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Max Beckmann at the Saint Louis Art Museum: The Paintings

Max Beckmann at the Saint Louis Art Museum: The Paintings

$120.00 AUD$96.00 AUD
One of the greatest German painters of the 20th century, Max Beckmann (1884 - 1950) came to America in the mid-1940s and settled in St. Louis. There he met the...
Awake in the Dream World: The Art of Audrey Niffenegger

Awake in the Dream World: The Art of Audrey Niffenegger

$47.99 AUD$38.39 AUD
Otherworldly, provocative, and strange, Awake in the Dream World channels the looming, historical grimness of the classic fairy tale, illuminating the dichotomy between the real and imagined through the context...
Otto Freundlich: Cosmic Communism

Otto Freundlich: Cosmic Communism

$90.00 AUD$72.00 AUD
A German painter and sculptor of Jewish origin, Otto Freundlich was widely known in the art circles of his day. He was on close terms with the leading artists of...
One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art

One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art

$105.00 AUD$84.00 AUD
A companion to an exhibition inspired by the work of celebrated American painter and critic Manny Farber, this book explores Farber's concept of "Termite Art," an argument for the vital...
Caravaggio

Caravaggio

$86.00 AUD$68.80 AUD
400 years after the death of Caravaggio, some of the world's most illustrious art historians comment on an extraordinary collection of 25 of his works. How is it possible that...
Australian Painting Today

Australian Painting Today

$15.00 AUD
Author: John Douglas PringleBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1963, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAustralian Painting Today provides an insightful overview of the contemporary art scene in Australia...
Place, Taste and Tradition: A Study of Australian Art Since 1788

Place, Taste and Tradition: A Study of Australian Art Since 1788

$15.00 AUD
Author: Bernard SmithBinding: SoftbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1988, Second EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the evolution of Australian art from 1788, focusing on...
Civilisation

Civilisation

$15.00 AUD
Author: Kenneth ClarkBinding: SoftbackPublished: John Murray, 1987Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCivilisation: A Personal View is a documentary series that outlines the history of Western art,...
Designing Modernity: The Arts of Reform and Persuasion 1885-1945

Designing Modernity: The Arts of Reform and Persuasion 1885-1945

$20.00 AUD
Author: Wendy KaplanBinding: SoftbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, Limited, 1995Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines how design has been used by political, industrial, and cultural...
Impressionism: Art, Leisure, and Parisian Society

Impressionism: Art, Leisure, and Parisian Society

$20.00 AUD
Author: Robert L. HerbertBinding: SoftbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this pioneering work, Robert L. Herbert examines the themes of leisure and...
Painting of the Low Countries

Painting of the Low Countries

$20.00 AUD
Author: Herwig GuratzschBinding: HardbackPublished: Jupiter Books, 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich history and development of painting in the Low Countries, highlighting key artists...
Some Other Dream: The Artist, The Artworld & The Expatriate

Some Other Dream: The Artist, The Artworld & The Expatriate

$25.00 AUD
Author: Geoffrey de GroenBinding: HardbackPublished: Hale & Iremonger, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the intersection of art and expatriate experiences through the lens of...
The Art of the Boyds

The Art of the Boyds

$25.00 AUD
Author: Patricia Dobrez, Peter HerbstBinding: HardbackPublished: Bay Books, 1990Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Art of the Boyds is a large format hardback book that showcases the...
The History of Art

The History of Art

$25.00 AUD
Author: Bernard S. Myers; Trewin CopplestoneBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamlyn, 1990, Fifth ImpressionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe History of Art is a comprehensive overview of the development of...
The 20th Century Art Book

The 20th Century Art Book

$30.00 AUD
Author: Simon Grant, Martin Coomer, Carl Freedman, Phaidon Press EditorsBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon Press, 2001, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe 20th Century Art Book is an accessible guide...
Fra Girolamo Savonarola, Florentine Art and Renaissance Historiography

Fra Girolamo Savonarola, Florentine Art and Renaissance Historiography

$30.00 AUD
Author: Ronald M. SteinbergBinding: HardbackPublished: Ohio University Press, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the interplay between the life of Fra Girolamo Savonarola and the...
The Restless Years

