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Hardcover. Why have some modern artists - including Picasso - produced their most important work early in their careers while others - like Cezanne - have done theirs late in life? This work examines the careers of more than 100 modern painters to disclose a relationship between age and artistic creativity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: ABA; AFC; JFSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674006126
- ISBN
- 9780674006126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.40
€ 45.99
€ 38.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271015279
- ISBN
- 9780271015279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.02€ 74.73
€ 89.02
€ 74.73
Paperback. A visionary painter best known for his murals, Diego Rivera explored Paris, Spain, San Francisco, New York, Moscow and his native Mexico, and counted Picasso, Cocteau, Trotsky and Rockefeller among his coterie of friends and enemies. Num Pages: 576 pages, 164 b&w illustrations, 39 line drawings. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815410607
- ISBN
- 9780815410607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.64
€ 24.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. This work assesses the range and complexity of Turner's work, exploring his artistic and literary influences and interpreting his political views. However, it focuses primarily on describing the evolution of his approach techniques - from early watercolours to later almost abstract paintings. Series: British Artists Series. Num Pages: 80 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 7. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Tate Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854373335
- ISBN
- 9781854373335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 9.31
€ 17.99
€ 9.31
Paperback. Examines the painting in relation to the artist's life and works, explores his stylistic development, and considers as well, his often complex relationship with other artists. This work also looks at the subject matter of the piece within the broader historical context of 17th-century Dutch concepts of domesticity and parenthood. Num Pages: 96 pages, 34 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892368440
- ISBN
- 9780892368440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.73
€ 25.99
€ 19.73
Paperback. A must-have reference for every watercolorist! This complete guide to watercolor covers everything from basic art concepts and techniques to special effects and pointers for painting popular subjects. Secrets of Watercolor: From Basics to Special Effects is a handy reference that beginners and experienced artists simply can't be without. Series: Essential Artist Techniques. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFCC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 5. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- North Light Books
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440321573
- ISBN
- 9781440321573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.22
€ 15.99
€ 12.22
Paperback. A study of the paintings of Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), Dutch-born American abstract expressionist painter, from the 1940s through the 1970s. Using scientific examinations of the artist's pigments, binders, and supports, it informs art historical interpretations, presenting a key to the complicated evolution of the artist's work. Num Pages: 112 pages, 34 colour & 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 192 x 9. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781606060216
- ISBN
- 9781606060216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.18
€ 44.99
€ 32.18
Paperback. Considers paintings that show the pivotal stages in Johnson's career as a modernist painter of post-impressionist and expressionist works reminiscent of Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Soutine Editor(s): Gionis, Teresa G. Series: Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists. Num Pages: 75 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991481
- ISBN
- 9780295991481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.74
€ 31.99
€ 30.74
Hardback. A survey of one of the most intriguing periods of British art - the radically innovative decade of the 1860s. It explores developments in English painting of this period, focusing on the early work of Edward Burne-Jones, Frederic Leighton, Albert Moore, Edward Poynter, Simeon Solomon, and James McNeill Whistler. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 400 pages, 200 colour images + 150 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; ACV; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 297 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300175677
- ISBN
- 9780300175677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.38€ 48.35
€ 56.38
€ 48.35
Paperback. The first extended study of the painting of Florence and Siena in the later 14th century, this book presents a rich interweaving of considerations of connoisseurship, style, iconography, cultural and social background, and historical events. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691003122
- ISBN
- 9780691003122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.74€ 40.69
€ 50.74
€ 40.69
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
€ 11.99€ 10.63
€ 11.99
€ 10.63
Hardback. A study of seventeenth-century Dutch still life painting Num Pages: 140 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823233137
- ISBN
- 9780823233137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.62
€ 52.62
Hardback. Mercurial, saturnine, scandalous and unpredictable, Caravaggio - as a man, as a character and as an artist - holds dramatic appeal. He spent a large part of his life on the run, leaving a trail of illuminated chaos wherever he passed, most of it recorded in criminal justice records. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Laurence King Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780677002
- ISBN
- 9781780677002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 8.33
€ 19.99
€ 8.33
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367306
- ISBN
- 9780892367306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.33
€ 21.99
€ 17.33
Paperback. Artist and teacher Sungsook Setton, who learned the techniques of Chinese ink painting with Chinese and Korean masters in her native South Korea, brings new excitement to this age-old art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 color photos. BIC Classification: AFC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631592904
- ISBN
- 9781631592904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.25
€ 21.99
€ 16.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, 104 illus & 2 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 248 x 22. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935677727
- ISBN
- 9781935677727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 19.11
€ 38.99
€ 19.11
Hardcover. Visually stunning picture book biography about modern art phenomenon Jean-Michel Basquiat, written and illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Javaka Steptoe. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 246 x 13. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316213882
- ISBN
- 9780316213882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.71
€ 17.99
€ 13.71
Hardcover. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1648. An Illustrated Exploration of the Artist, His Life and Context, with a Gallery of 300 of His Greatest Works. 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight: 1648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Anness
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754823476
- ISBN
- 9780754823476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.07
€ 21.99
€ 17.07
hardcover. This book presents new archival sources, suggests new interpretations of the David, and connects the statue to contemporary historical events in Florence. Num Pages: 399 pages, 82 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 189 x 261 x 24. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107043596
- ISBN
- 9781107043596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.09
€ 113.09
Hardcover. The Metropolitan Museum of Art began acquiring American drawings in 1880. This catalogue, the first volume in a series devoted to the museum's holdings, presents works by artists born before 1835, including such great American artists as Thomas Cole and James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 444 pages, 126 colour plates 450 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX; AFCC; AFF; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 290 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2008.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300093728
- ISBN
- 9780300093728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 55.16
€ 65.40
€ 55.16
Paperback. Donated to the museum in 1925, the Yale University Art Gallery's Education of the Virgin - depicting Saint Anne teaching a young Virgin Mary to read - was long considered to be a work by an unknown Spanish artist. In this title, the extraordinary narrative of this painting and its reattribution is chronicled. Series: Yale University Art Gallery. Num Pages: 96 pages, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 204 x 8. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300207866
- ISBN
- 9780300207866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.95
€ 16.99
€ 13.95
Hardback. Robert Lehman, one of the foremost art collectors of his generation, embraced traditional and modern masters. This work catalogues 130 nineteenth- and 20th-century paintings that are part of the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum. It includes paintings by Ingres, Theodore Rousseau, and Corot among other early 19th-century artists. Num Pages: 496 pages, 130 color illus. 300 halftones. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AFC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 291 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2262.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145365
- ISBN
- 9780691145365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.90€ 92.11
€ 122.90
€ 92.11
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
€ 13.99€ 11.45
€ 13.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. Takes readers on a visual tour of fourteen Rembrandt paintings held in collections across Southern California. This title provides biographical information about the Master artist, and also looks at how and why so many important works ended up in this one location. Num Pages: 64 pages, 26 full-colour illustrations & 1 map. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 127 x 6. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892369935
- ISBN
- 9780892369935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.65
€ 11.99
€ 10.65