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History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900

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History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900

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

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003443
ISBN
9780691003443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. The importance of the late 18th century in the genesis of modern art emerges in these four essays on various aspects of the art and architecture of a neglected period.

Num Pages: 344 pages, 215 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003023
ISBN
9780691003023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.23
€ 64.47

Hardback. This catalogue reproduces nearly 500 works which include the most significant group of drawings outside France by such masters as David, Gericault, Ingres, Delacroix and Prud'hon. Many of the drawings are published here for the first time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 472 halftones. BIC Classification: ACV; AFF; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 219 x 283. Weight in Grams: 1625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674193208
ISBN
9780674193208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 235.37
€ 208.09

Paperback. A cross--section of current state of the art Ingres scholarship. The book includes the work of established authors and new researchers. The book contains a rich and unusual range of illustrations from the Ingres corpus. Editor(s): Siegfried, Susan (University of Leeds); Rifkin, Adrian. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 247 x 11. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225263
ISBN
9780631225263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.32

Paperback. * Compiled as a cutting--edge critical companion to the major anthology. * Contains 18 key essays on Romanticism written in the last 10 years. * Represents a wide range of theoretical approaches. * Major contributors include Edward Said, Jerome J. McGann, Marilyn Butler, Tom Paulin and others. . Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; ACVC; DSA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631195047
ISBN
9780631195047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. Presents the argument that Neolithic symbolism, including figurines, decorated pottery, burial rituals as well as other symbols found in archaelogical settlement sites, hold the key to understanding social and economic changes central to the origins of farming and a settled mode of life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 maps, figures, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; ACV; HDDA; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631177692
ISBN
9780631177692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.78

Hardback. Explores the problems and possibilities that the subject of political violence presented to American painters working between 1830 and 1890, a turbulent period during which common citizens frequently abandoned orderly forms of democratic expression to riot, strike, and protest violently. Num Pages: 244 pages, 12 color, 51 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282896
ISBN
9780520282896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Hardback. Offers an original approach to early French modernism, one informed by the art's unprecedented psychological intensity. Focusing on the early work of Paul Cezanne, this title offers a competing version for modern painting rooted in the evocation of emotive "expression," emblematized by scenes of murder, sexual violence, and anxious domesticity. Series: The Phillips Book Prize Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 color illustrations and 99 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 956. Series: The Phillips Book Prize Series. 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.). Offers an original approach to early French modernism, one informed by the art's unprecedented psychological intensity. Focusing on the early work of Paul Cezanne, this title offers a competing version for modern painting rooted in the evocation of emotive "expression," emblematized by scenes of murder, sexual violence, and anxious domesticity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 23. Weight: 956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273399
ISBN
9780520273399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

Hardback. Looks at late-nineteenth-century American art, and demonstrates the profound role humor played in determining the course of culture in the Gilded Age. This title examines how ambitious artists like Winslow Homer and Augustus Saint-Gaudens rethought the place of humor in their work. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 color illustrations and 92 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272453
ISBN
9780520272453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

Paperback. Recognized as the patriarch of African American artists, the pioneering African American artist Henry O Tanner (1859-1937) forged a path to international success, powerfully influencing younger black artists who came after him. This book presents a complex overview of the life and career of the artist. Editor(s): Marley, Anna O. Num Pages: 304 pages, 106 color illustrations and 107 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270756
ISBN
9780520270756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. In the voluminous scholarship that's been written on Paul Cezanne, little has been said about the 24 portraits in oil that Cezanne made of his wife, Hortense Fiquet Cezanne, over an extended twenty-year period. This title focuses on these paintings as a group and looks at the differences that render many of them unrecognizable as the same person. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 color illustrations and 65 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV; AGB; AGHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 214 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257450
ISBN
9780520257450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

Hardback. Offers a major reevaluation of one of art history's popular and important art movements. This book demonstrates not only that the industrial and demographic revolutions of the nineteenth century had an impact on art, but also that impressionism was the first art historical movement to embrace such changes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 color illustrations, 125 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 262 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248014
ISBN
9780520248014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.02
€ 49.59

Hardback. Presents a comprehensive examination of Paul Gauguin's symbolism. This book provides insights into and interpretations of Gauguin's multilayered symbolism. It is illustrated with a visual compendium of the artist's prodigious output. It offers an interpretation of recurrent images and their interrelationships in the artistic and social context. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 color illustrations, 110 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 266 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241305
ISBN
9780520241305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

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

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

Hardback. Offers feminist analysis of the phenomenon of women art collectors in America. This book shows how elite women enlisted the objets d'art and avant-garde paintings in their collections in causes ranging from the founding of modern museums to the campaign for women's suffrage. Num Pages: 328 pages, 86 b/w photographs, 12 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 263 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237292
ISBN
9780520237292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

Paperback. Presents the development and aesthetic theories of the symbolist movement in art and literature. This book traces symbolism and its roots from artist to artist and critic to critic from the 1860s to the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 396 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077683
ISBN
9780520077683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. A fascinating look at the genesis and meaning of Van Gogh's famed paintings of his bedroom Num Pages: 176 pages, 130 color illus. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 235. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214864
ISBN
9780300214864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. A bold and richly illustrated survey of the traditions and stylistic evolution of landscape painting in the Americas Editor(s): Brownlee, Peter John; Piccoli, Valeria; Uhlyarik, Georgiana. Num Pages: 280 pages, 260 color illus. BIC Classification: 1K; ACV; ACXD; AFC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 290 x 319. Weight in Grams: 1604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211504
ISBN
9780300211504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 42.98

Hardback. The artistic accomplishments of James Northcote (1746-1831) have tended to be overshadowed by his role as a biographer of Joshua Reynolds, first President of the Royal Academy of Arts. This book focuses on Northcote's One Hundred Fables (1828), a masterpiece of wood engraving. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 248 pages, 166 color illus. BIC Classification: ACV; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 254 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208139
ISBN
9780300208139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.84

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