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Paperback. How faces are captured shows in striking ways the artistic aims of those who painted them. But how can the depiction of a face suggest a personality? This book tackles this and other questions, and introduces such issues as the ideals of beauty and how portrait painters have captured a likeness and convey character. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094640
ISBN
9781857094640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.42

Paperback. Piero della Francesca's "Madonna del Parto", a celebrated fifteenth-century Tuscan fresco in which the Virgin gestures to her partially open dress and her pregnant womb, is unusual in its iconography. This book uses Piero's enigmatic painting to narrate our archaic memories. Translator(s): Goodman, John. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 280. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734424
ISBN
9780804734424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Hardcover. Focusing on the theme of collective nouns for animals, this title includes a charm of goldfinches, an ascension of larks, a school of dolphins, a cloud of bats, a murder of crows. Illustrated with watercolours, it is a suitable gift for nature and art lovers. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGN; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Ebury Press Longford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785033889
ISBN
9781785033889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.57

Hardcover. The amazing story of the life and work of the renowned botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian is told alongside her beautiful illustrations of butterflies in this charming and elegant book. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381497
ISBN
9783791381497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.71

Hardback. Drawing on examples from literature, politics, philosophy, and additional pieces of art, this book reveals surprising parallels between the people's political representation and their aesthetic representation. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 b&w text halftones, 5 color and 1 halftone in insert. BIC Classification: AC; AG; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145268
ISBN
9780231145268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Offers a look at the dynamic relationship between performance and painting from 1950 onwards. Moving through half a century of work in painting, video and photography, and including archival and documentary material, this book shows how performance art has challenged and energised the medium of painting for successive generations. Editor(s): Wood, Catherine. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AFKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849760201
ISBN
9781849760201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. does drawing make one 'see things clearer, and clearer, and clearer still', as Hockney suggests? What significance do different media - from a Lascaux cave wall to an iPad - have for the way we see? What is the relationship between the images we make and the reality around us? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 181 illustrations, 174 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 269 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500292259
ISBN
9780500292259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 136 colour, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 165. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
JRP Ringier Switzerland
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037642160
ISBN
9783037642160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.36

Hardback. 7 Reece Mews, South Kensington, was the artist Francis Bacon's home and studio for over 30 years. On his death in 1992, access was granted to photographer Perry Ogden to work undisturbed for days on end to produce this fascinating record of the artist's private space and its contents. Num Pages: 120 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ACX; AFC; AGB; AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500510346
ISBN
9780500510346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.04

Paperback. This wide-ranging collection of 50 iconic portraits includes works by many of the world's most renowned artists, each with their own style, technique, and story to tell. Num Pages: 144 pages, 75 colour. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 188 x 13. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791349800
ISBN
9783791349800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.63

Paperback. Now available in an updated edition, this generously illustrated book is a tour of the most important Western paintings since the Renaissance. Num Pages: 160 pages, 142, 112 colour. BIC Classification: ACB; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 259 x 15. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381701
ISBN
9783791381701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. A catalog of the exhibition curated by Daniel Birnbaum for T2 - the second Torino Triennale. It brings together works by fifty young international artists and presents two special projects by Paul Chan and Olafur Eliasson. Editor(s): Birnbaum, Daniel. Num Pages: 480 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 946.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9788861302679
ISBN
9788861302679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.24

Paperback. Now available in a new edition, this chronologically arranged volume covers a century and a half of masterpieces which beautifully capture the development of art in the modern age. Series: The 50s Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 145 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; ACX; AFJ; AFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 193. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791383385
ISBN
9783791383385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. This roll-call of British artists confirms the dominance and excellence of British art across five centuries, from Blake to Banksy, Turner to Tracey Emin. Num Pages: 160 pages, 140. BIC Classification: 1DB; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 628.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Prestel
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791345383
ISBN
9783791345383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.72

Paperback. Now available in a new edition, this attractive, entertaining and bestselling book on 50 of the greatest artists the world has ever seen is a course in art history for readers of all ages. Series: 50's Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 200 colour. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; ABA; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 246 x 17. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381695
ISBN
9783791381695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.70

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Prestel Germany
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791344119
ISBN
9783791344119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.51

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

Paperback. The vast array of sculptural work made by Andy Warhol between 1954 and 1987 reveals a major, but overlooked aspect of his oeuvre. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534288
ISBN
9781784534288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.44

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Atlas Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900565431
ISBN
9781900565431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Bodleian Library the. Num Pages: 52 pages, 26 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; WZG; WZS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 107 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244041
ISBN
9781851244041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226333151
ISBN
9780226333151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Klimsch, Karl. Series: Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography. Num Pages: 80 pages, 78ill. BIC Classification: ACV; WFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486283012
ISBN
9780486283012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.52

