Art of China - Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art by Hiromi Kinoshita; Xiaofeng Huang; Diandian Li; John E. Vollmer
94.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art Ser.
This sumptuous presentation of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's wide-ranging collection of Chinese art features one hundred works in various media spanning antiquity to the present day--including Ming gold vessels, a 15th-century Buddhist temple ceiling, imperial court robes, and an 18th-century bookcas ...Show more
The Frick Collection - Art Treasures from New York by Lea Van Der Vinde; Margaret Iacono (Contribution by); Anne Lenders (Contribution by); Mauritshuis (Hague, Netherlands) Staff (Contribution by)
44.99 AUD
Category: Art
- Accompanied an exhibition at the Mauritshuis in 2015, with thirty-six masterpieces from the Frick Collection in New York.This catalogue of 36 masterpieces from the Frick Collection in New York accompanied a show at the Mauritshuis (the Netherlands) in 2015. Featured here are masterpieces dating from t ...Show more
Marianne North Collection at Kew by Michelle Payne; Royal Botanic Gardens Staff; R. B. G. Kew
79.99 AUD
Category: Art
Marianne North was a remarkable Victorian traveller and painter, who traversed the globe recording the world's flora with her paintbrush and writing her experiences in her journal. In 1879 she offered her painting collection numbering over 800 to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and at her own expense bu ...Show more
Dutch Self-Portraits of the Golden Age by Ariane van Suchtelen; Diane Webb; Mauritshuis (Hague, Netherlands) Staff (Contribution by)
44.99 AUD
Category: Art
- Twenty-seven fascinating self-portraits by 17th century Dutch painters from an exhibition at the Mauritshuis (The Hague) in 2015- Stunning examples of a genre that was immensely popular, more so than in any other country This richly illustrated catalogue for an exhibition at the Mauritshuis in 2015 fe ...Show more
Pin-Ups - Toulouse-Lautrec and the Art of Celebrity by Frances Fowle; Hannah Brocklehurst
44.99 AUD
Category: Art
- Explores Toulouse-Lautrec's art as a printmaker- Unique perspective on the role of the poster and wider print distribution as a tool for communication and marketing- How Toulouse-Lautrec's art helped to define and promote specific Paris hotspots of the belle poque and created the concept of celebrity ...Show more
Contemporary Ice Sculpture by Barbara Purchia; E. Ashley Rooney
34.99 AUD
Category: Art
In this collection of works by more than 25 contemporary ice artists, discover a fascinating art medium defined by its ephemeral nature. Merging creativity and engineering, today's ice artist can create incredibly complex artwork, featured here in more than 150 photos. Ice sculpting's history and impact ...Show more
Strokes of Genius 10: Inspiring Subjects by Rachel Rubin Wolf (Editor)
65.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Strokes of Genius: the Best of Drawing Ser.
Celebrating the best drawings by contemporary artists, the Strokes of Genius series follows the beautiful, ongoing story of contemporary drawing through the work and words of some of today's top artists. Focusing on the theme "Inspiring Subjects," this thoughtfully curated 10th edition features the arti ...Show more
Exotic: A Fetish for the Foreign by Judy Sund
80.00 AUD
Category: Art
A fascinating survey of the enduring human love affair with the exotic and the strange, and its impact on Western culture Exotic explores our obsession with the lure of distant lands and their promise of the weird and wonderful, the beautiful and grotesque. Through a host of evocative images, this book ...Show more
Seven Keys to Modern Art by Simon Morley
39.99 AUD
Category: Art
With modern art's proclivity for self-expression, originality, and the abstract, great works can often seem indecipherable. This book provides the tools to help interpret the seemingly bizarre and often intimidating aspects of modern and contemporary art by exploring twenty works in terms of seven key p ...Show more
Leonardo Da Vinci - A Life in Drawing by Martin Clayton; Leonardo; Royal Collection (Great Britain) Staff (Contribution by)
49.99 AUD
Category: Art
Drawing was Leonardo da Vinci_s primary artistic activity. He used drawing to think, to explore the world around him and to develop his other artistic projects. His drawings are among the most diverse and technically accomplished in the entire history of art, and the Royal Collection holds by far the mo ...Show more
Hokusai Manga by Hokusai
49.99 AUD
Category: Art
In 1814, Hokusai's sketches were published in a handbook of over 4,000 images: Hokusai Manga. It surpassed expectations as a student reference book, and became a bestseller. Here, in an elegant, three-volume package, an expansive selection of these works are revealed, presenting all of the themes, motif ...Show more
Indigenous Artists by Kent Morris
79.99 AUD
Category: Art
The Torch Collection showcases extraordinary artworks by Indigenous men and women who have come in contact with the criminal justice system in Victoria. The artworks express resilience, strength, the importance of cultural connection and the hope of a better future. This collection of artworks confi rms ...Show more