History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
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Leonora Carrington: Surrealism, Alchemy and Art
$55.99 Add to cartNow available in paperback, this book remains the definitive survey of the life and work of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (1917-2011).
Carrington burst onto the Surrealist scene in 1936, when,- Author: Aberth, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 28 2010
- ISBN10: 1848220561
- Language: English
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Cubism
$20.00 Read morePioneered by Picasso and Braque, Cubism has been described as the first avant-garde art movement of the 20th century. With inspiration from African and Native American art and sculpture, its practitio
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Ganteführer-Trier, Anne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 03 2015
- ISBN10: 3836505398
- Language: English
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Art for All. Art History
$40.00 Add to cartA comprehensive volume covering five seminal genres that shaped art, from the late 19th century and well into the 20th: Impressionism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. Ea
- Author: Hess, Barbara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: April 21 2026
- ISBN10: 3754401459
- Language: English
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Montmartre: The Birthplace of Modern Art
$54.95 Add to cartAn entirely fresh study of how, at the end of the nineteenth century, the neighborhood of Montmartre nurtured a vital, innovative and unique community of artists who revolutionized Western art.
After t
- Author: Cate, Phillip Dennis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 282
- Publish Date: January 06 2026
- ISBN10: 1913875873
- Language: English
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The Fate of the Animals: On Horses, the Apocalypse, and Painting as Prophecy
$19.00 Add to cartIn 1913, Franz Marc, one of the key figures of German Expressionism, created a masterpiece: The Fate of the Animals. With its violent slashes of color and line, the painting seemed to pre-figure both
- Series: Three Paintings Trilogy #2
- Author: Meis, Morgan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1639821201
- Language: English
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Gustav Klimt Masterpieces of Art
$19.99 Add to cartNew edition of Gustav Klimt in the popular Masterpieces of Art series.
Gustav Klimt, well known for his sensual, arresting depictions of women (The Kiss, Fulfillment, The Tree of Life), was a founder- Series: Masterpieces of Art
- Author: Hodge, Susie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1804177067
- Language: English
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Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds
$50.00 Add to cartA new perspective on renowned twentieth-century artist Paul Klee, revealing his enduring creativity in the face of darkness by foregrounding his lesser-known late work
Celebrated for his colorful, fa- Author: Klein, Mason
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 24 2026
- ISBN10: 0300285442
- Language: English
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Impressionism: Origins, Practice, Reception
$24.95 Add to cartThe enduring popularity of Impressionism belies what the group of eponymous painters stood for. In the 1870s and 1880s, French artists dubbed the Impressionists, including Pissarro, Monet, Degas, Mori
- Series: World of Art
- Author: Thomson, Belinda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 17 2026
- ISBN10: 0500205051
- Language: English
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Radical Harmony: Helene Kr?ller-M?ller’s Neo-Impressionists
$50.00 Add to cartCaptivating artworks by renowned painters including Seurat and Signac are explored alongside pieces by lesser-known Neo-Impressionists, such as Anna Boch
This catalogue accompanies the National Galle- Author: Domercq, Julien
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 13 2026
- ISBN10: 1857097378
- Language: English
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Ensor
$20.00 Add to cartAn Expressionist before the term was coined, James Ensor (1860-1949) was the classic insider-outsider enigma. He knew all the right art-world figures but loathed most of them. His style lurched from t
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Becks-Malorny, Ulrike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 15 2016
- ISBN10: 3836560569
- Language: English
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Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism
$21.99 Add to cartFrom the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871, famously dubbed the “Terrible Year” by Victor Hugo, Paris and its people were besieged, starved, and forced into surrender by Germans–then imperiled aga
- Author: Smee, Sebastian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 1324116765
- Language: English
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Old Masters, New World: America’s Raid on Europe’s Great Pictures
$27.00 Add to cartA spellbinding account of the rapacious pursuit of the most exquisite paintings in the world
In the Gilded Age, newly wealthy and culturally ambitious Americans began to compete for Europe’s extraord- Author: Saltzman, Cynthia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 28 2009
- ISBN10: 0143115316
- Language: English
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Dal? in 400 Images
$30.00 Add to cartAccessible yet original, this comprehensive guide to Salvador Dal? contains over 400 color reproductions and a unique selection of historical photographs.
Dal? in 400 Images explores the full range of- Author: Jeffett, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 9464781149
- Language: English
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Art of the Nordic Nations: Modernism, Freedom, & Identity 1870-1950
$60.00 Add to cartModern art from the Nordic countries—Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland—tends to be represented by a few famous artists, and an aesthetic known for combining originality and continuity
- Author: Fauchereau, Serge
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 0500029563
- Language: English
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Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100
$50.00 Add to cartA lively history of Surrealism, from its beginnings in Paris to its expansion into an international artistic movement
Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100 celebrates the centennial of Andr? Breton’s Manifest- Author: Affron, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 308
- Publish Date: November 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0876333080
- Language: English
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New Deal Art
$24.95 Add to cartWhat role should the arts play in a democracy? At the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal turned crisis into opportunity. Through unprecedented federal funding f
- Series: World of Art
- Author: Murphy, John P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0500205027
- Language: English
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Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers
$20.00 Add to cartJean Strouse captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent’s portraits of the Wertheimer family.
Jean Strouse’s Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the W- Author: Strouse, Jean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1250397766
- Language: English
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Manet and Morisot
$75.00 Add to cartAn intimate exploration of an artistic friendship at the heart of the Impressionist movement
?douard Manet (1832-1883) was a pioneer of modern painting, and Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) was the sole fe- Author: Beeny, Emily A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 030028098X
- Language: English
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Art for All. Impressionists
$40.00 Add to cartThis inspiring collection covers the work, the lives, and the enduring impact of five key Impressionists, in one volume that’s a primer and a celebration of probably the most popular artistic genre of
- Author: Growe, Bernd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: August 11 2025
- ISBN10: 3754401416
- Language: English
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Vanessa Bell: Modern Living
$21.95 Add to cartThe painter Vanessa Bell initiated a step change in modern British art, bringing the bright palette and bold stylization of the Parisian avant-garde to London. She was a central figure in the Bloomsbu
- Series: V&a Artists in Focus
- Author: McKever, Rosalind
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0500481059
- Language: English
