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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

Hardback. Twentieth-century painter, designer and wood engraver Eric Ravilious was responsible for a range of different works, from illustrations for books to designs for ceramics for the Wedgwood pottery firm. This new book features beautiful woodcut images of countryside life, watercolours of rolling landscapes and many of Ravilious' profound war paintings Series: Masterpieces of Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783616046
ISBN
9781783616046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.59

Hardback. Featuring a fascinating introduction to Piet Mondrian's life and art, this stunning new book brings together a wide selection of Mondrian's magnificent work. Series: Masterpieces of Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783613557
ISBN
9781783613557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.60

Paperback. Offering coverage ranging from Impressionism to the Harlem Renaissance, from Cezanne to Post modernism, this book presents an introduction to modern art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 125 colour. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854377494
ISBN
9781854377494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.45

Hardback. A biography of the artist Oskar Kokoschka who, despite being badly wounded in the First World War, lived to paint, teach, write, exhibit, and engage the affections of a host of beautiful women. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFA; ACXD1; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704. Very good copy

First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KEX0303320
ISBN
9780747542070
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Hardcover. Piet Mondrian represented an artist not only of absolute modernity, but also of great integrity. He remains one of the most distinctive practitioners in all of modern art, the star of exhibitions around the world, and an abiding inspiration for fashion, art, architecture, and design, from White Stripes album covers to Yves Saint Laurent dresses. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836553308
ISBN
9783836553308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Chapters become courses in this curious feast, exploring the form of the recipe from post-war to today. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Zero Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782798606
ISBN
9781782798606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836501101
ISBN
9783836501101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 535 color photos. BIC Classification: ACXD3; WCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764314766
ISBN
9780764314766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Published in conjunction with a retrospective exhibition of the American painter's fifty-year career, this book reassesses De Forest's art-historical position, placing him in a national rather than solely West Coast context. Num Pages: 200 pages, 185 color images, 25 black/white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; ACXJ; AGB; AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 216 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292208
ISBN
9780520292208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Hardcover. Includes an array of cat characters take the starring roles in a variety of instantly recognizable settings. This compilation features feline re-imaginings of scenes from art, theatre, opera, ballet and films. Num Pages: 320 pages, 326 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 200 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1216.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239360
ISBN
9780500239360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.53

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300135466
ISBN
9780300135466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.22

Hardback. Rothko progressed from figurative and symbolist works to eventually using shimmering and enveloping abstract colour to elevate you to a higher spiritual awareness. Discover the themes, thinking and methodology behind the oeuvre, from Greek tragedy and Nietzsche to music and colour, whilst experiencing his pieces displayed in full, free of clutter. Series: Masterworks. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 289 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1642.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783619993
ISBN
9781783619993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.91

Hardback. In Mounting Frustration Susan E. Cahan uncovers the moment when the civil rights movement reached New York City's elite art galleries. Focusing on three controversial exhibitions that integrated African American culture and art, Cahan shows how the art world's racial politics is far more complicated than overcoming past exclusions. Series: Art History Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 360 pages, 113 illustrations (incl. 20 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 266 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822358978
ISBN
9780822358978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.21

Hardcover. The design revolutions of the early 20th century were woven into the very fabric of the carpets and rugs of that era. This book charts the evolution of carpet design out of the floral effusions of the Victorian salons and into the angular elegance of Art Deco and bold abstraction of Modernism popularized by the machine age. Num Pages: 224 pages, 250 illustrations, 149 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AFWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1424.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500517956
ISBN
9780500517956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Hardcover. .
Publisher
teNeues
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783832733667
ISBN
9783832733667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.79

Paperback. A comprehensive survey of The Phillips Collection's spectacular holdings in American art Editor(s): Frank, Susan Behrends. Series: Phillips Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages, 143 colour + 92 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300196153
ISBN
9780300196153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.08

Paperback. A survey of the life and work of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (born 1917). It provides an overview of this intriguing artist's rich body of work. It considers Carrington's preoccupation with alchemy and the occult, and explores the influence of indigenous Mexican culture and beliefs on her production. Num Pages: 160 pages, Includes 95 colour and 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 249 x 14. Weight in Grams: 924. Surrealism, Alchemy and Art. 160 pages, Includes 95 colour and 25 b&w illustrations. A survey of the life and work of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (born 1917). It provides an overview of this intriguing artist's rich body of work. It considers Carrington's preoccupation with alchemy and the occult, and explores the influence of indigenous Mexican culture and beliefs on her production. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 289 x 249 x 14. Weight: 878.
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848220560
ISBN
9781848220560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.98

Paperback. The real revolution in the arts first took place not, as is commonly supposed, in the 1920s to the accompaniment of the Charleston, black jazz and mint juleps, but more quietly and intimately, in the shadow of the windmills. This book tells about life in the bohemian world of art in Paris between 1900-1910. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241956038
ISBN
9780241956038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Butt, Gavin. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AB; ACXJ; AVGU; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Repeater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910924266
ISBN
9781910924266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.46

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Art / Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908970251
ISBN
9781908970251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.80

Demonstrating how an international design movement found its way into ordinary places, this study will appeal to architectural historians, as well as regional residents interested in developing a greater appreciation of Art Deco architecture in the mid-Atlantic region. Num Pages: 256 pages, 68, 68 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 1KBBFM; ACXD3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411620
ISBN
9781421411620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.83

Hardcover. 200 pages, Photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Dimension: 222 x 236 x 19. Weight: 852.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869194857
ISBN
9781869194857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.66

Hardcover. Working in mediums such as sculpture, video, film, installation, performance, and printmaking, the author connects you to physical realities of violence, sex, and death with visceral, spiritual messages, like an early neon sign proclaiming. He tries to helps the world by revealing mystic truths. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9782869251175
ISBN
9782869251175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.66

paperback. This text provides an understanding of the life and work of Claude Monet and the myth of the modern artist. Levine analyzes the extensive critical reception of Monet and the artist's own writings in the context of the story of Narcissus, popular in late 19th-century France. Num Pages: 392 pages, 127 halftones. BIC Classification: ACVT; ACX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226475448
ISBN
9780226475448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.16
€ 49.52

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