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Hardback. Looks at a neglected corner of eighteenth-century art - the funeral monument. This book demonstrates that tombs and inscriptions are of manifest worth to the student of eighteenth-century English value systems, providing as they do an archaeology of ideal types. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFKB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 267 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2022.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300135411
- ISBN
- 9780300135411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.59
€ 92.59
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
€ 53.60
€ 53.60
Hardback. The china used by the First Families, both at the White House and in their private homes, reveals a story of culture and society as it has evolved in the United States since its early days. This book documents over 200 items and sheds lights on the trends in taste, style, and modes of entertaining, from George Washington to Ronald Reagan. Series: Philadelphia Museum of Art. Num Pages: 91 pages, 6 b&w illustrations + 94 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFP; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 91
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300135930
- ISBN
- 9780300135930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.09
€ 38.09
Hardback. The print repertoire of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England has been neglected historically. This book provides an iconographic survey of the single-sheet prints produced in Britain during the early modern era and reveals significant discoveries from this visual storehouse. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 400 pages, 270 black-&-white illustrations & 20 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 256 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300136975
- ISBN
- 9780300136975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.15
€ 73.15
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
€ 103.27
€ 103.27
Hardback. Walter De Maria's Lightning Field (1977) is one of the twentieth century's most significant works of art. This book deploys quotation to effect multiple perspectives and points of view. Series: Dia Foundation. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 color illus. BIC Classification: AFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300138948
- ISBN
- 9780300138948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardback. Explores the role of mirrors, spinning, and "neurotic" architecture - a feeling of psychological breakdown - in the work of one of America's contemporary artists, Paul McCarthy. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 80 pages, 5 black & white illustrations + 25 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AFKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 222 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300141382
- ISBN
- 9780300141382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.01
€ 20.01
Hardback. The genre of Rajput painting flourished between the 16th and 19th centuries in the kingdoms that ruled what is now the Indian state of Rajasthan (place of rajas). This title surveys the overall tradition of Indian Rajput painting, while developing new methods to ask unprecedented questions about meaning. Num Pages: 352 pages, 175 black-&-white illustrations & 54 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACB; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300142297
- ISBN
- 9780300142297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.98
€ 110.98
Hardback. Surveys a fresh chapter in the history of environmental art, one in which space, geopolitics, human relations, urbanism, and utopian dreamwork play as important a role as, if not more than, raw earth. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 144 pages, 11 b/w + 88 color illus. BIC Classification: 3JMC; ACXJ5; AFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300149289
- ISBN
- 9780300149289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.02
€ 60.02
Paperback. In 1891, Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) traveled to Tahiti in an effort to live simply and to draw inspiration from what he saw as the island's exotic native culture. This book addresses both the artist's representation of Tahiti in the woodcut medium and the impact these works had on his artistic practice. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 136 pages, 6 black-&-white illustrations + 87 colour images. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300149296
- ISBN
- 9780300149296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Paperback. The Princeton University Art Museum's collection of Spanish drawings includes masterworks by artists such as Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652), Francisco Goya (1746-1828), Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), and Salvador Dali (1904-1989). In this book, each of the 95 drawings is reproduced in colour, often accompanied by comparative illustrations. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 286 pages, 195 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; AC; AFF; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 248 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300149319
- ISBN
- 9780300149319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.49
€ 51.49
Hardback. A dictionary that provides information on the work of over 3,000 sculptors working in Britain between 1660 and 1851. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 617 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFKB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 617
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300149654
- ISBN
- 9780300149654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.06
€ 132.06
American Moderns on Paper: Masterworks from the Wadsworth Atheneum Mus...
Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser
Hardback. A catalogue that presents a selection of approximately 100 of the finest watercolours, pastels, and drawings by American modernists from the Wadsworth Atheneum's renowned collection of American art. It features two essays exploring the historical significance of the collection and the importance to American modernists of working on paper. Series: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Num Pages: 216 pages, 190 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD2; AFCC; AFF; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 248 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300151664
- ISBN
- 9780300151664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.04
€ 104.04
Hardback. Universally recognised as a brilliant and gifted eighteenth-century artist, Zoffany was regarded by Horace Walpole as one of the three greatest painters in England, along with his friends Reynolds and Gainsborough. This title presents a detailed study of his life and works. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 416 pages, 180 colour images + 175 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 258 x 49. Weight in Grams: 3902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300162783
- ISBN
- 9780300162783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.09
€ 125.09
Hardback. In 1960 Eva Hesse (1936-1970) created an unusual group of oil paintings. Contrary to scholarship, which suggests that these works represent a form of self-deprecation, this book seeks to consider these 'spectre' paintings as manifestations of a private, haunted interiority in the context of the artist's burgeoning maturity. Num Pages: 88 pages, 35 b/w + color illus. BIC Classification: AFC; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 193 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300164152
- ISBN
- 9780300164152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.61
€ 68.61
Multiple-component retail product. Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893) is known predominantly for his close association, from 1848, with the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood" and for his masterpiece, "The Last of England" (1852-5). This catalogue provides coverage of various Madox Brown's work. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 686 pages, 458 colour images & 522 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVM; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 317 x 69. Weight in Grams: 4934.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 686
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300165913
- ISBN
- 9780300165913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 203.12
€ 203.12
Hardback. Gloria Ross (1923-1998) described her work as the translation of paint into wool. This book draws from archives to unravel the evolution of Ross' modern tapestries and to illuminate the significance of her creative partnerships. It also features the collaborative work of 28 acclaimed modernist painters and sculptors. Num Pages: 378 pages, 36 b/w + 416 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFWH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 254 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300166354
- ISBN
- 9780300166354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.80
€ 76.80
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 97 color + 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAR; ACG; AFC; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 316 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300169126
- ISBN
- 9780300169126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.29
€ 89.29
Paperback. The celebrated Spanish sculptor Juan Munoz (1953-2001) died at the height of his powers, when he was considered 'one of the most complex artists. This title includes 30 photographs, documents a group of Munoz installations at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Series: Clark Art Institute. Num Pages: 48 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 235 x 8. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300169836
- ISBN
- 9780300169836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.52
€ 18.52
Hardback. The Swami Vivekananda's speech to the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 is the centrepiece of Indian artist. The installation went on view at the Art Institute of Chicago exactly 108 years after Vivekananda delivered his address calling for an end to 'bigotry and fanaticism'. This title documents the installation. Editor(s): Ghose, Madhuvanti. Num Pages: 95 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300171587
- ISBN
- 9780300171587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.53
€ 31.53
Hardback. Walter De Maria (b 1935) is known for the expansive and perfectly ordered land art and installations he created in the 1970s. This book introduces the work, "The Bel Air Trilogy" (2000-11), in which the artist combines exacting geometry with the unexpected element of three 1955 "gypsy-red" Chevrolet Bel Airs. Editor(s): Helfenstein, Josef. Series: Menil Collection. Num Pages: 104 pages, 61 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 294 x 15. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300175783
- ISBN
- 9780300175783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.07
€ 57.07
Hardback. With a career spanning more than sixty years, Anthony Caro (b 1924) is one of Britain's most acclaimed and best-known sculptors. This book accompanies the first survey exhibition of his work in an American museum since his retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in 1975. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 250 pages, 150 colour & black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300176032
- ISBN
- 9780300176032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.87
€ 87.87
Hardback. Over the course of several decades, George and Maida Abrams amassed perhaps the finest private collection of Dutch Old Master drawings in the world. This title presents a selection of these works, and explores the role of drawing in the creative process in Rembrandt's studio and wider circle. Series: Bruce Museum. Num Pages: 208 pages, 175 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFF; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 240 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300176063
- ISBN
- 9780300176063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.87
€ 87.87
Hardback. In Renaissance Florence, certain paintings and sculptures of the Virgin Mary and Christ were believed to have extraordinary efficacy in activating potent sacred intercession. The author questions what distinguished these paintings and sculptures from other similar sacred images. Num Pages: 400 pages, 80 colour images + 170 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFKB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300176605
- ISBN
- 9780300176605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.48
€ 108.48
Hardback. The Greek-American artist Kosta Alex (1925-2005) initially trained in figure sculpture in Manhattan. In 1947 he moved to Paris, where he mingled with and exhibited alongside the avant-garde artists of his day. This is a monograph on this intriguing artist. Series: Editions Hazan. Num Pages: 180 pages, 100 colour images + 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300176650
- ISBN
- 9780300176650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. The power of Christmas derives from the appeal of its repeated rituals, and the presumed antiquity of its traditions. Christmas cards seemed inevitable, but in years the genre has been visibly in decline. This book explores the imagery, graphic forms, subject matter, and significance of Christmas cards in their chronological timeframe. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300176872
- ISBN
- 9780300176872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Hardback. Rather than simply tracing the rise of Modernism in the 19th century, this book reconstitutes the period's cultural milieu through a series of case studies written with an eye to overarching forces at play. It surveys the field as a whole and discusses the relationships between the various media in the context of an overall "visual economy". Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 colour images + 95 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1154.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300177275
