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Individual artists, art monographs

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Individual artists, art monographs

Paperback. Filmmaker, musicologist, painter, ethnographer, graphic designer, mystic, and collector of string figures and other patterns, Harry Smith (1923-1991) was among the most original creative forces to emerge in post-war American art and culture. This title presents an examination of the life and works of Harry Smith. Editor(s): Singh, Rani. Num Pages: 296 pages, 39 colour & 53 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367351
ISBN
9780892367351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Offers a stinging parable of democracy gone wrong by narrating and illustrating the story of a princess whose autocratic rule brought nothing but suffering to her people, despite her ambition of progress for her country. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 283 x 11. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857420053
ISBN
9780857420053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.09

Paperback. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 312 pages, 66 black & white illustrations, 15 colour plates. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816683048
ISBN
9780816683048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 57 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816660964
ISBN
9780816660964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. The Essential Durer offers an accessible and up-to-date look at one of Germany's most famous artists. Essays explore his life as well as his art and its remarkable reception across Europe. Editor(s): Silver, Larry; Smith, Jeffrey Chipps. Num Pages: 312 pages, 88 illus. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221787
ISBN
9780812221787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Focusing on the rich heritage of art-making in the eighteenth century, this illustrated book positions both well-known painters and unknown artisans within the framework of their economic lives, their families, and the geographies through which they moved as they created notable careers and memorable objects. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 color, 104 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219913
ISBN
9780812219913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Contains an English translation of Les Peintures concretes de Kandinsky by Alexandre Kojeve. Num Pages: 280 pages, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXD1; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804784849
ISBN
9780804784849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Series: The Olana Collection. Num Pages: 72 pages, 80. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 249 x 13. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801444302
ISBN
9780801444302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.63

Hardback. * This book tells the remarkable story of the discovery of two lost paintings by Michelangelo D one held in a private collection in the US and the other held by an Oxford college. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACND; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652030
ISBN
9780745652030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.74

Hardback. * A major new biography on one of the greatest artists of all time, Raphael Sanzio, written by a leading Renaissance expert. * Retraces Raphael s career by re-examining contemporary documents and accounts and interpreting the artist s works with the eye of an expert restorer. Translator(s): Byatt, Lucinda. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644110
ISBN
9780745644110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 54.95

Hardback. Explores why astronomy captivated Joseph Cornell, and considers hundreds of his works - found-footage films, three-dimensional space-object boxes, enigmatic collages, and cosmic ephemera - that contain references to astronomical phenomena. Num Pages: 336 pages, 60 color illus. 81 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134987
ISBN
9780691134987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.79
€ 48.58

Hardback. Published to accompany a major exhibition originating at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, this volume illuminates Picasso's radical reformulation of human physiognomy. Containing eighty-two color illustrations and sixty-eight duotones, this catalogue explores the Fernande portraits and related works as a single oeuvre. Num Pages: 192 pages, 82 color plates. 68 duotones. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AFC; AGB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 267 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117416
ISBN
9780691117416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.81
€ 61.86

Hardback. When Georgia O'Keeffe first visited New Mexico in 1917, she was instantly drawn to the stark beauty of its unusual architectural and landscape forms. This book analyzes the artist's famous depictions of these Southwestern landscapes. It accompanies an exhibition of the same name at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Num Pages: 144 pages, 66 color I plates. 10 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 275 x 15. Weight in Grams: 996.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116594
ISBN
9780691116594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. Using a historical analysis of Vermeer's method of production and a close reading of his art, this book explores the originality of Vermeer in the context of 17th-century Dutch painting. It suggests that his confrontation with painting represented a very personal effort to define a new pictorial practice within the classical tradition of his art. Translator(s): Grabar, Terry. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 color plates 45 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 11. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029306
ISBN
9780691029306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Paperback. Picasso's extraordinary capacity to work in a variety of mediums and styles amazed his critics since the first years of the century. This collection of critical and personal reactions to Picasso provides an account of the many innovations and changes of direction that baffled his contemporaries. It also reveals his working methods and attitudes. Editor(s): McCully, Marilyn. Num Pages: 288 pages, 55 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AFC; AGB; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003481
ISBN
9780691003481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. A biography of Vermeer, one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century. It presents a social history of the colorful extended family to which he belonged and of the town life of the period. It focuses on the relationship of Vermeer to his principal patron. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002897
ISBN
9780691002897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.24
€ 59.26

