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Hardback. Mural, painted in 1943, was Pollock's first major commission. It was made for the entrance hall of the Manhattan duplex of Peggy Guggenheim who donated it to the University of Iowa in the 1950s where it stayed until its 2012 arrival for conservation and study at the Getty Center. This book unveils the findings of that examination. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour & b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 263 x 19. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606063231
ISBN
9781606063231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.43

Hardcover. Greek painted pottery from the fourth century BC is one of the largest and most remarkable bodies of theatrically informed material that still survives. This work provides a large body of photographs accompanied by a picture-by-picture discussion of the vases, organized by playwright - including Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. Num Pages: 304 pages, 76 colour & 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; DSG; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368075
ISBN
9780892368075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.27

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368839
ISBN
9780892368839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.17

Hardcover. This children's book takes a tour through the Getty Museum, adjacent gardens, conservation laboratories and other sites at the Getty Center. It features the colourful, humorous characters Milli Ennium, Quincy and their cohorts. Illustrator(s): Seibold, J.otto. Num Pages: 32 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACB; GM; WTHM; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 305 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892364930
ISBN
9780892364930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.84

Paperback. A catalogue of the European decorative art in the Getty Museum. It features photographs of each object, and identifies its creator or manufacturer, its materials, and the date it was created. Provenance information is provided for each object along with a bibliography of related reading. Num Pages: 320 pages, 596 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBBWF; AC; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892366323
ISBN
9780892366323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.78

Paperback. Investigates the idea of beauty over time and space. This book offers a chronological account whose conceptual and historical paradigms have been reiterated and contested into the twentieth century. It not only sketches the circumstances that shaped Winckelmann's project but also assesses this scholar's influence on European intellectual life. Translator(s): Mallgrave, Harry Francis. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 456 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACC; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 253 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366682
ISBN
9780892366682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.26

Paperback. A catalogue of the almost life-size porcelain animals created for the elector of Saxony and king of Poland, Augustus the Strong, in 1735. This was perhaps the most significant commission for porcelain ever executed in Europe. The text discusses the challenges and solutions the work demanded. Num Pages: 48 pages, 30 colour & 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; ACQ; AFPC; AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 205 x 3. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892366446
ISBN
9780892366446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.93

Paperback. The Mogao Grottoes, a World Heritage Site in northwestern China, are located along the ancient caravan routes, collectively known as the Silk Road, that once linked China with the West. This book gives an account of a ground-breaking conservation project to conserve the cave paintings of the Mogao Grottoes in China. Editor(s): Agnew, Neville. Num Pages: 458 pages, 500 colour & 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABC; ACBP; AGR; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1752.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061572
ISBN
9781606061572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.18

Paperback. Precisely rendered to dazzle the eye with their botanical accuracy, the sumptuous arrays of fruit and flowers by Dutch painter Jan van Huysum (1682-1749) were among the most avidly collected paintings of the 18th century. This little book explores two of Van Huysum's most important still-life paintings, "Vase of Flowers" and "Fruit Piece". Num Pages: 48 pages, 24 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 122 x 5. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060902
ISBN
9781606060902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.94

Paperback. Offers fresh insights into the evolution of the forms and meanings of Roman art. The author offers a cultural history of the functions of the visual arts, the messages that these images carried, and the values that they affirmed in late Republican Rome and the Empire. Num Pages: 216 pages, 60 full-colour & 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061015
ISBN
9781606061015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.43

Paperback. Takes readers on a romp through the portrayal of love and sexuality in Western art - ranging from chaste tenderness to overwhelming frenzies of the senses, and from Classical allusion to sexual fantasy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060094
ISBN
9781606060094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

Paperback. In the sixteenth century, the humanist values and admiration for classical antiquity that marked the early Renaissance spread from Italy throughout the rest of the continent. Part of the "Art through the Centuries" series, this volume is divided into three sections that discuss the important people, concepts, and artistic centres of this period. Series: Art Through the Centuries. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368464
ISBN
9780892368464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACXJ; AGB; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Korero Press
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993337406
ISBN
9780993337406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.32

Hardcover. The brave new forms of Marcel Breuer Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACXD2; AMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 282 x 2. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836544733
ISBN
9783836544733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.01

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
€ 25.10

Paperback. 155 pristine negatives recently turned up in some forgotten storage. They were taken while the Wild West show was on tour between 1900 and 1905 by cowboy/amateur photographer Harry Bock. This is a photo documentary without parallel and offers western, historical, and tent show buffs a visual look back in time with exceptional detail and clarity. Num Pages: 128 pages, 155 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; AC; AJC; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 281 x 12. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404375
ISBN
9780887404375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.71

Paperback. Series: Dover Pictorial Archive. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB; AK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 206 x 4. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486491219
ISBN
9780486491219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.48

