Art
Discover the best-selling art books and insightful artist biographies at our online bookstore, featuring a curated selection of must-read books about art and artwork. Explore our collection to find the best books to read, from captivating artist biographies to beautifully illustrated artwork books.
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Charles Harper's Birds & WordsBirds & Words is a vintage collection of 60 illustrations of birds and 60 humorous stories about each one. This book is a lovely reissue of the charming and highly collectible 1972 classic by Charley Harper. Written and illustrated by the renowned illustrator. Harper's...
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Eva Hesse: DiariesWith a beautiful clean design befitting Eva Hesse's aesthetic, this voluminous collection tracks the artist's insights, doubts, process and personal life"Giving life to a once white piece of linen stretched on 4 pieces of wood, to create a rich visual experience is indeed an...
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Stories in Light: A Guide to the Stained Glass of the Basilica at the University of Notre DameThe Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame contains one of the largest collections of late nineteenth-century French stained glass outside of France. The French Gothic-inspired church has forty-four large stained glass windows containing two hundred and twenty scenes. Today,...
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Drawing the SunA playful and vibrant guide to drawing the sunIn Drawing the Sun, Bruno Munari suggests: "When drawing the sun, try to have on hand colored paper, chalk, felt-tip markers, crayons, pencils, ballpoint pens--you can draw a sun with any one of them. Also remember...
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ChagallPour l'artiste biélorusse Marc Chagall (1887-1985), la peinture formait une trame complexe, tissée de rêves, de contes et de traditions. Son langage visuel, immédiatement reconnaissable, s'est forgé une place unique au début du XXe siècle et est souvent reconnu comme précurseur en matière d'expression...
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SchieleWith his graphic style, figural distortion, and defiance of conventional standards of beauty, Egon Schiele (1890-1918) was a pioneer of Austrian Expressionism and one of the most startling portrait painters of the 20th century.Mentored by Gustav Klimt, Schiele dabbled in a glittering Art Nouveau...
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ModiglianiIn endless odes to the female form, Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) traced elongated bodies, almond eyes, and his own name into art history. His languid female subjects are as instantly recognizable as they are startling, sensual, and swan-necked.Modigliani's unique figuration corresponded to his own personal...
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Your Art Will Save Your LifeA candid guidebook about art-making in the midst of oppression--a slim, necessary revelation (Maggie Nelson, The Argonauts). Visiting the Andy Warhol Museum as a teenager, Beth Pickens realized that art was imperative for reflecting--and thus remaking--the world. As an adult, she has dedicated her...
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The National Gallery: Masterpieces of PaintingAn exceptional introduction to European paintings from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century through one of the greatest collections in the world. This richly illustrated and beautifully designed book offers an ideal introduction to European painting from the 13th to the early...
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Kerem Beyit: Black Dragon (Foiled Journal)Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps,...
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Adult Color By Numbers Coloring Book: Easy Large Print Mega Jumbo Coloring Book of Floral, Flowers, Gardens, Landscapes, Animals, Butterflies and MoreBeautiful Adult Color By Number Coloring Book. This Color By Number Coloring Book for men, women and even youths is great for someone who just likes to relax coloring Floral, Flowers, Gardens, Landscapes, Animals, Butterflies. Every Color By Numbers picture is printed on its...
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The Peanuts Family Cookbook: Delicious Dishes for Kids to Make with Their Favorite Grown-UpsGrab your supper dish and head to the kitchen for scrumptious meals with the Peanuts gang! The Peanuts Family Cookbook features 50 delicious recipes that are perfect for junior chefs to prepare with their favorite grown-ups, bringing generations of Peanuts fans together for fun...
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Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743A magnificent, never-before-published collection of every painting and fresco on display in the Uffizi, the Galleria Palatina of the Pitti Palace, the Accademia, and the Duomo, and more -- nearly 2,000 works of art -- all presented in a beautiful slipcased package. This stunning...
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Beautiful LegoMix hundreds of thousands of LEGO bricks with dozens of artists, and what do you get? Beautiful LEGO, a compendium of LEGO artwork that showcases a stunning array of pieces ranging from incredibly lifelike replicas of everyday objects and famous monuments to imaginative renderings...
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Basic Human Anatomy: An Essential Visual Guide for ArtistsBasic Human Anatomy teaches artists the simple yet powerful formula artists have used for centuries to draw the human figure from the inside out. A comprehensive, yet flexible and holistic approach, Roberto Osti's method of teaching anatomy is exhaustive, but never loses sight of...
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Lure of the Local: Senses of Place in a Multicentered SocietyIn The Lure of the Local Lucy R. Lippard weaves together cultural studies, history, geography, and contemporary art to provide a fascinating examination of our multiple senses of place.Divided into five parts--Around Here; Manipulating Memory; Down to Earth: Land Use; The Last Frontiers: Cities...
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Great Book of Tattoo Designs, Revised Edition: More Than 500 Body Art DesignsFrom best-selling artist, author, and graphic designer Lora Irish comes the Great Book of Tattoo Designs, Revised Edition, an appealing and high-quality collection of over 500 tattoo-friendly patterns. Featuring an extensive variety of popular subjects including floral, fantasy, Celtic, pagan, gothic, sacred, oriental, and...
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Cultivate a Creative Mind: A Guide to Regain Creative ConfidenceCultivate A Creative Mind offers practical ways to nurture your creativity through the use of insightful explanations and dynamic hands on projects. This book will help you find hidden abilities and talents by guiding you back to creative confidence.Author: Simon SilvaPublisher: Outskirts PressPublished: 01/15/2014Pages:...
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Artist's Drawing TechniquesThe ultimate complete drawing course to help you take your sketches to a higher level.Packed with inspiring workshops and advice from practicing artists, this art lesson book will help you sharpen your drawing skills in a range of media. Here's what you'll find inside...
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The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for MasteryFrom celebrated art historian, curator, and teacher Sarah Lewis, a fascinating examination of how our most iconic creative endeavors--from innovation to the arts--are not achievements but conversions, corrections after failed attempts.The gift of failure is a riddle: it will always be both the void...
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