The Restless Years

$30.00 AUD
Author: Peter O'Shaughnessy, Graeme Inson, Russel WardBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamlyn House, 1970Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Restless Years is a rare and heavy book expertly illustrated...
Chinoiserie: The Vision of Cathay

Chinoiserie: The Vision of Cathay

$35.00 AUD
Author: Hugh HonourBinding: SoftbackPublished: J. Murray, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsChinoiserie: The Vision of Cathay explores the fantastical representation of China as envisioned by Europeans, often...
A World History of Art

A World History of Art

$35.00 AUD
Author: Gina PischelBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing, 1976Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDiscover the world of art with A World History of Art by Gina Pischel. This beautifully...
Pictures in Peril

Pictures in Peril

$35.00 AUD
Author: H. H. ParsBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, 1957Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerPictures in Peril is a first edition book published in 1957, featuring...
The Arts of Mankind

The Arts of Mankind

$40.00 AUD
Author: Hendrik Willem Van LoonBinding: HardbackPublished: George G Harrap, 1955, November ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe Arts of Mankind is a comprehensive exploration of...
The Black Joy Project

The Black Joy Project

$75.00 AUD$60.00 AUD
Featuring 117 full-color photos and eight breathtaking essays on a force that fuels Black life all around the globe, this is Humans of New York meets The Black Book"A patchwork...
Wang Guangyi: Works and Thoughts 1985-2012

Wang Guangyi: Works and Thoughts 1985-2012

$120.00 AUD$60.00 AUD
The first monograph conceived for the international market devoted to one of the most important Chinese contemporary artists. Wang Guangyi is considered one of the emblems of new China, because...
Classical Sculpture - Catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek, and Roman Stone Sculpture in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology a

Classical Sculpture - Catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek, and Roman Stone Sculpture in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology a

$95.99 AUD$76.79 AUD
This first complete published catalogue of one of the most important classical sculpture collections in the United States includes 154 works from Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Asia Minor, North Africa, Roman...
Rembrandt in Amsterdam: Creativity and Competition

Rembrandt in Amsterdam: Creativity and Competition

$82.95 AUD$66.36 AUD
An in-depth examination of the crucial role that Amsterdam played in Rembrandt's evolution as an artist Around the age of 25, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) moved from his hometown of...
More Heroes of the Comics: Portraits of the Legends of Comic Books

More Heroes of the Comics: Portraits of the Legends of Comic Books

$57.95 AUD$46.36 AUD
Spanning the birth of the industry to its first few decades, this book has approximately 100 full-color portraits of the legends of American comic books-publishers, editors, and artists. Its subjects...
Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea

Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea

$61.95 AUD$30.00 AUD
In the past two decades, there have been major developments in Korean art, as the country has opened up under the influence of globalization. This unprecedented book focuses on the...
Painting as Medicine in Early Modern Rome: Giulio Mancini and the Efficacy of Art

Painting as Medicine in Early Modern Rome: Giulio Mancini and the Efficacy of Art

$195.00 AUD$50.00 AUD
In Painting as Medicine in Early Modern Rome, Frances Gage undertakes an in-depth study of the writings of the physician and art critic Giulio Mancini. Using Mancini's unpublished treatises as...
Cezanne

Cezanne

$14.95 AUD$12.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
Clothing and Landscape in Victorian England: Working-Class Dress and Rural Life

Clothing and Landscape in Victorian England: Working-Class Dress and Rural Life

$240.00 AUD$110.00 AUD
Author: Rachel WorthFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 256 pagesPublished: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, 2018In the context of this rapidly changing world, Rachel Worth explores the ways in which the...
Architecture and the Turkish City: An Urban History of Istanbul since the Ottomans

Architecture and the Turkish City: An Urban History of Istanbul since the Ottomans

$240.00 AUD$100.00 AUD
Author: Murat GulFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 671g, 336 pagesPublished: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, 2017Architecture and urban planning have always been used by political regimes to stamp their ideologies...
Children of Marx and Coca-Cola: Chinese Avant-garde Art and Independent Cinema

