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History of art / art & design styles

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Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235738
ISBN
9781780235738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.65

Hardcover. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Edgar Degas, acknowledged as one of the greatest masters of all time. It offers an account of the artist's life, education, artistic influences and legacy, set in context of the turbulent social and political times in which he lived. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 photographs. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 287 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1354. An Illustrated Exploration of the Artist, His Life and Context with a Gallery of 300 of His Finest Paintings and Sculptures. 256 pages, 500 photographs. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Edgar Degas, acknowledged as one of the greatest masters of all time. It offers an account of the artist's life, education, artistic influences and legacy, set in context of the turbulent social and political times in which he lived. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 223 x 287 x 23. Weight: 1358.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754823889
ISBN
9780754823889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Lauring, Jon O. Num Pages: 436 pages, 5 colour plates & 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; MJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763541404
ISBN
9788763541404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.56
€ 40.11

Paperback. Modern art, filled with complex themes and subtle characteristics, is a wonder to view, but can be intimidating and baffling to the casual observer. This guide analyses more than 200 works of modern art, describing each artists use of media and symbolism to help the reader unlock the paintings meaning. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500286432
ISBN
9780500286432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.99

Hardback. A fascinating look at how Mapplethorpe and Munch, although separated by many years, shared certain affinities in their lives and artwork Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 color illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 229. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300220100
ISBN
9780300220100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.05

Paperback. Offering a look at the creative power of institutions, this book explores the rise of the modern idea of the artist in the 19th century, a period that also witnessed the emergence of the museum and the professional critic. Drawing upon neoclassical art and theory, it aims to bring to life the artistic passions and anxieties of an entire era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; DSBF; DSC; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049144
ISBN
9780691049144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.69

Hardcover. Includes texts by notable scholars and art historians, writers, artists, and collectors, and features archival material and personal photographs. Accompanies a vast, non-travelling retrospective at the Centre Pompidou with works from public and private collections worldwide. Num Pages: 320 pages, 314 colour. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 293 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2256.
Publisher
Sieveking
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783944874616
ISBN
9783944874616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.94

Paperback. Brings together thirteen critics and scholars to explore children's art and its documented influence on the evolution of modern art. This book shows that children's art and childhood have inspired major works of art, served as central metaphors for artistic spontaneity and honesty, and provided a window into the fundamental human qualities. Editor(s): Fineberg, Jonathan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 161 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691086828
ISBN
9780691086828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.32
€ 62.95

Hardback. Based on a series of six lectures delivered at the Museo Nacional del Prado in 2012, the author examines links between his personal life and his study of Hispanic art of the Golden Age. His adventures are offered as a model for understanding how art history is shaped by life experiences. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 colour images + 60 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JD; ABA; ACQ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300203967
ISBN
9780300203967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.04

Hardback. Known primarily as a great painter, Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) was also one of the best draftsmen of the 17th century. Although his devotional paintings seem to have been created effortlessly, they are the result of careful thought and study. This title presents the catalogue of his works. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 colour images + 100 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 227 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1518.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300175707
ISBN
9780300175707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.94

Hardback. Catalogue of an exhibition held October 3, 2015-January 10, 2016 at the Tacoma Art Museum; Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, Ga.: February 20-May 22, 2016; The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY: June 23-September 11, 2016. Num Pages: 288 pages, 200 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6782 x 5334 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295994949
ISBN
9780295994949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 39.40

Hardcover. The first monograph on leading Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Xiaogang Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 301 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2146.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714868929
ISBN
9780714868929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.20
€ 63.16

Paperback. Alice Aycock emerged onto New York art scene in 1970s and is known for her large-scale public sculptures that often combine an industrial appearance with references to weightlessness and to science and cosmology. This book explores her drawings, which include elements of mirage, and science, and evoke both abstract thinking and bodily sensation. Series: Parrish Museum of Art. Num Pages: 160 pages, 102 colour images + 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 251 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191103
ISBN
9780300191103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

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

€ 58.80
€ 46.13

Paperback. In a series of newly commissioned essays by both established and emerging scholars, Globalization and Contemporary Art probes the effects of internationalist culture and politics on art across a variety of media. Editor(s): Harris, Jonathan. Num Pages: 552 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 191 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1158.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
552
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179508
ISBN
9781405179508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 47.67

Hardback. In a series of newly commissioned essays by both established and emerging scholars, Globalization and Contemporary Art probes the effects of internationalist culture and politics on art across a variety of media. Editor(s): Harris, Jonathan. Num Pages: 552 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 255 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179515
ISBN
9781405179515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.02

Hardback. A comprehensive survey examining the vibrant and sumptuous art of illumination during a period of profound intellectual and cultural transformation Num Pages: 512 pages, 100 color + 150 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 292 x 254. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300203981
ISBN
9780300203981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 53.91

Paperback. This text looks at design in the 20th century, and should be of interest to undergraduates studying design, 20th-century history, social anthropology, and women's studies, and also general readers with an interest in modern design. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour and black and white halftones throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AC; AK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842046
ISBN
9780192842046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32. BIC Classification: ACXD7; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9780801446740
ISBN
9780801446740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.89

Hardback. A penetrating inquiry into the motives, moral dilemmas, and compromises of Walter Gropius, Emil Nolde, and other celebrated artists who chose to remain in Nazi Germany Num Pages: 416 pages, 12 colour + 44 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; ACXD; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300197471
ISBN
9780300197471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.82

Paperback. Essays explore Henri's familiarity with Irish subjects and culture prior to his first trip to Ireland, and focus on the striking portraits that he created during his Irish sojourns Num Pages: 83 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Mint Museums United States
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976230090
ISBN
9780976230090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.48

Paperback. Artists and writers reconsider the relationship between the body and electronic technology in the twenty-first century through essays, artworks, and an encyclopedic "Abecedarius of the New Sensorium." Editor(s): Jones, Caroline A. Num Pages: 268 pages, 30 color illus., 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st MIT Press Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262101172
ISBN
9780262101172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 38.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 155 illus., 80 in color. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6161 x 7128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
St Louis Art Museum,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780891780946
ISBN
9780891780946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 244 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138279346
ISBN
9781138279346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.83

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