History of art / art & design styles
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History of art / art & design styles
Hardback. The triumph of avant-gardes in the 1920s tends to dominate our discussions of the music, art, and literature of the period. In this book, the author offers a compelling account of that movement. Focusing on the works of Stravinsky, Picasso, and T S Eliot, It shows how the turn to classicism manifested itself. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJG; ACQH; AVGC6; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226183985
- ISBN
- 9780226183985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.04
€ 60.04
Paperback. Claude Cahun is the most important artist you've never heard of - until now. Num Pages: 45 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 4. Weight in Grams: 60.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Number of pages
- 45
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780990446
- ISBN
- 9781780990446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.21
€ 11.21
Hardback. Towards the end of his life and much inspired by Japanese water gardens, Monet spent a great deal of time in his beloved Giverny. Its famous green wooden footbridge was built across the water and its waterlilies became the focus of perhaps the most famous series of paintings the world has ever seen. A beautiful new book of masterworks. Series: Masterworks. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 301 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1606.
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783616077
- ISBN
- 9781783616077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.85
€ 26.99
€ 24.85
Hardback. Looks at the work of three artists who paved the way for ceramics to be considered fine art. This title focuses on artists John Mason (b 1927), Kenneth Price (b 1935), and Peter Voulkos (1924-2002) and their radical early work in post-war Los Angeles where they formed the vanguard of a new California ceramics movement. Num Pages: 240 pages, 131 colour & 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061053
- ISBN
- 9781606061053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.53
€ 72.53
Hardback. Editor(s): Morgan, Robert C. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816639380
- ISBN
- 9780816639380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.87
€ 82.87
Paperback. The powerful, personal and iconoclastic memoir of David Wojnarowicz, AIDS activist, author and one of the most provocative artists of his generation. With a new introduction by Olivia Laing. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; ACXJ; AGB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main - Canons edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786890276
- ISBN
- 9781786890276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. How do experts spot masterpieces? Paintings are not always signed or noted in historical records, so how can we tell an obscure gem from an altered image? Through a series of examples and processes, this title draws the reader into the complex issues confronted by gallery professionals. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABK; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857094862
- ISBN
- 9781857094862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.90
€ 18.90
Paperback. Frames often catch the eye of visitors to galleries, yet labels and catalogues rarely comment on them. This informative guide offers insight into the various forms of frame housing some of the finest paintings in the National Gallery Collection. It includes some of the finest examples of the frame-makers craft. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AC; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857094404
- ISBN
- 9781857094404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.42
€ 15.42
Paperback. When we say that 'Love is blind' or 'Time flies' - making concepts sound like living beings - we are using the language of allegory. Painters have long relied on allegory to create 'message pictures'. This guide helps readers understand the language of allegory within Western painting - be it from the National Gallery or from other collections. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 161 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857094855
- ISBN
- 9781857094855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.58
€ 18.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; KNAC; TVH; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Itchy Cat Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981516134
- ISBN
- 9780981516134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.11
€ 25.99
€ 24.11
Paperback. Twenty-five leading artist duos and collectives give insight into how and why to work collaboratively Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 22. .
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714872889
- ISBN
- 9780714872889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.64
€ 33.99
€ 22.64
Hardback. Examines the creative process. This work yokes ten images with ten poems and in so doing one explores the other: text uses apposition to excavate image and its genesis, and image illuminates text and its content. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 372 x 305 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847771056
- ISBN
- 9781847771056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.17€ 65.93
€ 71.17
€ 65.93
Hardback. "An examination of the legacy of modernism as a cultural movement and propaganda tool during the Cold War and the 1950s in America"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJPG; ACXD; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162302
- ISBN
- 9780231162302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.72
€ 68.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 397 color + 122 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 316 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300214826
- ISBN
- 9780300214826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.59
€ 92.59
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AB; AC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306216
- ISBN
- 9780226306216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.21
€ 40.21
Paperback. As a 50th anniversary gift to the museum, the Society for Asian Art has commissioned a major work by Liu Jianhua, one of China's best-known contemporary installation artists. Num Pages: 80 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 254 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Asian Art Museum
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Paperback with Flaps
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939117758
- ISBN
- 9780939117758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.98
€ 27.98
Hardback. Offering the most systematic review to date of the Barnes Foundation, an intellectual genealogy and analysis of The New Negro anthology, and studies of a wide range of hitherto ignored anthologies and archives, Braddock convincingly shows how artistic and literary collections helped define the modernist movement in the United States. Series: Hopkins Studies in Modernism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD2; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition /First Printing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403649
- ISBN
- 9781421403649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.09
€ 53.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 32 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; GM; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670932
- ISBN
- 9780816670932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.84
€ 33.84
Paperback. Describes the questions and challenges that museums face in acquiring and preserving contemporary art. This book comprises of essays by twelve curators representing a range of museums. It considers general issues including the acquisition process, and collecting by universal survey museums and museums that focus on modern and contemporary art. Editor(s): Altshuler, Bruce. Num Pages: 208 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: ABC; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133737
- ISBN
- 9780691133737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Boone, Elizabeth Hill. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 368 pages, 108 black-and-white photographs, 2 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 1QDAK; AC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023739
- ISBN
- 9780884023739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.20
€ 55.20