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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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Hand Lettering for Beginners: Inspiring Tips, Techniques, and Ideas for Hand Lettering Your Way to Beautiful Works of ArtHand Lettering for Beginners allows artists to get started with basic calligraphy alphabets, chalk drawing, and step-by-step hand lettering projects. Learn how to create beautiful, hand-lettered arts and crafts with Hand Lettering for Beginners, an abridged version of Creative Lettering and Beyond by Gabri...
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Groundbreakers: Remarkable Maps from the Low Countries, 1500-1900- Remarkable maps and atlases reveal the rich history of cartography in the Low Countries An old map does not only represent a geographical situation; it also embodies a veritable journey of discovery through world history. In this book, historian Anne-Rieke van Schaik immerses...
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Green Pop (with 6 Playful Pop-Ups!): A Pop-Up Board BookWho doesn't love a POP of color?! Every title in our original Color Pops board book series from author/artist Aurore Petit focuses on a single color. Green Pop features six playful, clever, and surprising pop-up objects. What is green? A frog . . ....
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Graven Images: New England Stonecarving and Its Symbols, 1650-1815The classic study of gravestone artIn Puritan New England, with its abiding concern for things not of this world and its distrust of forms and ceremonies, one art flourished: the symbolic art of mortuary monument stonecarvers. This carefully researched, beautifully illustrated work was the...
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Gnome Life Mini Wall Calendar 2025Cheerful & charming Join the magical adventures of a sweet crew of gnomes, brought to life by Marta May's nostalgic yet fresh illustrations. There's a trio of gnomes enjoying a cup of tea, a jolly gnome making a snowman, and an industrious gnome fixing...
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Gardner's Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume IIExperience the wonders of human creativity in GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE, VOLUME II, 16th Edition A grand tour of the most celebrated works in Western Civilization, from the Stone Age to the modern era, this introductory text has been a...
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Funky Florals: Mixed Media CollageLearn to create whimsical mixed media flowers in vessels on a background bursting with patterns. Incorporate acrylic paint, metallic leaf, stencils, and your own gel-printed collage papers into a colorful, bright piece of artwork. Whether you aspire to create florals from your imagination, from...
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Frida Kahlo. Una Biograf?a (Edici?n Especial) / Frida Kahlo. a BiographyEdición de lujo con material inédito del fenómeno editorial que dio a conocer a una autora con más de 400.000 lectores en 18 idiomas. Incluye el apéndice «Las recetas de Frida «Pies para qué os quiero si tengo alas para volar . Frida fue...
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Food and Snacks Coloring Book: Bold and EasyBold and Easy Coloring Book for Adults and Kids. Important features of this book are listed below: 40 hand-drawn pages to colorSingle-sided pages to prevent bleed-through (if using markers, please put a protective sheet behind the page you are coloring)Easy to color with thick...
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Folk Tales from the Deccan - Part 2 (Full Colour)Author: Arifa NaeemPublisher: White Falcon PublishingPublished: 08/09/2024Pages: 36Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.10dISBN: 9798892224055
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FlameIn the vibrant art scene of New York City between 1964 and 1980, a tale of mystery, creativity, and self-discovery unfolds. "Flame" introduces Qwerty Blanc, an enigmatic artist who emerges as a rising star in the shadow of giants like Robert Rauschenberg. Not formally...
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Finding Caspicara: Double Identities, Hidden Figures, and the Commerce of Sculpture in Colonial QuitoAn examination of sculpture and authorship in eighteenth-century Quito that documents Caspicara as a participant in the innovative artistic production of the city's workshops and its widespread commerce of polychrome sculptures. Who is Caspicara? Nothing is known of Caspicara's life, and not a single...
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Fashion and the Floating World: Japanese Ukiyo-E PrintsAn exclusive insight into glamour of Edo-period society through the medium of 170 exquisite ukiyo-e This sumptuous book explores the important world that woodblock prints played in the fashionable world of Edo-period Japan (1603-1868). One hundred and seventy ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world")...
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Far and Away: Drawings from the Clement C. Moore CollectionEssays by an international team of specialists explore the Dutch drawing tradition. This beautifully illustrated scholarly catalog presents a selection of exceptional drawings from the Clement C. Moore Collection, accompanying an exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. The drawings...
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Esotericism, Art, and ImaginationEsotericism, Art, and Imagination is a uniquely wide-ranging collection of articles by scholars in the field of Western esotericism, focusing on themes of poetry, drama, film, literature, and art. Included here are articles illuminating such diverse topics as the Gnostic fiction of Philip Pullman,...
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Enso: What Is Beheld"These photographs/photograms are to be considered 'chemical calligraphy' unique, split-toned gelatin silver prints....These works are truly a mirror, a visual representation of my inner or emotional self at the moment they were drawn, what Alfred Stieglitz referred to as 'Equivalents.'--David Scheinbaum "In this remarkable...
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Emily Vanderpoel's Color Problems: A Practical Manual for the Lay Student of ColorA key publication on colour theory from a pioneering female scientist, this unique work explores the world of colour, reimagining foundational theories for practical use in the fields of art, science, and design.First published in 1902, Color Problems is a seminal work of Emily...
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Emily Vanderpoel's Color Problems: A Practical Manual for the Lay Student of ColorA key publication on colour theory from a pioneering female scientist, this unique work explores the world of colour, reimagining foundational theories for practical use in the fields of art, science, and design.First published in 1902, Color Problems is a seminal work of Emily...
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Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It ImpliesA book highlighting the work of pioneering Black printmaker, sculptor, and activist Elizabeth Catlett. Accomplished printmaker and sculptor, avowed feminist, and lifelong activist Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) built a remarkable career around intersecting passions for formal rigor and social justice. This book, accompanying a major...
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Easy and Fun Paint Magic with Water: ForestJust add water! This fun (and mess free!) paint with water activity book for kids features fun animal scenes from the forest. All kids need is a little water and the included brush to bring out the colors. Just simply brush over the black...
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