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Paperback. Moving beyond descriptions of what distinguishes American art from other movements and forms, this work explores not only the status of artists and their relationship to their work but also the larger dialogue between the artist and society. It looks to the intensely studied portraits of America's early painters, especially Copley and Eakins. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 246 pages, 96 halftones, 4 full-color plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132978
- ISBN
- 9780231132978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.97
€ 36.99
€ 26.97
Hardback. Offers a selection of drawings, sketches and preparatory studies published on the occasion of the exhibition at Fondazione Mudima in Milan. Editor(s): Rosenberg, David. Num Pages: 152 pages, 89 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 246 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857219646
- ISBN
- 9788857219646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.65
€ 46.99
€ 38.65
Paperback. Although Paul Delvaux (born 1897) is an artist of international standing, his work is relatively little known in the Anglo-Saxon world. This book places Delvaux's work in the tradition of European figurative painting, as well as in the context of twentieth-century Surrealism, exploring the relationship between them. Series: Essays in Art & Culture S. Num Pages: 136 pages, 62 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780948462399
- ISBN
- 9780948462399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.01
€ 27.01
Paperback. Over 400 works from the Turner Prize-nominated king of odd Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782114055
- ISBN
- 9781782114055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.50
€ 24.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Features revealing interviews with Francis Bacon that was conducted over a period of 25 years by a distinguished art critic. In this book, Bacon considers the problems of realism, sheds new light on aspects of his life, talks about his aims as a painter and ways in which he works. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292532
- ISBN
- 9780500292532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.00
€ 25.99
€ 19.00
Hardcover. Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called aale to protect their properties-farms, gardens, market goods, piles of collected firewood-from the ravages of thieves and Vigilant Things argues that aale are keys to understanding how images function in Yoruba social and cultural life. Num Pages: 416 pages, 87 illus., 77 in color. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; ACBK; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 185 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990736
- ISBN
- 9780295990736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.00
€ 70.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 color illus., 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JM; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262035958
- ISBN
- 9780262035958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.57
€ 30.99
€ 27.57
Hardcover. An accessible A-Z guide to best contemporary art made since 2000 Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 183 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714867397
- ISBN
- 9780714867397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.43
€ 33.99
€ 22.43
Hardcover. This volume, along with its companion work, "Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds" provides a comprehensive guide to the architecture of Gloucestershire. This text covers the Vale and the Forest of Dean and there are specialist chapters on vernacular architecture, and geology and building materials. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England. Num Pages: 832 pages, 107 colour pl 20 illustrations, maps, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; AC; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 224 x 45. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300097337
- ISBN
- 9780300097337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 54.72
€ 70.56
€ 54.72
Paperback. Artistic traditions of indigenous North America are explored in a study that draws on the testimonies of oral tradition, Native American history, and North American archaeology, focusing on the artists themselves and their cultural identities. Original. Num Pages: 232 pages, 187 illustrations, 80 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500203774
- ISBN
- 9780500203774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.72
€ 19.99
€ 15.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- The Squeeze Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906069100
- ISBN
- 9781906069100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. Why on earth do cars have the same symmetry as dragonflies? Is there really a beautiful swirling pattern lurking in every dripping tap? What do insect eggs have in common with planets, and why? This book introduces the main principles of symmetry, and shows how symmetry can be found in almost every corner of science, nature and human culture. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; ABA; ACVN; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263517
- ISBN
- 9781904263517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.16
€ 9.16
Hardback. Can cognitive science explain the potency of such images? Does evolutionary psychology hold a key to understanding the transmission of symbols? How is our making and perception of images influenced by institutions and technologies? This title deals with these questions. Series: The Rostovtzeff Lectures. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 halftones. 23 line illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ACC; ACG; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 184 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159041
- ISBN
- 9780691159041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.71
€ 52.92
€ 41.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press (Red Crane Books) United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781878610171
- ISBN
- 9781878610171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.26
€ 34.99
€ 25.26
Paperback. The powerful, personal and iconoclastic memoir of David Wojnarowicz, AIDS activist, author and one of the most provocative artists of his generation. With a new introduction by Olivia Laing. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; ACXJ; AGB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main - Canons edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786890276
- ISBN
- 9781786890276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- David Zwirner United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941701072
- ISBN
- 9781941701072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.64
€ 42.99
€ 35.64
Num Pages: 176 pages, 400 b/w & color photos. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1374.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764345654
- ISBN
- 9780764345654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.09€ 38.69
€ 54.09
€ 38.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 colour. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 404 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1516.
- Publisher
- National Galleries Of Scotland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906270971
- ISBN
- 9781906270971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.67
€ 33.67
Paperback. Between 1910 and 1920, Mexico was convulsed by socialist revolution, from which emerged a strong left-wing government that laid great stress on art as a vehicle for promoting revolutionary values. This book features approximately 130 prints by over 40 artists, including the three great men of Mexican art of the period. Num Pages: 192 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714126708
- ISBN
- 9780714126708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.89
€ 10.89
Paperback. This gorgeously illustrated book examines the practice and materials of a prominent Abstract Expressionist The career of the German-American painter and educator Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) describes the arc of artistic modernism from pre-World War I Munich and Paris to mid-twentieth-century Greenwich Village. Num Pages: 140 pages, 50 color and 40 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 258 x 13. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064870
- ISBN
- 9781606064870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.05
€ 46.99
€ 33.05
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788881182862
- ISBN
- 9788881182862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.78
€ 11.78
Paperback. A collection of essays by art historians, anthropologists and commentators on contemporary visual culture on the theme of 'Location'. Editor(s): Cherry, Deborah; Cullen, Fintan. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405146944
- ISBN
- 9781405146944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.66
€ 30.99
€ 30.66
Paperback. * A collection of essays reflecting on the influence of Stephen Bann on the fields of visual studies, art history and cultural history. * Written by a distinguished group of eminent scholars. * Engages with a wide range of subjects from French art and architecture to histories of the garden and painting in China. Editor(s): Cherry, Deborah. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 9. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405148306
- ISBN
- 9781405148306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.25
€ 32.25