The Pop Object: The Still Life Tradition in Pop Art by John Wilmerding
110.00 AUD
Category: Art
A major survey of Pop Art from private collections. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same title, The Pop Object is the most comprehensive survey of Pop Art to be organized by theme and historical precedents, with such classic works as Andy Warhol's Brillo Soap Pads, Robert Arneson's Ore ...Show more
Leonardo's Notebooks by Leonardo da Vinci
19.99 AUD
Category: Art
An all-new, jewel-like, reader-friendly format gives new life to this relaunch of an international best-seller. Leonardo da Vinci artist, inventor, and prototypical Renaissance man is a perennial source of fascination because of his astonishing intellect and boundless curiosity about the natural and man ...Show more
Redon by Michael Gibson
19.99 AUD
Category: Art
Exploring the mysteries of the subconscious, this title deals with the grandfather of surrealism. In reaction to the 'narrow-mindedness' of his fellow artists, symbolist painter Odilon Redon (1840-1916) sought to open the door on the invisible. Art, according to the theories of the symbolist movement, s ...Show more
Edvard Munch: 1863-1944 by Jon-Ove Steihaug
80.00 AUD
Category: Art
This is a beautifully illustrated catalogue on the most comprehensive and ambitious full-scale retrospective of Munchs artistic oeuvre ever. In conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch (1863-1944) in 2013, a once in a lifetime exhibition is produced by the Munch Museum and the ...Show more
Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton by Laura Hoptman & others
49.95 AUD
Category: Art
American artist Elizabeth Peyton has been credited with infusing the ancient art of portraiture with a new life. Her idealized, highly stylized oil paintings, drawings and watercolours are driven by the emotional, adoring eye of an unrequited lover. Willowy, melancholy young men and women -- contemporar ...Show more
The Story of Art by E H Gombrich, E H Gombrich
55.00 AUD
Category: Art | Reading Level: very good
This text is the 16th revised and updated edition of this introduction to art, from the earliest cave paintings to experimental art. Eight new artists from the modern period have been introduced. They are: Corot, Kollwitz, Nolde, de Chirico, Brancussi, Magritte, Nicolson and Morandi. A sequence of new " ...Show more
Wols: Paintings, Drawings, Aquarelles, Graphic Works, Photographs by P. de Bieberstein Ilgner
83.00 AUD
Category: Art
The fantastical art of short-lived German painter and photographer Wolfgang Schulze (1913-51), known as Wols, draws viewers into a strange, miniature world, one that bridges Surrealism and abstract expressionism. This richly illustrated book offers the first comprehensive retrospective of Wols's career ...Show more
Printmaking in Paris: The Rage for Prints at the Fin De Siecle by Fleur Roos Rosa de Carvalho
65.00 AUD
85.00 (23% off)
Category: Art | Series: Mercatorfonds
In the years between 1890 and 1905, Paris witnessed a revolution in printmaking. Before this time, prints had primarily served reproductive or political ends, but, as the century came to a close, artistic quality became paramount, and printmaking blossomed into an autonomous art form. This gorgeously il ...Show more
A Short Book About Drawing by Andrew Marr
29.95 AUD
Category: Art
Like millions of others, Andrew Marr draws. He hasn't had lessons, yet since childhood, the journalist and TV presenter has been at his happiest with a pen or brush in his hand. One way or another he draws most days, even if it's just a doodle on the edge of a newspaper. But why does he do it? Does it h ...Show more
Ghosts of Gone Birds by Ceri Levy
39.99 AUD
Category: Art
A visual record of the first four Ghosts of Gone Birds exhibitions, this book introduces the ideas behind this unique art and conservation project, providing a platform for the artists to tell us why they got involved, and how they approached the brief - to "breathe life back into the birds we have lost ...Show more
The Art of Drawing: British Masters and Methods Since 1600 by Susan Owens
59.99 AUD
Category: Art
The Art of Drawing is the first book in sixty years to cover the wider history of drawing in Britain exploring the crucial role drawing has played in British art. Featuring works by foremost British artists from the early seventeenth century right up to the present day, this book offers fresh insights i ...Show more
Japonisme and the Rise of the Modern Art Movement: The Arts of the Meiji Period by Gregory Irvine
90.00 AUD
Category: Art
From the 1860s through to the early 20th century the rise of Japonisme and the Art Nouveau movement meant that few could ignore or resist the obsession with all things Japanese. Superbly crafted and often highly decorated Japanese objects lacquer, metalwork, ceramics, enamels and other decorative items ...Show more