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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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Caspar Berger: LikenessVariations on classic sculptures by Michelangelo and Bernini, with a modern twistDutch sculptor Caspar Berger (born 1965) combines art historical aesthetics, traditional craftsmanship and advanced technology. Inspired by Renaissance and Baroque masters, his statues both evoke recognition and invite reflection. Likeness spans 25 years...
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Cairo in Chicago: Cairo Street at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893Built as a temporary structure and made of ephemeral materials, "Cairo Street" had a dual nature. On the one hand it was a purely scientific installation, a piece of anthropology. On the other, it became the most popular entertainment venue at the World's Columbian...
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Brush with Greatness: Vincent Van GoghLearn about the often-troubled life of Dutch-born painter, Vincent van Gogh, as told through the eyes of his (fictious) young assistant, Peter. Peter chronicles van Gogh's earliest works in the Netherlands from his travels to Antwerp and Paris. The story shares the disappointments van...
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Brush with Greatness: Rembrandt Van RijnLearn about the life and art of the 17th century artist, Rembrandt Van Rijn, as told through the eyes of his (fictitious) young student, Mariska. She learns that Rembrandt attended a Latin school as a boy where he learned about the Bible and how...
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Brush with Greatness: Pierre-Auguste RenoirLearn about the fascinating life of Paris impressionist painter, Pierre August Renoir, as told through the eyes of his (fictitious) young neighbor and studio assistant, Leo. Leo recounts Renoir's later years, when severe arthritis confined him to a wheelchair and Leo would need to...
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Brush with Greatness: Michelangelo BuonarrotiLearn about the 16th century genius who created some of the most enduring and revered works of art as told through the eyes of his constant companion, Fresca, a Pomeranian. Frenca recounts Michelangelo's early days in Florence, Italy where, at the age of 13,...
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Brush with Greatness: Leonardo Da VinciLeonardo DaVinci's talents were endless -- painter, scientist, inventor, architect, musician, and sculptor -- he was a true Renaissance man. Learn about his remarkable life as told through the eyes of his (fictitious) young apprentice, Bartolomeo. Bartolomeo chronicles DaVinci's ascent to greatness. He describes...
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Brush with Greatness: Claude MonetLearn about the amazing life and works of art of Claude Monet as told through the eyes of a (fictitious) train station attendant, Gabriel. Tasked with keeping the area where Monet painted outside of a Paris train station clean, the master painter soon befriended...
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Britain's Landmarks and Legends: The Fascinating Stories Embedded in Our LandscapeAuthor: Jo Woolf, National Trust BooksPublisher: National TrustPublished: 11/28/2023Pages: 224Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.60w x 1.00dISBN: 9780008567644This title is only available via back order
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Botticelli's Primavera: A Botanical Interpretation"If we have to point to one artist who represents the Uffizi Galleries, certainly Botticelli prevails even over Michelangelo". In this way the Director of the Uffizi, Eike Schmidt, introduces the reading of this book. Quotations and gadgets derived from his works show Botticelli's...
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Body High: Death, Drugs, and Eva HesseHow do we medicate ourselves, and why can't we cure the people we love? In Body High, encounters with lurid bodily sculptures from the '60s offer remedies to the author's own illness and malaise. In Body High, the introduction to lurid sculptural practices from...
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Blanche Hosched?-Monet in the LightThe first major monographic publication in English on the work of Blanche Hosched?-Monet (1865-1947), the step-daughter, and later, daughter-in-law, of Claude Monet.Accompanying an eponymous exhibition, Blanche Hosched?-Monet in the Light is the first volume to introduce this important woman artist, whose life and work...
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#Bidenwon: The Art of Recovery#BIDENWON: The Art of Recovery depicts the political landscape that shaped the first term of President Joseph R. Biden.With tongue planted firmly in cheek, award-winning author illustrator Cathy Hull wittily writes and scathingly draws her own conclusions as she takes readers image by image...
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Belkis Ay?n: Nkame MafimbaRevised and expanded edition of the definitive reference on Belkis Ay?n's intense and spiritual collagraphsThe Cuban artist Belkis Ay?n (1967-99) mined the myths of the Afro-Cuban fraternal society Abaku? to create a powerful visual iconography engaged with oral tradition. She places a particular emphasis...
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Be Inspired: To Draw Like a Renaissance MasterA sketchbook that teaches how to draw like Renaissance masters from the Royal Collection. Drawing is an old, grand tradition critical to an artist's development. Sketchbooks are an essential component of drawing and a mainstay of all artists, amateur or professional. This elegant and...
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Becoming AFI: 50 Years Inside the American Film InstituteFor over fifty years, the American Film Institute has flourished as one of America's great cultural entities. Its graduates, faculty, supporters, and trustees have included such acclaimed individuals as Steven Spielberg, Maya Angelou, Gregory Peck, Meryl Streep, Les Moonves, Patty Jenkins, David Lynch, Jane...
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Back to Black: Jules Feiffer's Noir TrilogyThe legendary American cartoonist and author Jules Feiffer has enjoyed a long and varied career, working on everything from illustrating The Phantom Tollbooth to writing the screenplay for the film Popeye. But some of his most innovative work came very late in his career,...
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A View from the Balcony--Opera Through Womanist Eyes: PRAXIS for Developing a Balcony Hermeneutic of Restorative ResistanceIn this theological work, readers are seated in a metaphorical balcony as a counter melody is composed within America's operatic tradition. By using imaginary opera glasses, readers are invited to critically view American society and history. The most popular folk songs of white Southerners,...
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Augustin Frison-Roche: Peintures, 2019-2022Fauves et fleurs, dragons et papillons, Augustin Frison-Roche les peint tous, comme les guerriers et les saintes, les forets et les villes, dans une lumiere comme venue du plus profond de l'etre, une lumiere qu'il a le rare talent de projeter sous un ciel...
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Art Makes Magic: Keys to Imagining a Creative Life from My Fairy Art Mother"Art Makes Magic: Keys to Imagining a Creative Life from My Fairy Art Mother" is a powerful guide to the many ways that creativity takes shape. The unique collaborative format, combined with the strength of Andrea Holmes and Beth Field's personal perspectives as working...
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