Paperback. This collection of seventeen essays explores the dramatic changes in Western conceptions of the body, encompassing the cultural shifts that occurred across Empire, religion and science, from antiquity to the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 266 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; AGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
British School at Rome United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780904152449
ISBN
9780904152449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; CFA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226033433
ISBN
9780226033433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.33

Hardback. A comprehensive study of Impressionism in Canada. Num Pages: 802 pages, 650 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ACVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 240 x 61. Weight in Grams: 4604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Arnoldsche Germany
Number of pages
802
Condition
New
SKU
V9783897904552
ISBN
9783897904552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.22
€ 93.80

Paperback. Series: Close Up. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124865
ISBN
9780714124865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; ACG; HBJF1; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226631875
ISBN
9780226631875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages, 32 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AGB; AMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Richard Dennis
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903685368
ISBN
9780903685368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.20

Paperback. What does it mean to be an artist today? What role does the relationship between art and the art market play in the life of a contemporary artist? What part should literature, philosophy and personal memory take in image making? What place is there left for the artist in contemporary politics and society? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 120 pages, 17 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Actes Sud France
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9782330013967
ISBN
9782330013967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.99

hardcover. Presents 59 examples of contemporary Cuban art drawn from the distinguished collection of Howard and Patty Farber (New York and Miami Beach). Created during the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, these works represent the combination of utopian impulses and dystopian realities, the ruptures and new beginnings that have characterized Cuban art. Editor(s): Delson, Susan B. Translator(s): Lizarraga, Felix. Num Pages: 160 pages, 67 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KJC; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1411.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Samuel P Harn Museum of Art United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976255246
ISBN
9780976255246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.90

Paperback. Presents examples of contemporary Cuban art drawn from the distinguished collection of Howard and Patty Farber (New York and Miami Beach). Created primarily during the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, these works represent the combination of utopian impulses and dystopian realities, the ruptures and new beginnings that have characterized Cuban art. Editor(s): Delson, Susan B. Translator(s): Lizarraga, Felix. Num Pages: 160 pages, 67 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KJC; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976255253
ISBN
9780976255253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; ACXD; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 288 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Publisher
David Zwirner
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941701331
ISBN
9781941701331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 42.68

Paperback. When artists break boundaries of traditional forms and work outside of institutionalized systems, they often must create new infrastructures to sustain their practices. This book looks to Chicago's deeply layered history of artists, scholars, and creative practitioners coming together to create, share, and maintain these alternative networks. Editor(s): Satinsky, Abigail. Series: SAIC - Chicago Social Practice History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982879856
ISBN
9780982879856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.16

Paperback. A new way of looking at the medieval castle - as a cultural reflection of the society that produced it, seen through art and literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AMKL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. .
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153611
ISBN
9781903153611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

Num Pages: 256 pages, 120 color photos. BIC Classification: ACXD3; WCN; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 283 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1574. The Art of Displaying Yesterday Today. 256 pages, 120 colour photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD3; WCN; WCV. Dimension: 220 x 283 x 29. Weight: 1592.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326776
ISBN
9780764326776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 31.52

Hardback. What is art? What is its function? What is the meaning of using different materials? What is the relationship between art and reality? Is art information or communication? These are just some of the questions Achille Bonito Oliva directed to 65 of the greatest and most controversial artists such as Joseph Beuys, Andy Warhol, and Bruce Nauman. Num Pages: 464 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857204635
ISBN
9788857204635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 1160 pages, 800 illustrations, 100 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 240. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857206486
ISBN
9788857206486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 232.32
€ 202.44

paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 69. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 254 x 38. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816698738
ISBN
9780816698738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.70

Paperback. The ubiquity of digital images has profoundly changed the responsibilities and capabilities of anyone and everyone who uses them. Presenting essays on photography and the moving image alongside engaging interviews with artists and filmmakers, the author offers an inspired assessment of the medium's ongoing importance in the digital era. Editor(s): Bell, Adam G.; Traub, Charles H. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 b/w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 254 x 21. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284708
ISBN
9780520284708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Hardback. The ubiquity of digital images has profoundly changed the responsibilities and capabilities of anyone and everyone who uses them. Presenting essays on photography and the moving image alongside engaging interviews with artists and filmmakers, the author offers an inspired assessment of the medium's ongoing importance in the digital era. Editor(s): Bell, Adam G.; Traub, Charles H. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 b/w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 262 x 23. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284692
ISBN
9780520284692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 26 bw illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857851826
ISBN
9780857851826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.25

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Sheldrake Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873329481
ISBN
9781873329481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 76 pages, 69 Colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847839247
ISBN
9780847839247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 987.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Number of pages
160
SKU
V9783037642870
ISBN
9783037642870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; AC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 116 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789212337
ISBN
9780789212337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.85