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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In the Spirit of Napa ValleyNapa Valley is known worldwide for its world-class wines, beautiful farmland, and envied lifestyle. In the Spirit of Napa surveys great local culinary establishments from Oxbow Market to The French Laundry, legendary wine pioneers and cult labels, notable landmarks from fantasy castles to historic...
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The Big Book of the HamptonsThe Hamptons have long been a haven for the world's elite. Its breathtaking vistas inspired Walt Whitman and Winslow Homer; its social forebears include the likes of Gerald and Sara Murphy entertaining greats such as Leger and Fitzgerald; Kurt Vonnegut, Jackson Pollock, and Andy...
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Swans, Legends of the Jet SocietyConjuring images of exotic global destinations and golden beaches, clandestine rendezvous on opulent yachts, and star-studded parties in palatial mansions, the words "jet set" were once the epitome of soign worldly glamour. Swans: Legends of the Jet Society captures the spirit of this world,...
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Fashion Jewelry: The Collection of Barbara BergerHarrice Simons Miller is an author and consultant of vintage and couture costume jewelry. Her first book, The Official Identification and Price Guide to Costume Jewelry, (Random House, 1990), continues to be the bible for collectors worldwide. In 1995, she pioneered the international costume...
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Renzo MongiardinoRenzo Mongiardino, architect, theatrical designer, and interior designer, rejected minimalism and modernism in favor of opulent, atmospheric spaces with monumental architectural features borrowed from Ancient Greece and Rome, Byzantium, and the Renaissance. He collaborated with some of the most renowned theatrical and cinematic directors,...
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Portraits and Caftans of the Ottoman SultansFrom the founding of the Ottoman dynasty to its fabled territorial conquests, the legacy of the thirty-six Ottoman sultans has undeniably left its mark throughout history. Coupled with their military prowess, artistic patronage, and expert political command, the sultans' clothes represented the ultimate in...
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Out of This Century: The Informal Memoirs of Peggy Guggenheim2015 Reprint of 1946 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Peggy Guggenheim's autobiographical writing is still the most informative and entertaining account of her full and colorful life. A patron of art since the 1930s, Guggenheim, in...
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Beyond Science Fiction: The Alternative Realism of Michael WhelanEscape to thought-provoking realms and explore awe-inspiring vistas with Michael Whelan's Beyond Science Fiction art book. Throughout a credentialed career spanning nearly 5 decades, Michael Whelan has successfully straddled the historically at-odds worlds of fine art and commercial illustration. HIs work represents a logic-defying...
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Coloring Animal MandalasAttain focus, clarity and peace while adding bright and inspiring colors to these unique patterns in this adult coloring book Relax, focus, reach a higher state of mindfulness and simply enjoy yourself as you transform the intricate shapes in this book into stunning works...
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Haiti: A Coloring Book for Grown UpsColoring isn't just for children. Explore Haiti through these intricate, hand drawn pen and ink drawings of typical scenes, landmarks, and favorite icons. Use your imagination to bring to life the market scenes with their vibrant fruits and vegetables, the sugarcane fields in their...
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Perspective in Action: Creative Exercises for Depicting Spatial Representation from the Renaissance to the Digital AgeUsing a fun and accessible graphic novel format, Perspective in Action features 33 easy-to-follow demonstrations to teach artists the major discoveries in perspective. Perspective is a fundamental element in the development of art and for understanding spatial relationships, but it is an underserved topic...
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The Blighted Eye: Original Comic Art from the Glenn Bray CollectionThe Blighted Eye is the most copious, the most diverse, and the most lavish compilation of original comic art ever published -- all from the mind-boggling collection of Glenn Bray. Bray was an enthusiast of marginal or outsider American pop culture when he started...
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Sketching Guantanamo: Court Sketches of the Military Tribunals, 2006-2013Camp X-Ray in the U.S. military base in Guantanamo, Cuba, opened in January, 2002 in the wake of the 9-11 attacks to house alleged terrorists -- off the American mainland, unaccountable to the U.S. judiciary -- in "indefinite detention." Newer and more permanent prisons...
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Art Nouveau Graphic Masterpieces: 100 Plates from La Decoration ArtistiqueDesigners, collectors, and Art Nouveau aficionados will treasure this original collection of 100 plates of decorative full-color graphics. These authentic images are reproduced from the now extremely hard-to-find periodical La decoration artistique, which was published in Paris during the decade before World War I....
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Lives of CaravaggioA new title in the successful Lives of the Artists series, which offers illuminating, and often intimate, accounts of iconic artists as viewed by their contemporaries. The most notorious Italian painter of his day, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) forever altered the course of...
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The Fine Art of California Indian BasketryAfter a search through private collections and public museums throughout the country, over sixty stunning examples of California Indian basketry were assembled for this book-some almost two hundred years old, some made within the last few decades. Commenting upon each basket are native basket...
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The Botanical World of Lesley Goren: California Native Flowers No. 2Heyday is pleased to add Lesley Goren's gorgeous depictions of California native plants to our ever-growing note card collection. This set of blank-interior cards includes 3 each of the following 4 designs printed on fine white stock: California Silhouette with Thistles Datura and Baby...
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Desert to Dream: A Dozen Years of Burning Man PhotographyThis groundbreaking, eyewitness account of this iconic festival bursts with striking color photography. A collectible coffee table book for pop culture and Burning Man fans. The Black Rock Arts Festival (otherwise known as "Burning Man") has become an annual pilgrimage for a generation of...
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Drawn: The Art of Ascent-Companion book to the film "Drawn: The Art of Ascent," that premiered during the 2014 Banff Film Festival -Captures the emotion of adventure through the soulful vibe of visual art -Author's art is among the most influential in the world of climbing -Includes 2...
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The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist SymbolsA deep and encompassing dive into the vast array of symbols and attributes that appear within the complex iconography of Tibetan BuddhismThe Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols is a portal into the rich, multifaceted, and profound symbolism of Tibetan sacred art. The succinct descriptions...
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