- ISBN
- 9780300177275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.39
€ 76.39
Hardback. The Art Institute of Chicago is home to one of the world's finest - and largest - collections of American folk art. Including reproductions and detailed entries for each of the sixty-one objects it features, this book highlights an array of masterworks such as "primitive" New England portraits, a face jug from South Carolina, and ship figureheads. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 112 pages, 90 colour images + 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFTB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 248 x 15. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300179729
- ISBN
- 9780300179729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.20
€ 34.20
Paperback. In her performances, videos, and installations, Sharon Hayes (b 1970) explores the nexus between politics, history, speech, and desire. This book provides an insight into the complex motivations and development of Hayes' projects. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 150 pages, 75 colour images + 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKP; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 278 x 7. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180374
- ISBN
- 9780300180374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.89
€ 30.89
Hardback. Published in celebration of the Renwick Gallery's fortieth anniversary, this title highlights forty artists (all under the age of forty) actively engaged in creating objects that are transforming contemporary crafts. It also investigates evolving notions of craft within traditional media such as ceramics and metalwork. Series: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Num Pages: 256 pages, 220 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 254 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1737.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187977
- ISBN
- 9780300187977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.07
€ 57.07
Paperback. Alice Aycock emerged onto New York art scene in 1970s and is known for her large-scale public sculptures that often combine an industrial appearance with references to weightlessness and to science and cosmology. This book explores her drawings, which include elements of mirage, and science, and evoke both abstract thinking and bodily sensation. Series: Parrish Museum of Art. Num Pages: 160 pages, 102 colour images + 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 251 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191103
- ISBN
- 9780300191103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Hardback. From 1650 to 1900 Paris was the undisputed centre of fashion and taste in Europe. This book traces the story of Parisian decorative arts from the reign of Louis XIV to the triumph of art nouveau, through a selection of 150 masterpieces from the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Series: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Num Pages: 608 pages, 800 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DDN; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 254 x 51. Weight in Grams: 3752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Slp
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191295
- ISBN
- 9780300191295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 339.92
€ 339.92
Paperback. Explores three performance art practices of the 1970s and early 1980s: "object theater"; "loft performance"; and "new psychodrama". By tracing the paths of such artists as Stuart Sherman, Julia Heyward, Jared Bark and Jill Kroesen, this title makes visible a critical period in the development of performance art. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 colour images + 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300195866
- ISBN
- 9780300195866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.96
€ 33.96
Hardback. Explores the print culture of 18th-century London, focusing on the correspondences between images and consumer objects. In this text, the author considers such themes as the display of objects in still lifes and markets, the connoisseur's fetishistic gaze, and the fusion of body and ornament in satires of fashion. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 55 colour images + 101 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; ACQ; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 262 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196351
- ISBN
- 9780300196351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.49
€ 57.49
Hardback. In the late 18th century, as a wave of English nationalism swept the country, the printseller John Boydell set out to create an ambitious exhibition space, one devoted to promoting and fostering a distinctly English style of history painting. This book explores the responses of key artists of the period to Boydell's venture. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 colour images + 95 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 261 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196689
- ISBN
- 9780300196689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Hardback. Thomas Sully (1783-1872) painted some of the most dynamic personalities of the 19th century, including Queen Victoria, Thomas Jefferson, and the Marquis de Lafayette. This title demonstrates how the artist interpreted the nature of painting as performance, manifested in his dazzling productions. Series: Milwaukee Art Museum. Num Pages: 192 pages, 160 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197419
- ISBN
- 9780300197419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Hardback. Features sixty-five iconic bronzes that display a range of subjects, from portrayals of the noble Indian to rough-and-tumble scenes of rowdy cowboys to tributes to the pioneers who settled the lands west of the Mississippi. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 245 colour images + black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACV; ACXD; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 256 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197433
- ISBN
- 9780300197433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Hardback. In 1957-58, after he moved to New York's Lower East Side, Claes Oldenburg (b 1929) began making collages he has described as "mostly done in an uncontrolled and intuitive dream mode". This title features Cleas Oldenburg's eighteen collages that were first shown in their entirety at the Menil Collection in 2012. Series: Menil Collection. Num Pages: 56 pages, 18 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFJD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 342 x 273 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197853
- ISBN
- 9780300197853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.40
€ 49.40
Hardback. Focusing on the aesthetic concerns of the two most important sculptors of the early 19th century, the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822) and his Danish rival Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), this book considers: the aesthetic autonomy of works of art, the gender of the subject, and the efficacy of marble as an imitative medium. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 colour images + 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197891
- ISBN
- 9780300197891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.61
€ 68.61
Hardback. Rembrandt van Rjin (1606-1669) was among the few celebrated old masters who enjoyed considerable freedom in his choice of subject matter. This study explores some of the central themes of Rembrandt's paintings, drawings and etchings: grand - love, sin, repentance and forgiveness, adultery, fatherhood, and the conflict between the generations. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 colour images + 170 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300201536
- ISBN
- 9780300201536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.56
€ 45.56