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Sub-Categories of Art Forms
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Tinguely: Jean Tinguely: Retrospective
Kaira Marie Cabanas, Hans-Christian von Herrmann
Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: from c 1960; Installation art; Individual artists, art monographs; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections
Hardback
A comprehensive survey of Jean Tinguely's work and life. [more]
Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies
Ross King
Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs
Hardback
From bestselling author Ross King, a brilliant portrait of the legendary artist and the story of his most memorable achievement.... [more]
Street Artists: The Complete Guide 2
Xavier Tapies
Art & Architecture; Graffiti & street art
Paperback
A detailed look at over 50 of the world's best street artists, including BANKSY, BLEK, BLU, C215, D*FACE, DOLK, EINE, EL MAC,... [more]
How to Draw Almost Everything: An Illustrated Sourcebook
Chika Miyata
Art & Architecture; Drawing & drawings; Painting & art manuals
Paperback
A visual reference book that offers instructions for drawing over 2000 items. [more]
Colouring Country: An Australian Dreamtime Colouring Book
Ros Moriarty
Art & Architecture; Drawing & drawings; Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes); Painting & art manuals
Paperback
Colouring Country is an art therapy book with a difference. It features 42 full-colour reproductions of superb Indigenous... [more]
The Carpets of Afghanistan
Richard D. Parsons
Art & Architecture; Textile artworks: carpets & rugs; Textile industries
Hardback
Carpets of Afghanistan offers a detailed analysis of Afghanistan rug production. [more]
M.C. Escher. The Graphic Work
Unknown
Art & Architecture; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Prints & printmaking; Individual artists, art monographs
Hardback
From impossible staircases to tesselated birds, explore the graphic genius of M.C. Escher, master of quirky vantage points,... [more]
Ken Done: A Life Coloured In
Ken Done
Art & design styles: from c 1960; Painting & paintings; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment
Paperback
From his studio on sparkling Sydney Harbour to the ochre tints of the outback or the luminous palette of tropical waters,... [more]
Van Gogh. The Complete Paintings
Rainer Metzger
Art & Architecture; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs
Hardback
A post-Impressionist pioneer, Vincent van Gogh is also one of the most quintessential tortured artists in history. Through... [more]
The Bayeux Tapestry: A Step-by-Step Discovery
Mrs Sylvette Lemagnen
Textile artworks: tapestries, hangings & quilts; History; European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700
Paperback
The Bayeux Tapestry, a truly unique masterpiece, is in fact a woollen embroidery on a linen canvas. Over a length of 70 metres,... [more]
Monet'S Garden in Art
Debra N. Mancoff
Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs; Gardens (descriptions, history etc)
Paperback
Monet's garden at Giverny as seen through his paintings. [more]
Russian Criminal Tattoo: Police Files Volume I
Damon Murray
Body art & tattooing; Biography; Crime & criminology
Hardback
Features over 180 photographs and accompanying texts of Russian criminal tattoos. [more]
Modigliani
Doris Krystof, Doris Krystof
Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs
Hardback
Renowned for his distinctive, elongated female nudes, Amedeo Modigliani is a legend of early modernism. His unique figuration... [more]
Magritte
Marcel Paquet, Jacques Meuris, Benedikt Taschen
Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Surrealism & Dada; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs
Hardback
Meet the Belgian Surrealist forever on the hunt for magic and mystery. This introduction to Magritte presents key works from... [more]
Drawing in Venice: Titian to Canaletto
Catherine Whistler
Art & Architecture; History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; Drawing & drawings
Paperback
With new research and images, one hundred drawings are featured from the Uffizi, the Ashmolean, and Christ Church Oxford.... [more]
Subway Art
Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant
Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: from c 1960; Graffiti & street art
Paperback
Documenting the work of graffiti writers who illegally painted subway cars in New York City, the authors recall how they gained... [more]
Essential Book of Drawing & Illustration
Peter Gray
Art & Architecture; Drawing & drawings
Paperback
This title has been created from the highly successful 352-page The Complete Guide to Drawing & Illustration. The virtues... [more]
Friedrich
Norbert Wolf
Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Romanticism; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs
Hardback
From night skies to morning mists to the much-cited Wanderer above a Sea of Fog, Caspar David Friedrich mastered the emotional... [more]
Drawing the Human Figure
Andras Szunyoghy
Art & Architecture; Drawing & drawings; Art techniques & principles; Painting & art manuals
Hardback
To draw the human body is one of the most difficult tasks for budding artists. Detailed paragraphs on the special features... [more]
Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743
Ross King, Anja Grebe
Art & Architecture; Renaissance art; History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; Painting & paintings
Hardback
This is the most comprehensive book on the paintings and frescoes of Florence ever undertaken, with more than 2,000 beautifully... [more]
Eric Ravilious: Design
Brian Webb, Peyton Skipwith
Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960; Ceramic arts, pottery, glass; Individual artists, art monographs; Individual designers; Illustration; Architecture
Hardback
Eric Ravilious: Design is the latest title in the award winning Design Series. [more]
The Elements Of Landscape Oil Painting
Suzanne Brooker
Art & Architecture; Oils; Painting & art manuals
Hardback
A landscape painting guide for oil painters that breaks landscapes down into component elements from nature, and showcases... [more]
Mural XXL
Claudia Walde
Art & Architecture; Graffiti & street art
Hardback
In its early days, illegal graffiti and street art were of necessity modest in scale, hastily created in hours or even minutes,... [more]
Van Gogh. The Complete Paintings
Ingo F Walther, Rainer Metzger
Art & Architecture; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs
Hardback
Meet Vincent van Gogh, the tortured genius of 19th-century art. This lush tome collects all his 871 paintings, alongside writings... [more]
Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture in the Hellenistic World
Jens M Daehner, Kenneth Lapatin
History of art: ancient & classical art; Sculpture; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; History; Ancient history: to c 500 CE
Paperback
For the general public and specialists alike, the Hellenistic period (323-31 BC) and its diverse artistic legacy remain underexplored... [more]