Children of Marx and Coca-Cola: Chinese Avant-garde Art and Independent Cinema

$94.00 AUD$75.20 AUD
Author: Xiaoping LinFormat: Hardback, 670g, 320 pagesPublished: University of Hawai'i Press, United States, 2009Children of Marx and Coca-Cola affords a deep study of Chinese avant-garde art and independent cinema from...
Indigenous Art in the Collection of the Australian National University

Indigenous Art in the Collection of the Australian National University

$99.95 AUD$79.96 AUD
Author: Mick DodsonFormat: Hardback, 208 pagesPublished: Macmillan Art Publishing, Australia, 2009With essays by Mick Dodson, Mary Eagle, Howard Morphy, Jon Altman, Luke Taylor, Nicholas Peterson, Alison French and Melinda Hinkson...
History of Restoration of Ancient Stone Sculptures

History of Restoration of Ancient Stone Sculptures

$113.95 AUD$91.16 AUD
Author: . GrossmanFormat: Paperback, 198mm x 278mm, 986g, 288 pagesPublished: Getty Trust Publications, United States, 2003The book also features contributions by Elizabeth Bartman, Brigitte Bourgeois, Jane Fejfer, Angela Gallottini, Sascha...
Otto Wagner

Otto Wagner

$12.00 AUD
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Jean Nouvel

Jean Nouvel

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Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith

Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith

$34.99 AUD$27.99 AUD
Author: Mary BeardFormat: Hardback, 148mm x 218mm, 670g, 240 pagesPublished: Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2018Focusing on the arrival of the human figure as a subject of art, Mary Beard...
Picasso

Picasso

$29.95 AUD$20.00 AUD
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Rembrandt to Renoir: European Masterpieces at The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Rembrandt to Renoir: European Masterpieces at The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

$15.00 AUD
Author: Australian National Gallery; Presented by American ExpressBinding: SoftbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria, 1992Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book showcases the Roebel Collection, featuring...
Underground Art Gallery: China's Brick Paintings 1,700 Years Old

Underground Art Gallery: China's Brick Paintings 1,700 Years Old

$40.00 AUD
Author: Wang TianyiBinding: HardbackPublished: New World Press, 1989Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich tradition of brick paintings in China, showcasing works that are over...
Eros in Antiquity

Eros in Antiquity

$15.00 AUD
Author: Antonia MulasBinding: HardbackPublished: Erotic Art Book Society, 1978Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsEros in Antiquity is a photographic art book by Antonia Mulas that explores the theme of...
Art Treasures of Italy

Art Treasures of Italy

$25.00 AUD
Author: Bernard DenvirBinding: HardbackPublished: Orbis Pub, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerArt Treasures of Italy is a large art book that showcases the rich artistic heritage of...
Erotic Art in Pompeii

Erotic Art in Pompeii

$30.00 AUD
Author: Michael GrantBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus Books, 1975Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAn authority on Pompeii and the ancient Roman Empire, Michael Grant takes readers on a...
The Black Swan of Trespass: The Emergence of Modernist Painting in Australia to 1944

The Black Swan of Trespass: The Emergence of Modernist Painting in Australia to 1944

$20.00 AUD
Author: H. McQueenBinding: HardbackPublished: Alternative Publishing Cooperative Ltd., 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the development of modernist painting in Australia up to 1944, with a focus...
Gauguin by Himself

Gauguin by Himself

$16.95 AUD$15.00 AUD
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The Dictionary of Animal Languages

The Dictionary of Animal Languages

$12.00 AUD
Author: Heidi SopinkaFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 320 pagesPublished: Scribe Publications, United Kingdom, 2019We grant men a right to solitude. Why can't we do the same for women? Ivory Frame...
A Field Guide to Aboriginal Rock Engravings

A Field Guide to Aboriginal Rock Engravings

$200.00 AUD
Author: Peter Stanbury, John CleggBinding: SoftbackPublished: OUP Australia and New Zealand, 1996Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis field guide provides an extensive overview of...
English Art, 1714-1800

English Art, 1714-1800

$15.00 AUD
Author: Joseph BurkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1976Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the evolution of English art from 1714 to 1800, highlighting significant movements...