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Paperback. For over a hundred years 'the avant-garde' has been the most influential concept in modern art; its impact on the history of modern culture has been profound. In this Very Short Introduction, David Cottington explores why the avant-garde carries so much authority, and places it within the context of western modernity and capitalist culture. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 13 black and white images. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199582730
- ISBN
- 9780199582730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.24
€ 13.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. As public interest in modern art continues to grow, there is a real need for a book that will engage general readers, offering them not only information and ideas about modern art, but also explaining its contemporary relevance and its history. This book does just that. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803641
- ISBN
- 9780192803641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Hardcover. An introduction to maritime prints, drawings and watercolours. The text includes a sweeping historical survey of marine artists and printmakers from earliest times to the present day. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsimiles (some colour), portraits. BIC Classification: AC; AGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 251 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1154.
- Publisher
- Philip Wilson Publishers
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856674846
- ISBN
- 9780856674846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.20€ 66.05
€ 88.20
€ 66.05
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Houghton Hall
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993288203
- ISBN
- 9780993288203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.66
€ 46.99
€ 32.66
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACN; AGB; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271008165
- ISBN
- 9780271008165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.38€ 79.88
€ 96.38
€ 79.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271034157
- ISBN
- 9780271034157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.19
€ 40.99
€ 31.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271015279
- ISBN
- 9780271015279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.85€ 76.46
€ 92.85
€ 76.46
Paperback. Traces the birth, evolution, and decline of the public art museum as an institution meant to spark democratic debate and discussion. Num Pages: 328 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336945
- ISBN
- 9780822336945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.61
€ 31.99
€ 30.61
Hardback. Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) produced an unparalleled body of work, including the iconic "The Artist in His Museum". He was a revolutionary soldier, a radical activist, an impresario of moving pictures, a natural historian, an inventor, and the proprietor of one of the first modern museums. This book presents his autobiography. Num Pages: 260 pages, 51 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239609
- ISBN
- 9780520239609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.50€ 63.58
€ 83.50
€ 63.58
Hardback. A study of the innovative pop artist Andy Warhol by his close friend and confidant, David Bourdon. Prepared during the artist's lifetime and with his co-operation, it is described as "an intimate look at the man behind the silkscreened image". Num Pages: 432 pages, 85 colour illustrations, 240 b&w illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; AB; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 254 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Abrams United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810926349
- ISBN
- 9780810926349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.18
€ 48.18
Hardcover. Exploration of the unfinished works of art, and how and why they became that way. Series: Watson Gordon Lectures. Num Pages: 48 pages, 20 colour. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 160. .
- Publisher
- National Galleries of Scotland United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906270919
- ISBN
- 9781906270919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.15
€ 13.15
Hardback. The last volume in The Image of the Black in Western Art marks a shift by focusing on representation of blacks by black artists in the West. It takes on migration in the U.S and globalization, Negritude and cultural hybridity, black artists' relationship with European traditions and experimentation, as well as photography, jazz and activism. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2252.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052697
- ISBN
- 9780674052697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.61€ 97.47
€ 104.61
€ 97.47
Hardback. The Eighteenth Century features a rich collection of images of Africans representing slavery's apogee and the beginnings of abolition. Old visual tropes of a master with adoring black slave gave way to depictions of Africans as victims and individuals, while at the same time the intellectual foundations of scientific racism were established. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 400 pages, 254 color illustrations, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; ACQ; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 286 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2144.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052635
- ISBN
- 9780674052635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.61€ 97.47
€ 104.61
€ 97.47
Hardback. Black Models and White Myths examines the racial assumptions behind representations of Africans that emphasized the contrast between "civilization" and "savagery" and the development of so-called scientific and ethnographic racism. These works often depicted Africans' allegedly natural behavior as a counterpoint to inhibited European conduct. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 384 pages, 165 color illustrations, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052604
- ISBN
- 9780674052604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.61€ 93.84
€ 104.61
€ 93.84
Hardback. Slaves and Liberators looks at the political implications of the representation of Africans, from the morality of slavery, through abolitionism, to European imperialism in Africa. Popular imagery and great works, like Turner's Slave Ship, cast light on widely differing European responses to Africans and their descendants. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 384 pages, 160 color illustrations, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052598
- ISBN
- 9780674052598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.61€ 92.58
€ 104.61
€ 92.58
Hardback. Focusing on the aesthetic concerns of the two most important sculptors of the early 19th century, the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822) and his Danish rival Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), this book considers: the aesthetic autonomy of works of art, the gender of the subject, and the efficacy of marble as an imitative medium. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 colour images + 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197891
- ISBN
- 9780300197891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.33
€ 54.99
€ 39.33
Hardcover. This is a study of the 18th-century sculptor Louis Francois Roubiliac. His most important work takes the form of monuments seen in Westminster Abbey and in churches throughout the country. The book examines his style in the light of the social and religious conditions of his time. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 424 pages, 289 b&w illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACV; AFK; AGB; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 202 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300063332
- ISBN
- 9780300063332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.72
€ 58.80
€ 45.72
Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 432 pages, 191 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 258 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052611
- ISBN
- 9780674052611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.61€ 98.62
€ 104.61
€ 98.62
Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 400 pages, 259 color illustrations, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 256 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052581
- ISBN
- 9780674052581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.61€ 97.22
€ 104.61
€ 97.22
Hardback. Europe and the World Beyond focuses geographically on peoples of South America and the Mediterranean as well as Africa, but conceptually it emphasizes the ways that visual constructions of blacks mediated between Europe and a faraway African continent that was impinging ever more closely on daily life in cities and ports engaged in the slave trade. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 528 pages, 223 color illustrations, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 257 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052628
- ISBN
- 9780674052628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.61€ 97.47
€ 104.61
€ 97.47