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History of art / art & design styles

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

€ 64.74
€ 49.94

Paperback. A short, brilliantly researched treatise on the what it means to be American, looking at America's paramount artists and writers, by acclaimed art historian Barbara Novak. Lavishly illustrated with color and black & white photos. Num Pages: 232 pages, 46 black and white halftone illustrations, 17 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACV; DSA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195387919
ISBN
9780195387919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 200 color and black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; 1QDAK; ACC; AFKB; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873658584
ISBN
9780873658584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKB; AGB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 316 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780978846091
ISBN
9780978846091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.64

Paperback. Lavishly illustrated book on Georgia O'Keeffe's kachina doll paintings and her use of Southwestern architecture and landscape as well as Native subjects in her work. Num Pages: 144 pages, , colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGB; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 282 x 11. Weight in Grams: 788.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press/Published in association with the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135471
ISBN
9780890135471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 32.49

Paperback. A study of the Torajan ricebarn, a traditional Indonesian structure where the rice crop is stored, and where the main social life of the village takes place. This paper was stimulated by the construction of a ricebarn for the Museum of Mankind at the British Museum in 1987. Series: Occasional Paper. Num Pages: 37 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACBK; AMK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 291 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
37
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861590728
ISBN
9780861590728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.72

Hardcover. The first comprehensive monograph of the Italo-American glass artist Narcissus Quagliata. Num Pages: 256 pages, 355 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFP; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Arnoldsche Germany
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9783897903784
ISBN
9783897903784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.43
€ 94.40

Paperback. This comprehensive examination of 18th and 19th-century architecture explores its extreme diversity within the context of social, economic and political upheaval. It offers an analysis of the ways issues of style functioned to make architecture one of the most experimental art forms in the period. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour and black and white halftones throughout. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; AM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 20. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Oxford Paperbacks
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842220
ISBN
9780192842220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, 232 illustrations, 180 in colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 262 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500285480
ISBN
9780500285480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.65

Paperback. Comics Versus Art examines the relationship between comics and the most important institutions of the art world; including museums, auction houses, and the art press. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10. BIC Classification: ACX; AKLC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442612044
ISBN
9781442612044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.86

Hardcover. This book provides the most comprehensive survey of contemporary Palestinian art to date while exploring in depth the relationship between art and nationalism in the context of conflict. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 269 pages, 97 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; ACV; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846319525
ISBN
9781846319525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.80

Paperback. Including an introduction and bibliography, this is a collection of writings by and about the work of the 1960s minimalists, generously illustrated with photographs of paintings, sculpture, and performance. Editor(s): Battcock, Gregory. Num Pages: 454 pages, 167 b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ4; ACXJ5; AFC; AFKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
454
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201477
ISBN
9780520201477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.25

Hardcover. Art and mystery collide in this fascinating look at the secrets behind some of the world's most important masterpieces and their creators. Num Pages: 176 pages, 200 colour. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 212 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Prestel
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791349206
ISBN
9783791349206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.87

Hardcover. The first major American publication on this important contemporary sculptor. Editor(s): Baume, Nicholas. Num Pages: 143 pages, 90 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
143
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262026598
ISBN
9780262026598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.17

Paperback. Hanne Tyrmi (1954) is a Norwegian artist who has been active in the art scene since the 1980s. As an artist, she is totally unafraid of using a variety of visual languages to make her point. This book focuses on how ones mind and body behave when confronted by certain images and environments, such as on the emotional reactions of the viewers. Num Pages: 184 pages, 135 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 243 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1324.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857222615
ISBN
9788857222615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.26

Hardback. The work of the prize winning Peruvian American light artist Grimanesa Amoros is characterised by organic forms and an instinctive approach. She presented her latest works, "OCUPANTE" and "GOLDEN SECRET ROOM", In the Ludwig Museum Koblenz. With an overview of her work, this volume reproduces her works in large format illustrations. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSR; ACXJ; AFKB; AFKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 247 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777426488
ISBN
9783777426488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Suitable for those interested in art history, theories of gender, and postcolonial studies, this book contests the idea that Orientalist art simply expresses the politics of Western domination and argues instead that it was often produced through cross-cultural interactions. Editor(s): Beaulieu, Jill; Roberts, Mary. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 244 pages, 53 photographs (6 in color). BIC Classification: ACV; AG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822328742
ISBN
9780822328742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.08

Hardcover. Editor(s): Fondation Beyeler. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 253 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Edition
01st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775725934
ISBN
9783775725934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.97
€ 41.12

Hardcover. Explores various paintings in the context of Van Goghs short but brilliant career, allying the works to his correspondence. Num Pages: 192 pages, 170 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 252 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1368.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500238387
ISBN
9780500238387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.03

Paperback. Traces the life of the nineteenth century French artist, looks at his most important paintings, drawings, and sculpture, and discusses influences on his work. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 182 illustrations, 31 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACVT; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500202203
ISBN
9780500202203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 5.47

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