Hardback. Sassetta, the subtle genius from Siena, revolutionized Italian painting with an altarpiece for the small Tuscan town of Borgo San Sepolcro in 1437-1444. This book opens windows onto the creative process of the artist as he confronted a late-medieval church at a crossroad of cultures. Editor(s): Israels, Machtelt. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 624 pages, 400 color illustrations, 250 halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AFCL; AGB; AGR; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 333 x 68. Weight in Grams: 4940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035232
ISBN
9780674035232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.96
€ 111.74

Paperback. A cross--section of current state of the art Ingres scholarship. The book includes the work of established authors and new researchers. The book contains a rich and unusual range of illustrations from the Ingres corpus. Editor(s): Siegfried, Susan (University of Leeds); Rifkin, Adrian. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 247 x 11. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225263
ISBN
9780631225263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.95

Hardback. Published in conjunction with a retrospective exhibition of the American painter's fifty-year career, this book reassesses De Forest's art-historical position, placing him in a national rather than solely West Coast context. Num Pages: 200 pages, 185 color images, 25 black/white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; ACXJ; AGB; AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 216 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292208
ISBN
9780520292208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Hardback. Examines the life and work of George Grosz after he fled Nazi Germany in 1933 and sought to re-establish his artistic career under changed circumstances in New York. This book situates Grosz's American production specifically within the cultural politics of German exile in the United States during World War II and the Cold War. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 Color, scattered. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 996.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281943
ISBN
9780520281943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 51.18

Hardback. Andrew Wyeth is one of the best loved and most widely recognized artists in American history, yet for much of his career he was reviled by the art world's critical elite. This book reevaluates Wyeth and his place in American art, trying to reconcile these two opposing images of the man and his work. Editor(s): Cateforis, David. Num Pages: 248 pages, 110 color illsutrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280298
ISBN
9780520280298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.32

Hardback. Tells the story of how a high school art teacher transformed himself into an artist of international stature and ambition. This title shows how Robert Arneson's work articulated the crisis of narcissism that has defined American culture since 1970. Num Pages: 270 pages, 220 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1364. The Art of Robert Arneson. 270 pages, illustrations. Tells the story of how a high school art teacher transformed himself into an artist of international stature and ambition. This title shows how Robert Arneson's work articulated the crisis of narcissism that has defined American culture since 1970. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 25. Weight: 1364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273832
ISBN
9780520273832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.48

Hardback. Offers an original approach to early French modernism, one informed by the art's unprecedented psychological intensity. Focusing on the early work of Paul Cezanne, this title offers a competing version for modern painting rooted in the evocation of emotive "expression," emblematized by scenes of murder, sexual violence, and anxious domesticity. Series: The Phillips Book Prize Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 color illustrations and 99 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 956. Series: The Phillips Book Prize Series. 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.). Offers an original approach to early French modernism, one informed by the art's unprecedented psychological intensity. Focusing on the early work of Paul Cezanne, this title offers a competing version for modern painting rooted in the evocation of emotive "expression," emblematized by scenes of murder, sexual violence, and anxious domesticity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 23. Weight: 956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273399
ISBN
9780520273399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.45

Hardback. David Park (1911-1960), transplanted Bostonian turned ground-breaking West Coast painter, led the way in creating what became known as Bay Area Figurative Art - a daring move during the post-World War II years when abstract expressionism held sway. This biography traces Park's resolute search for a fresh kind of figuration. Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 color illustrations, 75 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 189 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1046. A Painter's Life. 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). David Park (1911-1960), transplanted Bostonian turned ground-breaking West Coast painter, led the way in creating what became known as Bay Area Figurative Art - a daring move during the post-World War II years when abstract expressionism held sway. This biography traces Park's resolute search for a fresh kind of figuration. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 30. Weight: 1034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268418
ISBN
9780520268418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

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