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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

Paperback. Studies major works by important sculptors since Rodin in the light of different approaches to general sculptural issues to reveal the logical progressions from nineteenth-century figurative works to the conceptual work of the present. Num Pages: 320 pages, 212. BIC Classification: ACX; AFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262610339
ISBN
9780262610339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 31.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226267449
ISBN
9780226267449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.93

Hardback. The roots of Modern Art can be seen in the wild paintings of Turner, but it took the Impressionists and the Pre-Raphaelites to break the classical mode until the final blows were dealt by Kandinsky, Klee and Picasso. Once unleashed modernism fragmented into many different forms, each of which are explored in this powerful, illustrated new book. Series: Masterworks. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 303 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1672.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783616107
ISBN
9781783616107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.35

Paperback. The Iranian artist Parastou Forouhar expresses her reaction to the perplexing situations in her homeland through a wide variety of techniques, from photography to digital drawings and multi-media installations. Editor(s): Issa, Rose. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 201 x 11. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863564482
ISBN
9780863564482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.22

Hardcover. Malileh Afnan's work appears 'as a relic of an older civilization or an archaeological excavation into the collective psyche. This retropsective of Maliheh's work coincides with an exhibition of her work at the Martin Gropius Bau Museum in Berlin, November 2009. Editor(s): Issa, Rose. Num Pages: 178 pages, 117. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863564864
ISBN
9780863564864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.76

Paperback. Focuses on paintings from the transition from post-war abstract expressionism to fresh artistic developments. This book includes works on paper, paintings, and sculpture by fifty artists including Richard Diebenkorn and Ellsworth Kelly. Num Pages: 144 pages, 91 color illus. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7765 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oklahoma City Museum of Art United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911919059
ISBN
9780911919059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.60

Paperback. Rudolph Zallinger's 110-foot fresca secco painting of "The Age of Reptiles" is one of the largest natural history murals in the world. Completed in 1947, it is an overview of prehistoric life told through the principal features and concepts of "The Age of Reptiles". This guide includes an essay on the mural's place in the history of art. Num Pages: 84 pages, 90 colour illustrations + 12-page foldout. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB; AGN; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
The Yale Peabody Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2 Spi Pap/
Condition
New
SKU
V9780912532769
ISBN
9780912532769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.26

Hardback. Features collages that are constructed from torn out pieces of articles from "The New York Times". Num Pages: 224 pages, 101illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581159035
ISBN
9781581159035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.45

Hardback. Bahraini-born Saudi national Faisal Samra graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He worked as an art and graphic design consultant for the Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris). This title gives his portrait. Editor(s): Azimi, Roxana. Series: Contemporary Arab Artists. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857210971
ISBN
9788857210971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 38.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ACX; AGB; AGC; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 238. Weight in Grams: 1850.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633450233
ISBN
9781633450233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.67
€ 49.18

Hardcover. A feminist, activist, video and performance pioneer, Sanja Ivekovic (born Zagreb, 1949) produced works of crosscultural resonance that range from Conceptual photomontages to video, installation and performance. This title presents an overview of the artist's projects from the early 1970s to 2010 in various mediums. Num Pages: 192 pages, 252 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 248 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1380.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870708114
ISBN
9780870708114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.71

Hardcover. The history of an aesthetic sensibility that began with Op Art and album covers; with more than seventy-five stunning color images. Editor(s): Rubin, David S. Num Pages: 138 pages, 92 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 208 x 19. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
138
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262014045
ISBN
9780262014045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.39

Hardcover. Cady Wells (1904-1954) was one of the most innovative modern artists to work within the Santa Fe and Taos colonies in the years between 1932 and 1954, and one of the finest American watercolorists. This retrospective of his work includes essays which explore Wells' art and life including his intimate friendship with Martha Graham. Editor(s): Rudnick, Lois. Num Pages: 160 pages, 74 colour & 15 b/w ills. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 246 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135587
ISBN
9780890135587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.74

Hardback. Artist Bruce Conner (1933-2008) moved to San Francisco in 1957 and quickly enmeshed himself in the Bay Area's distinctive cultural milieu, combining a vision and a multifaceted body of work that went beyond the limitations of any genre. This title deals with his life. Editor(s): Frieling, Rudolf; Garrels, Gary. Num Pages: 360 pages, 250 photographs and b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 248. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290563
ISBN
9780520290563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.74
€ 62.25

Paperback. Now available in an updated edition, this visually stunning collection of landscape paintings and drawings by Egon Schiele brings to light a lesser-known aspect of this famous painter's oeuvre. Num Pages: 176 pages, 112 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791383460
ISBN
9783791383460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.86

Hardback. The Day of the Dead is a festival of culture and youth, a celebration of life in death.The beautiful rituals, the sugar skulls, the costumes and the festivities have grown into a massive counter culture: art, movies, cartoons and literature have been consumed by the brilliant power of the Day of the Dead, tendered here in this lively new book. Series: Inspirations & Techniques. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACXD; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 303 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1696.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783616091
ISBN
9781783616091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.61

Paperback. Eric Gill (1882-1940) is one of the twentieth century's most controversial artists. This title focuses on the clarity of Gill's drawn and cut line. It explores his genius as a letter cutter, wood engraver, sculptor and typographer in the light of his refined finished drawings and preparatory sketches. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFF; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332. 112 pages, 100 colour illustrations. Eric Gill (1882-1940) is one of the twentieth century's most controversial artists. This title focuses on the clarity of Gill's drawn and cut line. It explores his genius as a letter cutter, wood engraver, sculptor and typographer in the light of his refined finished drawings and preparatory sketches. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACX; AFF; AFH; AGB. Dimension: 190 x 175 x 15. Weight: 334.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714118192
ISBN
9780714118192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Caitlin Press Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927575901
ISBN
9781927575901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.87

Hardback. Norman Lewis was the sole African American artist of his generation who became committed to issues of abstraction at the start of his career and continued to explore them over its entire trajectory. This is an illustrated catalogue that accompanies the first major museum retrospective of the painter Norman Lewis (1909-1979). Editor(s): Fine, Ruth E. Num Pages: 288 pages, 340 color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AGB; AGC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 290 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1950.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288003
ISBN
9780520288003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.85
€ 47.01

Paperback. From bottle gardens, batman and the bachelor pad to garden gnomes and monogamy spray, this book uses a range of objects to explore the meanings and uses of kitsch. An accessible, comprehensive introduction for students and informed readers, it adds to debates on taste in cultural theory and sociology and provides a review of the literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719066160
ISBN
9780719066160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.98

Paperback. Series: Afterall. Num Pages: 112 pages, 32 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AGB; AJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Afterall Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846380952
ISBN
9781846380952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.58

Hardback. Born in Portugal and long resident in England, Paula Rego repeatedly returns to her native country in the iconography of her paintings. Steering away from the well-trodden territory of biographical or national concerns, this title explores the narrative operations of Rego's work by mobilising both psychoanalytic theory and social history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719080708
ISBN
9780719080708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.55

Hardcover. Editor(s): Weisberg, Ruth. Series: Jewish Role in American Life. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536358
ISBN
9781557536358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.65

Paperback. The fifth volume of the Eye series, dedicated to contemporary art from the Far East, focuses on a unique and exciting selection of emerging Malaysian artists. The book provides a wide-ranging survey of contemporary art in Malaysia, showcasing 75 of the most cutting-edge Malaysian contemporary artists and their works. Editor(s): Ciclitira, Serenella. Num Pages: 376 pages, 528 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 247 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1894.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857222509
ISBN
9788857222509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.12

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