Impressionism by Ingo F Walther
85.00 AUD
Category: Art
This monograph covers the full scope of Impressionist painting. The first part outlines the history of Impressionism in France, addressing not only the work of the acknowledged masters, but also that of such unjustly neglected artists as Frederic Bazille, Gustave Caillebotte, Berthe Morisot or Lucien Pi ...Show more
Michelangelo. Complete Works by Frank Zollner
129.99 AUD
Category: Art
Il divino. This is a glorious exploration of Michelangelo's works. Before reaching the tender age of thirty, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) had already sculpted "David" and "Pieta", two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of art. His achievements as a sculptor, painter, draughtsman, ...Show more
Art & Architecture: Musee d'Orsay by Peter Gartner
24.99 AUD
Category: Art
Housing the largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces in the world, the Musee d'Orsay is arguably one of the most beautiful museums in Europe, with its immense central space inherited from its original role as a grand railway station built in 1900. Immerse yourself in the w ...Show more
The Brilliant History of Color in Art by Victoria Finlay
29.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Bibliotheca Paediatrica Ref Karger Ser.
The history of art is inseparable from the history of colour. This book takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on a tour through the history of color in art. It aims to uncover the origins and science of colour. It is illustrated in full colour throughout with 166 major works of art.
Hiroshige by Adele Schlombs
25.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Literally meaning "pictures of the floating world", ukiyo-e refers to the famous Japanese woodblock print genre that originated in the 17th century and is practically synonymous with the Western world's visual char ...Show more
Edvard Munch 1863-1944 Images of Life and Death by Ulrich Bischoff
25.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
For Edvard Munch (1863-1944), painting was an act of self-liberation. His treatments of fear, desperation, and death still exert a powerful visual and psychological effect on modern viewers. Of all Munch's paintings, "The Scream" (1893), representing a figure tortured by horror, is the most well-known-a ...Show more
Durer by Norbert Wolf
25.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
This title is a Taschen 25 - Special edition! This title focuses on one of the Germany's greatest Renaissance artist. Though most famous for his engravings, Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) was also a master painter and draftsman whose work exemplifies the spirit of German art. Durer's importance in the Germa ...Show more
Dalí. The Paintings by Robert Descharnes, Gilles Néret
45.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
The seminal surrealist: Exploring Dali's grandiose and grotesque oeuvre Picasso called Dali "an outboard motor that's always running." Dali thought himself a genius with a right to indulge in whatever lunacy popped into his head. Painter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was on ...Show more
Art Deco 1910 - 1939 by Charlotte Benton (Editor); Tim Benton (Editor); Ghislaine Wood (Editor)
80.00 AUD
Category: Art
Art deco--the style of the flapper, the luxury ocean liner, and the skyscraper--came to epitomize the glamour, luxury, and hedonism of the Jazz Age. It burst onto the world stage at the 1925 Exposition internationale des art decoratifs et industriels modernes in Paris and quickly swept the globe. Its in ...Show more
The Paintings That Revolutionized Art by Claudia Stauble
39.99 AUD
Category: Art
What makes the Book of Kells such an extraordinary example of illuminated manuscript? Why is Durer's self-portrait so iconic? How did Turner's Rain, Steam, Speed turn the art world on its head? What's so great about Jasper John's Flag? And who was Whistler's mother, anyway? Art history is filled with pa ...Show more
Cy Twombly - Late Paintings 2003-2011 by Nela Pavlouskova
80.00 AUD
Category: Art
Beginning in 2003, when Twombly was seventy-five years old, a fresh surge of creativity brought new energy into his art, expanding upon themes and modes of expression from throughout his career. Characterized by monumentality and flamboyant colour, these works often use large formats to accommodate broa ...Show more
Frida Kahlo's Garden by Adriana Zavala; Robert Bye (Contribution by); Edelmira Linares (Contribution by); Karen Daubmann (Contribution by); Mia D'avanza (Contribution by)
59.99 AUD
Category: Art
Accompanying the groundbreaking exhibition "Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life" at The New York Botanical Garden, this vibrant book provides a thrilling new perspective from which to appreciate Frida Kahlo's paintings against the backdrop of her home and garden. Frida Kahlo created a natural paradise in her ...Show more