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paperback. What does it mean to write "This is not a pipe" across a bluntly literal painting of a pipe? By exploring the nuances and ambiguities of Magritte's visual critique of language, the author finds the painter less removed than previously thought from the pioneers of modern abstraction. Illustrator(s): Magritte, Rene. Editor(s): Harkness, James. Translator(s): Harkness, James. Series: Quantum Books. Num Pages: 104 pages, 30 b/w illustrations, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520236943
ISBN
9780520236943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.04

Hardback. Claude Monet is best known as a leader of the Impressionists, his paintings defining the style that triggered a revolution in art. During the eighty-six years of his life, Monet never rested, and was always driven by the urge to paint. This book tells about Monet's work. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780676234
ISBN
9781780676234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.51

Hardback. Intellectual, emotional, restless, dogged, loyal, selfish; Kandinsky was an artist - and a man - of contradictions. This genre-defying painter didn't pick up a brush until he was thirty years old. He was an academic with a promising career that he threw away to explore the arts. This is an introduction to the life of this artist. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780675657
ISBN
9781780675657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.43

Hardback. Paul Gauguin created some of the most advanced art in a brilliant generation of artists all of whom struggled against the stifling conformity of the late 19th century's artistic mainstream. He created paintings whose radically simplified lines and colours echoed the unschooled art of the rustic and native cultures he loved. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9781780671895
ISBN
9781780671895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 8.33

Hardback. Mercurial, saturnine, scandalous and unpredictable, Caravaggio - as a man, as a character and as an artist - holds dramatic appeal. He spent a large part of his life on the run, leaving a trail of illuminated chaos wherever he passed, most of it recorded in criminal justice records. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781780677002
ISBN
9781780677002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 8.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 107 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 229. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211931
ISBN
9780300211931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.83
€ 44.78

Hardcover. By the age of just twenty-two, Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641) had produced over 160 paintings, many of them ambitious compositions of remarkable quality. This book offers a study of the artists early career, spanning the eight years between 1613, when the artist was just fourteen, to his departure for Italy from Antwerp in October 1621. Editor(s): Vergara, Alejandro; Lammertse, Friso. Num Pages: 416 pages, 278 illustrations, 242 in colour. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 248 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2650.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500970508
ISBN
9780500970508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.18

paperback. An account of the tumultuous nine weeks in which the famous nineteenth century artists Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin shared a house in the small French town of Arles. It is an exploration of a fragile friendship, art, madness, genius behind a shocking act of self-mutilation that the world has sought to explain. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141016733
ISBN
9780141016733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. This book presents the artist's writings about art includes public lectures, essays, and interviews. It features an informative introductory essay, rigorous annotation, and illustrations. Editor(s): Ashton, Dore; Banach, Joan. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 397 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. 397 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. Editor(s): Ashton, Dore; Banach, Joan. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. This book presents the artist's writings about art includes public lectures, essays, and interviews. It features an informative introductory essay, rigorous annotation, and illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 31. Weight: 820.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
397
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250482
ISBN
9780520250482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.90

Hardback. This lavish catalogue presents 150 European paintings, pastels, and drawings from the late fifteenth to the mid-nineteenth century that have been given to the Metropolitan Museum by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman or are still held in Mrs. Wrightsman's private collection. Editor(s): Fahy, Everett. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 320 pages, 180 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 281 x 250 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300107197
ISBN
9780300107197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.17
€ 57.74

Paperback. Siena of the 13th and 14th centuries was one of the great cities of Europe, and its artists were among those who reshaped the nature and place of painting. Maginnis' book asks the fundamental questions about the painters' lives and work and shows how Sienese society shaped them. Translator(s): Erasmi, Gabriele. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 colour illustrations, 110 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACK; AFC; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271023380
ISBN
9780271023380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.83
€ 46.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 130 color illus. BIC Classification: ACK; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 278 x 20. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857095838
ISBN
9781857095838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.22

Hardcover. "Exhibition Schedule, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia February 28 to May 22, 2016." Num Pages: 128 pages, 88 colour images. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 279 x 15. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348872
ISBN
9780820348872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.62

Hardback. Presents a selection of about 100 plants that grow wild in Ireland or are cultivated in Irish gardens. This book features plants that range from native plants to exotic species introduced from the New World and Asia, unusual plants that grow in some of the most extreme environments in Ireland, and hybrids created by plant breeders. Illustrator(s): Walsh, Wendy F. Num Pages: 280 pages, 99 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AGNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1460.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500514566
ISBN
9780500514566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. This straightforward handbook offers a fresh approach to watercolour mastery that bridges the gap between theory and practice. Through thoughtful discussion, expert instruction, and in-depth step-by-step demonstrations, Leslie Frontz shows readers how to eliminate common barriers to achieve beautiful, captivating watercolour paintings. Num Pages: 192 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFCC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780770435295
ISBN
9780770435295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. In 1845, a Reading bookseller named John Snare came across the dirt-blackened portrait of a prince at a country house auction. Suspecting that it might be a long-lost Velazquez, he bought the picture and set out to discover its strange history - a quest that led from fame to ruin and exile. This book pays homage to the Spanish master Velazquez. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AFC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099587040
ISBN
9780099587040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Janovy, Karen O. Num Pages: 80 pages, 39 color Illus., 2 b/w Illus. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 228 x 8. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977802876
ISBN
9780977802876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Paperback. This handbook presents the essentials of airbrush applications in a non-technical and easy-to-understand format. There is practical guidance and advice on equipment and mediums, airbrush operation, studio set-up and more. It also offers techniques for developing original source material. Num Pages: 160 pages, 320 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill Publications United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823055746
ISBN
9780823055746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.41

Hardcover. Presents painting as a fundamental root of artistic expression. Demonstrating how in an age of endless artistic possibilities painting remains a primary medium, this book explores the German tradition beginning with the work of the dominant figures Martin Kippenberger and Jorg Immendorff and also the radical work from the Leipzig school. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 287 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2165.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Random House UK
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224084970
ISBN
9780224084970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.08

Hardback. Presents a comprehensive examination of Paul Gauguin's symbolism. This book provides insights into and interpretations of Gauguin's multilayered symbolism. It is illustrated with a visual compendium of the artist's prodigious output. It offers an interpretation of recurrent images and their interrelationships in the artistic and social context. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 color illustrations, 110 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 266 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241305
ISBN
9780520241305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.45
€ 65.36

Paperback. This volume presents 31 papers grouped into four topic areas: wood science and technology; history of panel manufacturing techniques; history of the structural conservation of panel paintings; and current approaches to the structural conservation of panel paintings. Editor(s): Dardes, Kathleen; Rothe, Andrea. Series: Symposium Proceedings. Num Pages: 588 pages, 103 colour and 353 b&w illustrations, 121 line drawings. BIC Classification: ABC; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 298 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363841
ISBN
9780892363841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.22
€ 73.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960533
ISBN
9780750960533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

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
€ 38.20

Paperback. Artist and teacher Sungsook Setton, who learned the techniques of Chinese ink painting with Chinese and Korean masters in her native South Korea, brings new excitement to this age-old art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 color photos. BIC Classification: AFC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631592904
ISBN
9781631592904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

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