The Art of the Illustrated Book by Thames and Hudson
$90.00 AUD
Category: Art
The story of the illustrated book from the earliest printed books to the present day, told through the collections of the V&A's National Art Library. Throughout history, images have been used to reflect the meaning of words and to enhance our understanding of texts. With the invention of mechanized ...Show more
From Antwerp to Amsterdam: Painting from the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries by KOENRAAD JONCKHEERE
$125.00 AUD
Category: Art
Seventeeth-century Dutch art is famed throughout the world. Yet how 'Dutch' are those paintings in actual fact? Did the countless history pieces, landscapes, portraits, still lifes and scenes from everyday life truly originate in cities like Amsterdam, Haarlem, Delft and Leiden? Or might the cradle of t ...Show more
Radical Clay - Contemporary Women Artists from Japan by Joe Earle (Editor); Hollis Goodall (Contribution by); Janice Katz (Contribution by)
$41.95 AUD
Category: Art
A diverse selection of contemporary ceramic work by Japanese women, featuring stunning pieces from virtuosic artists Since World War II, women artists from Japan have made influential contributions to ceramics that have been inadequately acknowledged. This catalogue focuses on thirty-six ceramists who ...Show more
Textiles of Japan - The Thomas Murray Collection by Thomas Murray + Virginia Soensksen + Anna Jackson
$185.00 AUD
Category: Art
From rugged Japanese firemen's ceremonial robes and austere rural work-wear to colorful, delicately-patterned cotton kimonos, this lavishly illustrated volume explores Japan's rich tradition of textiles. Textiles are an eloquent form of cultural expression and of great importance in the daily life of ...Show more
Basquiat by Leonhard Emmerling
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
Life lines: The 80s art star who put poverty, power, and racism on the wall An icon of 1980s New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) first made his name under the graffiti tag "SAMO," before establishing his studio practice and catapulting to fast fame at the age of 20. Although his career lasted ba ...Show more
The Tudors - Art and Majesty in Renaissance England by Elizabeth Cleland; Adam Eaker; Marjorie E. Wieseman (Contribution by); Sarah Bochicchio (Contribution by)
$103.95 AUD
Category: Art
A fascinating new look at the artistic legacy of the Tudors, revealing the dynasty's influence on the arts in Renaissance England and beyondRuling successively from 1485 through 1603, the five Tudor monarchs changed England indelibly, using the visual arts to both legitimize and glorify their tumultuous ...Show more
Klimt Landscapes by JANIS STAGGS
$115.00 AUD
Category: Art
As inviting and sensual as a warm summer day, this opulent exhibition catalog offers a deep appreciation of Klimt's ornate, exquisitely detailed, and atmospheric landscape paintings. For the last twenty years of his career, Gustav Klimt devoted considerable energy to painting landscapes during his summe ...Show more
Sarah Graham by RUTH GUILDING
$79.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Ruth Guilding
Wild Light: A printmaker s day and night by Angela Harding
$55.00 AUD
Category: Art
With over 70 original illustrations, printmaker Angela Harding invites you to look at how the light changes the world around us, and how that changes us in its turn. "I, like many other people, find great inspiration in the way mornings, evenings or bright midday light changes the way we see the things ...Show more
Conchophilia - Shells, Art, and Curiosity in Early Modern Europe by Hanneke Grootenboer; Claudia Swan; Stephanie S. Dickey (Contribution by); Anna Grasskamp (Contribution by); Róisín Watson (Contribution by); Marisa Anne Bass; Anne Goldgar
$45.00 AUD
Category: Art
A captivating historical look at the cultural and artistic significance of shells in early modern Europe Among nature's most artful creations, shells have long inspired the curiosity and passion of artisans, artists, collectors, and thinkers. Conchophilia delves into the intimate relationship between sh ...Show more
The Picasso Century by Didier Ottinger
$79.95 AUD
Category: Art
The Picasso Century draws on the renowned collections of the Musée national d'art moderne-Centre de créationindustrielle (MNAM-CCI), Centre Pompidou, Paris, and the Musée national Picasso-Paris. It provides a nuancedexploration of Pablo Picasso's life, career and many artistic exchanges, and of the comp ...Show more
Art: The Definitive Visual Guide by Andrew Graham-Dixon
$85.00 AUD
Category: Art
The most comprehensive illustrated visual guide to 30,000 years of paintings and sculpture from around the world.The ultimate introduction to global art, presenting 30,000 years of creativity in one lavishly illustrated book.Discover all you need to know about art history in this definite guide. Art- Th ...Show more