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Hardback. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 122 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1430. Vernacular Painting in High Qing China. 280 pages, col. Illustrations. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight: 1438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258570
ISBN
9780520258570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.78
€ 63.57

Paperback. James Elkins tells the story of paintings that have made people cry. Drawing upon anecdotes related to individual works of art, he provides a chronicle of how people have shown emotion before works of art Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415970532
ISBN
9780415970532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 color illus. 108 halftones. BIC Classification: AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165271
ISBN
9780691165271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.58

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Halsgrove United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841147345
ISBN
9781841147345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Polan, Dana. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816648597
ISBN
9780816648597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.99

Hardback. Brings together psychological, feminist, historical, and post-colonial perspectives on a significant twentieth-century work. Editor(s): Green, Christopher. Series: Masterpieces of Western Painting. Num Pages: 174 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521583671
ISBN
9780521583671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.99

Hardback. Published to accompany a major exhibition originating at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, this volume illuminates Picasso's radical reformulation of human physiognomy. Containing eighty-two color illustrations and sixty-eight duotones, this catalogue explores the Fernande portraits and related works as a single oeuvre. Num Pages: 192 pages, 82 color plates. 68 duotones. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AFC; AGB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 267 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117416
ISBN
9780691117416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.28
€ 61.01

Paperback. Picasso's extraordinary capacity to work in a variety of mediums and styles amazed his critics since the first years of the century. This collection of critical and personal reactions to Picasso provides an account of the many innovations and changes of direction that baffled his contemporaries. It also reveals his working methods and attitudes. Editor(s): McCully, Marilyn. Num Pages: 288 pages, 55 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AFC; AGB; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003481
ISBN
9780691003481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.93

hardcover. From Pablo Picasso's early The Blue Room to the later Guernica, this book offers a striking reassessment of the artist's paintings from the 1920s and 1930s. It focuses on three central works - the large-scale Guitar and Mandolin on a Table (1924), The Three Dancers (1925), and The Painter and His Model (1927). Series: The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 344 pages, 95 Color illus. 80 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 191 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1302.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691157412
ISBN
9780691157412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 28.65

Hardcover. Pablo Picasso has been transformed into a hero of French modernism, but there is a growing awareness that Picasso's involvement with his native Spain was crucial throughout his life. In this work, art historians examine Picasso's involvement with Spain and its cultural and artistic traditions. Num Pages: 206 pages, 90 b/w + 30 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 266 x 20. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300064759
ISBN
9780300064759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.93

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

€ 42.99
€ 30.82

Paperback. An important dialectical reappraisal of Picasso's art and politics in the light of Marxist theory of his own time and contemporary critical debates. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 345 pages, 33 colour illustrations, 36 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACX; AFC; AGB; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381922
ISBN
9781781381922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.04

Paperback. A collection of dialogues, talks, and writings by Philip Guston (1913-1980), one of the most intellectually adventurous and poetically gifted of modern painters. It lets us hear Guston's voice - as the artist delivers a lecture on Renaissance painting, instructs students in a classroom setting, and discusses various artists and writers. Editor(s): Coolidge, Clark. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 344 pages, 33 b/w scattered. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257160
ISBN
9780520257160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.54

Hardback. Philip de Lszl (1869-1937) was the pre-eminent portrait artist working in Britain between 1907 and 1937. He painted nearly 3,000 portraits, including those of kings and queens, four American presidents and members of the European nobility. This title gives an account of both his life and his work. Num Pages: 448 pages, 100 black-&-white illustrations + 45 colour images. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 33. Weight in Grams: 956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300137163
ISBN
9780300137163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.78
€ 58.46

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399517
ISBN
9781566399517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.52

Hardcover. Now updated and available in a new price and format, this is the most comprehensive monograph on Turner Prize-nominated artist Peter Doig. Num Pages: 432 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 282 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2452.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847849796
ISBN
9780847849796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.26

Hardcover. Best known of the British pop artists, Peter Blake came to fame in the late 1950s and early 1960s with iconic works like "On the Balcony" and "First Real Target". His famous works for album covers such as the Band Aid single "Do They Know Its Christmas", brought him to a wider audience. This title features the design work of Blake. Series: Design. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 col. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AFC; AGB; AKB; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Antique Collectors Club Dist
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851496181
ISBN
9781851496181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Hardcover. Basseler's work is outstanding in its intensity, which has a magnetic effect on many observers and brings higher-than-average numbers of visitors to Basseler's exhibitions. Basseler has been awarded major art prizes. In 1984, he got a scholarship to the Deutsche Akademie Villa Massimo in Rome. In 1987, he won the Lower-Saxony Art Scholarship. Num Pages: 120 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; AMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 253 x 17. Weight in Grams: 958. 120 pages, 100 colour illustrations. Basseler's work is outstanding in its intensity, which has a magnetic effect on many observers and brings higher-than-average numbers of visitors to Basseler's exhibitions. Basseler has been awarded major art prizes. In 1984, he got a scholarship to the Deutsche Akademie Villa Massimo in Rome. In 1987, he won the Lower-Saxony Art Scholarship. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; AMB. Dimension: 305 x 253 x 17. Weight: 958.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Axel Menges
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783932565007
ISBN
9783932565007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.15
€ 58.21

Paperback. Series: Artist's Library S. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AFF; WFA; YNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 5. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Walter Foster Publishing United States
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929261133
ISBN
9780929261133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.06

Hardback. This book provides an insightful new study, drawn from the largely unpublished Buddhist paintings at Dunhuang, of medieval Chinese wall painting, workshop production, and artistic performance in theory and practice. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 tables, 155 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPC; AFC; AGR; HBT; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 29. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745338
ISBN
9780804745338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Sansom & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908326911
ISBN
9781908326911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.83

Hardback. The painting and poetry of the Renaissance shared the same goal of imitating nature. This study is concerned with the various kinds of allusions and what they can tell us not only about the poets' attitudes to the visual arts but also their attitudes to their own art of representation. Illustrated. Num Pages: 292 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AB; AFC; DCF; DSBD; DSC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874134599
ISBN
9780874134599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.76

hardcover. Paul Klee's Pictorial Writing examines how linguistic symbols function in Klee's work and what they mean. Num Pages: 268 pages, 94 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACB; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521812351
ISBN
9780521812351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.91

Hardcover. Paul Klee consistently intertwined the visual and the verbal in his art has long fascinated commentators, including such illustrious figures as Walter Benjamin and Michel Foucault. This book offers an account of the interplay between the visible and the legible in Klee's works from the 1910s and 1920s. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 colour plates, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 192 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 948.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226091181
ISBN
9780226091181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.36

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