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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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Gifts of Pride and Love: Kiowa and Comanche CradlesWith such words, Kiowa and Comanche people express their deep connection to their traditional lattice cradles. Prevalent from 1870 to 1930, these cradles represented a unique, yet extremely practical, art form. These gifts of pride and love reflected close networks, which remained intact despite...
- ¥6,565 JPY
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Eyes of the Ancestors: The Arts of Island Southeast Asia at the Dallas Museum of ArtSimply the best book ever published on this subject. --Sir David Attenborough Lavish photography and groundbreaking texts unlock the magic of the island cultures of Indonesia, Malaysia, and East Timor through examples of textiles, sculpture, and metalwork from this prestigious collection. Eyes of the...
- ¥4,382 JPY
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Peranakan Chinese Porcelain: Vibrant Festive Ware of the Straits ChineseWith over 800 unique photographs, this Chinese art book is a feast for the eyes. Produced exclusively for wealthy Chinese communities along the Strait of Malacca in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Peranakan Chinese porcelain is enjoying a resurgence of interest among collectors....
- ¥8,757 JPY
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Adventures in Asian Art: An Afternoon at the Museum**2017 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Winner** Ride on a rhino, enter a mandala, or climb Mt. Fuji Asia is an entire world of incredible places to go and things to see and do Exploring other cultures is a favorite classroom activity for...
- ¥3,497 JPY
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Zen Art for MeditationThis book is about emptiness and silence—the mind-expanding emptiness of Zen painting, and the reverberating silence of haiku poetry. Through imaginative participation in the visions of painters and poets, its readers are led to the realization that, in the author's words, emptiness, silence, is...
- ¥2,180 JPY
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ArtemisiaArtemisia Gentileschi, born in 1598, the daughter of an esteemed painter, taught art in Naples and painted the great women of Roman and biblical history. She could neither read nor write, and she was the reviled victim in a public rape trial, rejected by...
- ¥9,865 JPY
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Vincent Van Gogh & the Colors of the WindPainters teach us to see, Vincent van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo. But when Vincent's contemporaries looked at him, many of them saw only a madman -- dressed like a scarecrow wandering in the fields with canvases under one arm and paintbrushes under...
- ¥4,858 JPY
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The Great Book of French Impressionism: (Tiny Folio)The Great Book of French Impressionism celebrates the richness and exuberance of the Impressionists' world--a world of light and color, of sunlit fields and shimmering waterscapes, of bustling city views and intimate domestic scenes. This handsomely designed Tiny Folio packs over 200 full-color illustrations,...
- ¥3,313 JPY
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An Introduction to Japanese CalligraphyClear instructions and 148 photos welcome you to the subtle, fascinating world of Japanese calligraphy. Beginning with a summary of the art's history, this guide then helps you understand the two systems of script that Japanese uses together: kanji, the ideogram-like characters borrowed from...
- ¥6,390 JPY
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An Introduction to CalligraphyClear instructions and 129 photos welcome you to the world of calligraphy. Starting with the pens, inks, and writing surfaces you'll need, the book explains the basics, from filling the pen to holding the nib at the right angle. Practice exercises help you understand...
- ¥6,390 JPY
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Fenton Art Glass: A Centennial of Glass Making 1907-2007 and BeyondThis greatly expanded and revised edition includes beautiful glassware from every decade of Fenton production, making this the only book highlighting Fenton's glassmaking diversity for over 105 years. Over 4,000 pieces of glass are included, adding 1,000 pieces in this edition. With over 700...
- ¥10,228 JPY
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Shouting in the Dark: My Journey Back to the LightJohn Bramblitt makes his living as a visual artist. His works have been sold in over twenty different countries, and he's received three Presidential Service awards for the art workshops he teaches. He's painted portraits of skateboarder Tony Hawk and blues legend Pops Carter....
- ¥6,381 JPY
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Goodbye, Old Man: Matania's Vision of the First World WarThe first book to focus on the war paintings of one of the greatest global artists of World War IFrom the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 through to capturing the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, Fortunino Matania recorded almost every major...
- ¥4,847 JPY
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How to Sell Art: A Systematic Approach to Creating Relationships with Collectors and Closing the SaleWouldn't it be great if art sold itself? If you have tried to sell art, you know it doesn't. Selling art takes effort and skill. Jason Horejs has been in the gallery business for over 18 years and has owned Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale,...
- ¥6,836 JPY
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An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional SymbolsWith over 200 illustrations and lively, informative and often ironic texts, she discusses and explains an enormous variety of symbols extending from the Arctic to Dahomey, from the Iroquois to Oceana, and coming from systems as diverse as Tao, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Tantra,...
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Landscape and Western ArtWhat is landscape? How does it differ from "land?" Does landscape always imply something to be pictured, a scene? When and why did we begin to cherish images of nature? What is "nature?" Is it everything that isn't art, or artifact? By addressing these...
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Walter Sickert: Prints: A Catalogue RaisonnéWalter Sickert (1860-1942) was possibly the most important and influential early modern British artist. He belonged to the generation that absorbed the modernity of late nineteenth-century French art into British painting and printmaking. His outstanding work as a printmaker has been largely overlooked and...
- ¥31,239 JPY
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Big Brush WatercolorUsing the Japanese hake brush, obtainable from most art and craft shops, Ron Ranson demonstrates how, because of its nature and size, it forces the watercolourist to simplify the subject matter and thus distil the essence of a scene. He also discusses the dissecting...
- ¥4,820 JPY
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Full Steam Ahead: Adult Coloring Book Trains EditionTrains remind you of the feeling of being able to travel freely. Coloring them will give you the chance to escap even for just a few minutes. You can allow yourself to be transported to a different place and time if you color. Other...
- ¥2,628 JPY
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Brush of the GodsThis gorgeous picture book biography, according to Kirkus Reviews in a starred review, is a cheerful introduction not only to Wu Daozi, but to the power of inspiration. Who wants to learn calligraphy when your brush is meant for so much more? Wu Daozi...
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