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Audubon as Artist: A New Look at the Birds of America
$45.00 Read more“Olson deftly sketches a lively portrait of the man. . . . She gives us his rich inner life as well. . . . Riveting. . . . Refreshing.”–Wall Street Journal
Exquisitely illustrated and innovative, an- Author: Olson, Roberta J. M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1789148383
- Language: English
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What Art Can Tell Us about Love
$24.99 Add to cartDiscover the love affairs that inspired art’s greatest masterpieces.
Whether in the throes of passion, enduring the pain of unrequited love, or basking in the joy of a wonderfully supportive friends- Author: Trend, Nick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 1399620967
- Language: English
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Color: A Natural History of the Palette
$23.00 Add to cartIn this vivid and captivating journey through the colors of an artist’s palette, Victoria Finlay takes us on an enthralling adventure around the world and through the ages, illuminating how the colors… [more below]
- Author: Finlay, Victoria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: December 30 2003
- ISBN10: 0812971426
- Language: English
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Dada and Surrealism
$12.99 Add to cartThe avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its obsession with sexuality, fetishism, and shock tactics… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Hopkins, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 183
- Publish Date: June 24 2004
- ISBN10: 0192802542
- Language: English
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Beyond Adornment: Jewelry and Identity in Art
$40.00 Add to cartA must-have for jewelry enthusiasts, this engaging volume illuminates the ways in which jewelry has been used to craft and express identity.
Why do people wear jewelry? What meaning does it hold for- Author: Markowitz, Yvonne J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1606069624
- Language: English
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A Little History of Art
$15.00 Add to cartA thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art’s central role in culture today
Art can help us see the world differently or understand our place in it a li- Series: Little Histories
- Author: Mullins, Charlotte
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0300278357
- Language: English
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The Other Side: A Story of Women in Art and the Spirit World
$19.95 Add to cartThe first major work of art history to focus on women artists and their engagement with the spirit world, by the author of The Mirror and the Palette.
It’s not so long ago that a woman’s expressed int- Author: Higgie, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1639368752
- Language: English
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The Magic of Silence: Caspar David Friedrich’s Journey Through Time
$25.00 Read moreNo German painter evokes such strong emotions as Caspar David Friedrich: his evening skies remain icons of longing, his mountain vistas testaments to the grandeur of nature. He inspired Samuel Beckett… [more below]
- Author: Illies, Florian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1509567542
- Language: English
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Art in a State of Siege
$37.00 Add to cartAn art historical epic for dangerous times
What do artworks look like in extreme cases of collective experience? What signals do artists send when enemies are at the city walls and the rule of law bre- Author: Koerner, Joseph Leo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0691267219
- Language: English
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Pink: The History of a Color
$39.95 Add to cartFrom the acclaimed author of Blue and other color histories, the beautifully illustrated story of pink, from the first ancient pigments to Barbie
Pink has such powerful associations today that it’s ha- Series: History of a Color
- Author: Pastoureau, Michel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 11 2025
- ISBN10: 0691266263
- Language: English
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Perspective as Symbolic Form
$33.00 Add to cartErwin Panofsky’s Perspective as Symbolic Form is one of the great works of modern intellectual history, the legendary text that has dominated all art-historical and philosophical discussions on the to
- Series: Zone Books
- Author: Panofsky, Erwin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: January 31 1997
- ISBN10: 0942299531
- Language: English
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Fragmentary Forms: A New History of Collage
$60.00 Add to cartA beautifully illustrated global history of collage from the origins of paper to today
While the emergence of collage is frequently placed in the twentieth century when it was a favored medium of mode- Author: Gowrley, Freya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0691253749
- Language: English
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An Opinionated Guide to Women Painters
$20.00 Read moreFor as long as there’s been paint, there have been women painters – these are the painters you may not have heard of who have shaped the way we see. From artists at the forefront of the Dutch Golden A
- Author: Davies, Lucy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1914314557
- Language: English
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Enrique Alférez: Sculptor
$49.95 Add to cartEnrique Alf rez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico, but for almost seventy years, he worked in New Orleans, where he left a lasting imprint through his figurative sculptures, monuments, and fountains. Kati
- Series: Louisiana Artists Biography
- Author: Bowler Young, Katie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 10 2020
- ISBN10: 0917860853
- Language: English
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Romanticism: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIn this Very Short Introduction, Michael Ferber explores Romanticism during the period of its incubation, birth, and growth, covering the years roughly from 1760 to 1860. This is the only introduction… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Ferber, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: October 17 2010
- ISBN10: 019956891X
- Language: English
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Appel: A Life in Photographs by Nico Koster
$45.00 Read moreFrom the Foreword by Ernst W. Veen, former director of the Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam and the Amsterdam Hermitage: “This book of photographs takes you on a journey through the life of one of the Netherland… [more below]
- Author: Stokvis, Willemijn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 26 2024
- ISBN10: 9462623678
- Language: English
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Looted Art & Restitution: The Exodus and Partial Return of Dutch Art Property During and After World War II
$39.95 Read more- Author: Ekkart, Rudi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: July 26 2024
- ISBN10: 9462624984
- Language: English
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The Sun: The Source of Light in Art
$55.00 Read morePublished in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of Monet’s 1872 painting, Sunrise, this unique and illuminating exhibition catalog reaches throughout history to explore how artist have incorporate… [more below]
- Author: Philipp, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 3791379658
- Language: English
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Viking Art
$24.95 Read moreThe Viking Age in Europe lasted from the time of the first major Viking expeditions in 800 CE to the widespread adoption of Christianity in Scandinavia some 300 years later. During that time, Viking a
- Series: World of Art #0
- Author: Graham-Campbell, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 13 2021
- ISBN10: 0500204640
- Language: English
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The Louvre: The Many Lives of the World’s Most Famous Museum
$20.00 Read moreThe fascinating and little-known story of the Louvre, from its inception as a humble fortress to its transformation into the palatial residence of the kings of France and then into the world’s greates
- Author: Gardner, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 19 2022
- ISBN10: 0802148786
- Language: English
