Paintings and painting Books
Rizzoli International Publications Mark Rothko The Decisive Decade 19401950
Book SynopsisThe first publication dedicated exclusively to Mark Rothko’s art during the critical formative period of the 1940s. Examining the development and artistic exploration of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century, this unprecedented volume presents the works of American artist Mark Rothko from the 1940s, a time when his most essential development as a painter occurred, dramatically and in a very compact space of time. During this period, Rothko moved from expressive figurative and surrealist canvases to more abstract multiform subjects and finally to his signature abstractions—luminous rectangles of color suspended in space. Richly illustrated with works by Rothko and his contemporaries, introduction by Todd Herman and essays by prominent Rothko scholars, this important new book deepens our understanding of Rothko’s art during this vital period, and that of the mature works that emerged from it.Trade Review"After reading, budding artists of every kind will be inspired to find their own signature style, much like Rothko did." ~Complex.com"The Decisive Decade…presents Rothko's method of madness, reminiscent of the processes undertaken by Renaissance masters like Titian and Giorgione. The book and exhibit shed light on an oft-overlooked period of Rothko’s artistic career, so we’re glad the decade is finally getting its due.” ~Huffington Post"Take an expertly curated tour through the artist's early work and influences, and watch as his style evolves..." ~DuJour Magazine"The book is gorgeously produced.." ~Book News
£32.50
McNidder & Grace Pitmen Painters The Ashington Group 19341984
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MP-OSU Oregon State Universi Oregon Painters Landscape to Modernism 18591959
Book SynopsisOffers an expanded, pictorial review of the history of painting in Oregon from 1859-1959. The book expands the focus on the history of painting in Oregon, adding essays on Impressionism and Modernism while using more and better visual examples to illustrate the strength of the state's early painters.
£999.99
University Press of Colorado Taos Landmarks and Legends
Book SynopsisWith pen and ink drawings and a descriptive narrative, this title illuminates Taos' colourful landmarks and legends. The cast of colourful characters includes the magnetic Mabel Dodge Luhan, the mysterious Arthur Manby and the gregarious gambler and transport tycoon 'Long' John Dunn.
£999.99
Getty Trust Publications Edgar Degas Waiting
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Getty Trust Publications Joachim Wtewael Mars and Venus Surprised by
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Getty Publications Pontormo Portrait of a Halberdier Getty Museum
Book SynopsisIn this volume Elizabeth Cropper argues that the subject of Pontormo's "Portrait of a Halbardier" is Francesco Guardi. The book reveals the evidence and methods employed by scholars in attempting to answer questions about the people and places portrayed in works of art.
£999.99
Getty Publications Jan Steen The Drawing Lesson
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Getty Trust Publications JeanBaptiste Greuze The Laundress Getty Museum
Book SynopsisJean-Baptiste Greuze created The Laundress in 1761. This work traces the history of the painting, compares it to other Greuze paintings of laundresses and places the artist in the social and cultural mores of the period.
£999.99
Oxford University Press, USA Issues in the Conservation of Paintings
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Getty Trust Publications Fernand Khnopff Portrait of Jeanne Kefer
Book SynopsisThe Belgian artist, illustrator, sculptor, and photographer Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921) became a popular society portraitist in the 1880s, using elements that had served him well as an avant-garde symbolist painter: visual realism and a mood of silence, isolation, and reverie.
