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Francis Bacon and the Loss of Self
According to most of the critical commentary on Francis Bacon, the paintings by this crucially important artist are about violence, torment, fragmentation and loss. However, Ernst van Alphen argues that...
Arshile Gorky: His Life and Work
Born in Turkey in 1904, Vosdanik Adoian escaped the massacres of Armenians in 1915 only to see his mother die of starvation, his sister abandoned to an orphanage (where she...
Monet
The book titled Monet by the author Vanessa Potts. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
AcrylicWorks 4: Captivating Color
The best acrylic artists competition showcase! Color has the power to demand attention, quicken the heart and transport us to another place and time. The virtuosos featured in AcrylicWorks 4...
Rendering with Pen and Ink
'Rendering' is the reproduction or representation of an architect's design in the form of a drawing of the building as it will appear, complete with accessory details such as trees,...
Still Life: Timeless Beauty
They fascinate us today as they did 500 years ago: elaborate compositions of exotic fruits or platters with oysters, floral arrangements and skulls, exquisitely decorated musical instruments and scientific instruments....
Fred Williams: 1927-1982
This scholarly and highly illustrated study of Fred Williams was originally published in 1980, and was the first comprehensive and fully researched attempt to inform a wider public of the...
Fred Williams: Infinite Horizons
$230.00 AUD
Fred Williams revolutionised the way we see the Australian environment. This major retrospective highlights Williams's strength as a painter and includes a wide range of oil paintings and luminous gouaches,...
Francis Bacon Retrieved - Lost Words / New Writing
The fifth volume in the acclaimed Francis Bacon Studies series, published under the aegis of The Estate of Francis Bacon David Sylvester's Interviews with Francis Bacon remain the most consulted...
Watercolours: From Durer to Balthus
$30.00 AUD
The book titled Watercolours: From Durer to Balthus by the author Jean Leymarie. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024
The Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award is one of Britain's most prestigious art prizes, and is the leading showcase for artists throughout the world specialising in portraiture. Barbara Walker, Tom...
Eugene Delacroix: Selected Letters
$12.00 AUD
This volume contains the most representative and informative selection available of the letters of Eugene Delacroix, perhaps the most brilliant visual artist of the French Romantic movement. As edited by...
Edward Lear: A Biography
Edward Lear, Victorian author of nonsense verse, was also a water-colourist and a traveller. Lear's sense of humour was contrasted with his severe bouts of depression. Gregarious and popular, he...
Judy Cassab: Portraits of Artists and Friends: Portraits of Artists
This book is compiled from the portraits of artists and friends which the artist has painted for her own pleasure. It includes extracts from unpublished sections of her diaries. 128...
Pablo Picasso: 200 Masterworks from 1898 to 1972
Picasso was an extremely prolific artist, but there remain many rarely seen works that are held in private collctions. This book presents 250 such paintings, which were all shown in...
Rubens (Masters of Art)
Traces the life and career of the Flemish artist, shows a selection of his paintings, and discusses their background.
The Essential Painting Guide
The book titled The Essential Painting Guide by the author Paul Taggart. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Baroque Pathways: The National Galleries Barberini Corsini in Rome
Featuring major works from Caravaggio and his circle and the Italian Baroque period, this lavishly illustrated book looks at Rome as the center of European culture in the 17th century....
The Impressionists
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The book titled The Impressionists by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Street Logos
Graffiti art is constantly changing. Fresh coats of paint and newly pasted posters appear overnight in cities across the world. New artists, ideas and tactics displace faded images in a...
The Complete Paintings
The book titled The Complete Paintings by the author Paul Cezanne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
MANDALAS OF THE WORLD
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The circle is the symbol of unity, wholeness and oneness and has been of major importance in every culture from the beginning of time. Mandalas, representing the highest form of...
Rendering with Pen and Ink
'Rendering' is the reproduction or representation of an architect's design in the form of a drawing of the building as it will appear, complete with accessory details such as trees,...
Rembrandt's Universe: His Art * His Life * His World
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt's birth, here is the ultimate book on Rembrandt's art and life - his work as an artist, his family, friends and...
Caravaggio
Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610), known as Caravaggio, after his home town in Lombardy, was arguably not only the finest painter of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods, but one of...
Magritte
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The book titled Magritte by the author Richard Calvocoressi. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Caravaggio
Vittorio Sgarbi's unique account of both the artistic and human vicissitudes of Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio. Art critic, historian, writer, TV presenter, politician and professional provocateur, Vittorio Sgarbi...
Start Learning Oil Painting
A presentation of the basics of oil painting, with concise technical explanations backed up by illustrations and many step-by-step exercises. It covers all the necessary elements and materials in order...
Rembrandt
The book titled Rembrandt by the author Michael Bockemuhl. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Discovering the Impressionists: Memoirs of Paul Durand-Ruel
A firsthand account of the groundbreaking impressionist artists by the dealer who made them famous. Entrepreneur art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel was the first to recognize the talent of the impressionist...
William Dobell: An Artist's Life
William Dobell (1899-1970) enjoyed a career spanning over forty years. One of Australia's most dynamic artists, his work is highly regarded and held in collections around the world. William Dobell:...
Manet
$12.00 AUD
A collection of paintings featuring great artists from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries presented in a convenient square format. Paintings of 16 artists are presented in this series that include...
Australian Painters of the Twentieth Century
'The sudden appearance of an Australian school of painting is one of these blessed events which help to free the arts from the iron grip of historical determinism. We now...
Picasso: Life and Art
Continuously updated and revised prior to the release of this first English edition, "Picasso: Life and Art" is a single volume assessment of the artist and his work available. Daix's...
Strange Memories: It's Only Forever...
From a bee-sting to a childhood re-visited. A chance visit in the doctor's waiting room saw Australian artist Anna Glynn read and apply to an advertisement for an Artist in...
Van Gogh
$30.00 AUD
The book titled Van Gogh by the author Nathaniel Harris. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Fernando Botero: Paintings and Drawings
One of the most celebrated living artists in Latin America, Fernando Botero has gained international fame capturing the whimsy of life by painting corpulent and comical figures. His wide ranging...
Masterworks
The book titled Masterworks by the author Iain Zaczek. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Canaletto and Guardi: Views of Venice at the Wallace Collection
Among the renowned Old Master paintings at the Wallace Collection in London is an important group of 27 eighteenth-century views of Venice, known as vedute , by Canaletto and his...
Picasso
The book titled Picasso by the author Laura Payne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Goya
The book titled Goya by the author Jose Gudiol. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Leonardo Da Vinci
This masterly account of Leonardo da Vinci and his vision of the world is now widely recognized as the classic treatment of Leonardo's art, science, and thought, giving an unparalleled...
Vermeer - The Rijksmuseum's major exhibition catalogue
PUBLISHED TO ACCOMPANY THE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXHIBITION AT THE RIJKSMUSEUM, AMSTERDAM, THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR STUDY ON VERMEER'S LIFE AND WORK FOR MANY YEARS. ---------- 'Proust was once so excited...
Paintings in the Louvre
120 essays by a distinguished art historian represent a guided tour of more than eight hundred European masterpieces from the art collection of the world-famous Louvre