10. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368327
ISBN
9780892368327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative post-World War II Italian artists. This title presents a technical study in English of this important painter and an informative overview of Fontana's life and work. Num Pages: 152 pages, 76 full-colour & 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061145
ISBN
9781606061145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.46

Hardcover. This work, covering the years 1816-1820, makes the contents of some of the tens of thousands of sales catalogues published during the 19th century accessible to scholars. Information provided includes sales dates and lot numbers, prices and names of buyers and sellers, and locations of auctions. Num Pages: 583 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; ABQ; ACV; AFC; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
583
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363957
ISBN
9780892363957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.86
€ 120.64

Paperback. Examines the painting in relation to the artist's life and works, explores his stylistic development, and considers as well, his often complex relationship with other artists. This work also looks at the subject matter of the piece within the broader historical context of 17th-century Dutch concepts of domesticity and parenthood. Num Pages: 96 pages, 34 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892368440
ISBN
9780892368440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061404
ISBN
9781606061404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

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