Hardback. Series: Tiny Folio. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACB; AGC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 101. .
Publisher
Treasures of the New-York Historical Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789212801
ISBN
9780789212801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Maljkovic, David. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 297 x 10. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
Publisher
David Maljkovic: In Low Resolution
Number of pages
Ringier
SKU
V9783037644720
ISBN
9783037644720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.59

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hirsch, Helen. Num Pages: 128 pages, Numerous colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 726.
Edition
Multilingual
Publisher
Eduardo Arroyo Germany
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783903004962
ISBN
9783903004962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.32

Hardback. Editor(s): Goetz, Ingvild; Lencses, Leo; Lockemann, Karsten. Num Pages: 183 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AFJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rodney Graham
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775740821
ISBN
9783775740821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.19

Hardcover. Surveys the full scope of Weiwei's career, from his early days in 1980s New York to his present-day status as the best-known and most influential Chinese artist in the world. This book includes a range of key pieces from the past 35 years. It is presented in a beautiful clothbound format. Illustrator(s): Ai, Weiwei. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ACBP; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1236.
Publisher
On The Table: Ai Weiwei
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Multilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788415691969
ISBN
9788415691969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.28
€ 51.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Larner, Melissa; Furness, Rosalind. Num Pages: 104 pages, 48 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 255 x 13. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Michelangelo Pistoletto: The Mirror of Judgement Germany
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863350543
ISBN
9783863350543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.43

Hardback. A comprehensive history and analysis of the remaining fragments from thirty colossal ancient Egyptian statues of Akhenaten. The author presents the opinions on the appearance of the king and his alleged medical conditions, and suggestions for an interpret Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; AFKB; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
THE AKHENATEN COLOSSI OF KARNAK Egypt
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774163494
ISBN
9789774163494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.65

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Harrison, Rachel (Univ. of Southampton, UK University of Southampton, UK University of Southampton, UK). Editor(s): Munder, Heike; Seifermann, Ellen. Num Pages: 152 pages, 108 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFK; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
Rachel Harrison: If I Did it Switzerland
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783905770568
ISBN
9783905770568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 42.02

Hardback. Analyzing the controversial phenomena of contemporary art, this fifth book features a gallery of images, essays by major contemporary critics and a clever juxtaposition of the most diverse objects and topics. It describes the multi-faceted tendencies of the contemporary age as day-to-day events, which as such directly concern readers. Series: Art of the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 432 pages, 472 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 218 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2258.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857201283
ISBN
9788857201283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Gray, Zoe; Schafhausen, Nicolaus; Szewcyzk, Monika. Num Pages: 358 pages, colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1879.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Witte de With Centre for Contemporary Art Netherlands
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9789073362932
ISBN
9789073362932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.28

Paperback. An immersive account of Britain in 1997, a year which laid the foundation of our current political crisis. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; AC; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; JFCA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786991997
ISBN
9781786991997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; ACXJ; AGC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226131054
ISBN
9780226131054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 43.90

Paperback. Comprises of a selection of texts and presentations from a seminar organized in Warsaw in 2008 by the Museum of Modern Art with art historian Claire Bishop that presented a comparative reflection of Western and Eastern European evaluations of the artistic significance of 1968 and the transformations of 1989, which saw the end of the Soviet empire. Num Pages: 504 pages, 278 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJP; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw Poland
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9788392404408
ISBN
9788392404408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.22

Hardcover. Covers the fundamental events and pivotal works of international art in the 20th century. This book relates how artists reacted to the greatest tragedy of the 20th century and responded to the advent of the society of mass communication and consumption, to the moulding of the world. Editor(s): Terraroli, Valerio. Series: Art of the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 448 pages, 343 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 220 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2350.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9788861301948
ISBN
9788861301948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 41.28

Hardcover. A survey of the phenomena of the 1900s and the first years of the new millennium. It analyses and presents the hugely diverse world of artistic production between the two world wars, taking into consideration not only the environment that took shape in the immediate wake of the First World War, but also the evolution of an avant-garde. Series: Art of the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 448 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 226 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2402.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788876248047
ISBN
9788876248047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 41.12

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9788876246043
ISBN
9788876246043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 250. BIC Classification: 1DND; ACXJ; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 217 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1952.
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775742122
ISBN
9783775742122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.23

Paperback. Series: Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography. Num Pages: 108 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486235332
ISBN
9780486235332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.08