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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. The American painter Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825) left a legacy of vibrantly beautiful still lifes depicting objects such as fruit, vegetables, and meat. This book explores the artist, presenting a reading of these paintings and focusing on the uncanny quality of Raphaelle's still-life objects. Num Pages: 274 pages, 19 color illustrations, 75 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 939.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520224988
ISBN
9780520224988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 53.40

Paperback. Series: Cahiers d'Art Revues. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 360 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1256.
Publisher
Cahiers d'Art
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9782851171818
ISBN
9782851171818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.26
€ 64.53

Paperback. How faces are captured shows in striking ways the artistic aims of those who painted them. But how can the depiction of a face suggest a personality? This book tackles this and other questions, and introduces such issues as the ideals of beauty and how portrait painters have captured a likeness and convey character. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094640
ISBN
9781857094640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.85

Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Fontanka Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906257170
ISBN
9781906257170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.71

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hoffman, Alexander Von. Num Pages: 252 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: AC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780935617290
ISBN
9780935617290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.24
€ 48.32

Hardcover. Given unprecedented access to Calder's work and life during the course of their friendship, this title captures Calder's sculptures, the artist at work in his studio and at home with his family in Roxbury, Connecticut. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKB; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 310 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2968.
Publisher
Cahiers d'art France
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9782851171016
ISBN
9782851171016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.32
€ 66.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 50 colour, 100 b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 155. .
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig,Germany
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783960980230
ISBN
9783960980230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 362 x 15. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836530491
ISBN
9783836530491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.85

Paperback. Artemisia Gentileschi is one of the most fascinating artists in history. Apprenticed at an early age to her father, the seventeenth-century painter Orazio Gentileschi, she rapidly became more famous than he was, for her rich, dramatic canvases. But her fame was tarnished by scandal. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581697
ISBN
9780099581697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Hardback. A museum survey to historicize art made in the United States during the pivotal decade. This book includes installations, paintings, sculptures, drawings, video, sound, and digital art. It offers an overview of art made in the United States between 1989 and 2001, a period bookended by two indelible events: the fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11. Num Pages: 176 pages, 84 color. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 257 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282889
ISBN
9780520282889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.08

Num Pages: 144 pages, 200 color & b/w photos. BIC Classification: ACVY; ACXD3; AFK; WFA; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 220 x 17. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409943
ISBN
9780887409943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. Throughout the history of imperial China, the educational elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. By examining literary archetypes, titles of paintings, inscriptions and the historical context, this text shows that paintings expressed strong political opinions. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 434 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3F; 3H; ACK; AFC; DSBB; DSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007826
ISBN
9780674007826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.93

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Anomie Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910221013
ISBN
9781910221013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.69

Hardback. This generously illustrated book offers the first comprehensive overview of the work of the Los Angeles-based interdisciplinary artist Francis Stark. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Publisher
Prestel Germany
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791354712
ISBN
9783791354712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.96

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Roads Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781909399358
ISBN
9781909399358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 33.78

Hardcover. The author's design career began in 1985 at the Musee dOrsay when he designed the poster for the Museums first exhibition, Chicago, Birth of a Metropolis. This book surveys and explores the entirety of his graphic design process and philosophy. Editor(s): Grass, Tino. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 303 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2490.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500517222
ISBN
9780500517222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 56.08

Hardcover. Captures the artist, Grisha Bruskin's experiences as a Jew in Russia, the reality of life in an empire permeated by ideology, and the centrality of family. This book features photographs which create a distinct dialogue between word and image. Translator(s): Nakhimovsky, Alice Stone. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 376 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609018
ISBN
9780815609018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrated in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863358693
ISBN
9783863358693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.96

Paperback. Featuring the works of key Scottish painters and sculptors between 1885 and 1965. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; ACX; AFC; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 265. .
Publisher
National Galleries of Scotland United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906270896
ISBN
9781906270896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Paperback. The first major monograph to be published on the artist J.D. Fergusson in over a decade. Num Pages: 128 pages, 88 Colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 264 x 11. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
National Galleries of Scotland United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906270629
ISBN
9781906270629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Hardcover. Outgrowth of the author's thesis (doctoral--Royal College of Art, 2013) under the title: Purposes, poetics, and publics: the shifting dynamics of design criticism in the US and UK, 1955-2007. Num Pages: 312 pages, 42 color illus., 69 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 17. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262035989
ISBN
9780262035989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.52

Hardcover. Old Cuba presents an insider s view of the splendid colonial-era sites of the storied island nation, from the grand apartments and magnificent cathedral of Old Havana to the plantation homes of Pinar del Rio. Num Pages: 208 pages, 180 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; ACN; ACQ; ACV; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 229. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847858477
ISBN
9780847858477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.33
€ 53.32

Hardcover. Published to celebrate the Parrish Art Museum's wide-ranging collection, 'American Landscapes' charts the development of the landscape genre over two centuries. Num Pages: 104 pages, 45 col, 5 b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AFC; AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 256 x 17. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832744
ISBN
9781904832744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.10

Hardback. A comprehensive, English-language study of early twentieth-century Japanese modern art. It constructs a critical theory of artistic modernism in Japan between 1900 and 1930 by analyzing the work of Yorozu Tetsugoro, whose paintings she casts as a polemic response to Japan's late-nineteenth-century encounter with European art. Series: The Phillips Book Prize Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 color illustrations and 99 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259522
ISBN
9780520259522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.67

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