£999.99
Pindar Press Studies in The History of Medieval Italian
Book SynopsisThe four volumes of Edward Garrison's Studies, published between 1953 and 1962, represented a landmark in the study of medieval Italian painting.Table of ContentsPictorial Histories I. The "Master of the Avila Bible" Revision and Amendment of the Historical Evidence for Dating the S. Clemente Frescoes, Pt. I Notes on Certain Twelfth-Century Central Italian Manuscripts of Importance for the History of Painting, Pt. II Twelfth-Century Initial Styles of Central Italy: Indices for the Dating of Manuscripts. Pt. I. Synthesis Pictorial Histories II. The "Second Pantheon Bible Master" Revision and Amendment of the Historical Evidence for Dating the S. Clemente Frescoes Twelfth-Century Initial Styles of Central Italy: Indices for the Dating of Manuscripts. Pt. I. Synthesis. Pt. II. Materials A New History of Bonaventura di Berlinghiero's St. Francis Dossal in Pescia Pictorial Histories III. The Master of the "S. Francesco in Agro Mugellano Bible" Twelfth-Century Initial Styles of Central Italy: Indices for the Dating of Manuscripts. Pt. II. Materials. The Transitional and Middle Geometric Styles in the Umbro-Roman Region A Lucchese Passionary of about 1125 (Lucca, Bibl. Capitolare, Cod. C) The Hagiological Evidence for Attributing Certain Manuscripts to Lucca: Suggestion of a Method to be Perfected for Other Centres as well Pictorial Histories IV. The Florentine "Master of the Morgan Sacramentary" and a Group of Related Works Twelfth-Century Initial Styles of Central Italy: Indices for the Dating of Manuscripts. Pt. II. Materials. The Transitional Geometrical Style in Tuscany in the Second Quarter of the Twelfth Century A Lucchese Passionary in the Lateran Comment on the Frescoes in S. Trinità di Saccargia Errata Corrige General Index of Volume I General Index of Manuscripts mentioned in Volume I
£999.99
Pindar Press Studies in The History of Medieval Italian
Book SynopsisEdward Garrison's four volumes represented a landmark in the study of medieval Italian painting in the Papal States and Tuscany in the C12th. The books feature photos of miniatures, ornamental initials, wall-paintings and panels. They represent one of the most valuable sources of information about twelfth-century painting in existence.Table of ContentsPictorial Histories V. The Marturi Masters and Two Related Works The Christ Enthroned at Casape, with Notes on the Earlier Roman Redeemer Panels Contributions to the History of Twelfth-Century Umbro-Roman Painting. Part 1. Synthesis More about the Madonna of Sivignano Twelfth-Century Initial Styles of Central Italy: Indices for the Dating of Manuscripts. Part II. Materials. The Late Geometrical Style. The Third Quarter of the Twelfth Century. I. The Umbro-Roman and Florentine Regions Additional Giant Bibles Pictorial Histories VI. A Tuscan Bible: Florentine or Pisan? Contributions to the History of Twelfth-Century Umbro-Roman Painting II, Part II, Materials. I. Local Styles in the Late Eleventh and Early Twelfth Century. II. Cassinese Miniature Styles in Rome Two Manuscripts not Italian but Franco-Flemish Twelfth-Century Initial Styles of Central Italy: Indices for the Dating of Manuscripts, Part II, Materials. The Third Quarter of the Twelfth Century. The Pisan Region Additional Giant Bibles Pictorial Histories VII. The Pistoiese (?) Master of the First Casanatense Bible Contributions to the History of Twelfth-Century Umbro-Roman Painting III, Part II, Materials. III. Local Imitations of Transalpine Romanesque Style. IV. Precursors of the Revival Two Illustrations by the Anagni Translations Master Twelfth-Century Initial Styles of Central Italy: Indices for the Dating of Manuscripts, Part II, Materials. The Third Quarter of the Twelfth Century. The Volterran Region Pictorial Histories VIII. The Florentine S. Maria del Fiore Bible. Contributions to the History of Twelfth-Century Umbro-Roman Painting IV, Part II, Materials. V. The Italian-Byzantine-Romanesque Fusion in the First Quarter of the Twelfth Century Knut Berg, An Illustrated Florentine Bible Dated 1140 Addenda ad Indicem IV A Pistoiese Homilary in Prato Illustrated by the First Casanatense Bible Master Twelfth-Century Initial Styles of Central Italy: Indices for the Dating of Manuscripts VIII, Part II, Materials. The Third Quarter of the Twelfth Century. The Lucchese Region Additional Giant Bibles
£999.99
Pindar Press Studies in The History of Medieval Italian
Book SynopsisEdward Garrison's four volumes represented a landmark in the study of medieval Italian painting in the Papal States and Tuscany in the C12th. The books feature photos of miniatures, ornamental initials, wall-paintings and panels. They represent one of the most valuable sources of information about twelfth-century painting in existence.Table of ContentsPictorial Histories IX. The Umbro-Roman Avila Bible Master and his Florentine Following Contributions to the History of Twelfth-Century Umbro-Roman Painting V, Part II, Materials. V. The Italian-Byzantine-Romanesque Fusion in the First Quarter of the Twelfth Century An Illustrated Pisan Bible in Madrid Twelfth-Century Initial Styles of Central Italy: Indices for the Dating of Manuscripts IX, Part II, Materials. The Third Quarter of the Twelfth Century: The Pistoiese Region, The Sienese Region, Central Italian Manuscripts not precisely Attributable The Late Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Century Thirteenth Century Survival and Revival in Florence and Lucca Excursus - The Hagiological Evidence for Pistoia Pictorial Histories X. A Lucchese Selected Books of the Bible Contributions to the History of Twelfth-Century Umbro-Roman Painting VI, Part II, Materials. V The Italian-Byzantine-Romanesque Fusion in the First Quarter of the Twelfth Century. 4. The Genoa Bible Master and his Collaborators, 5. Other Frescoes, 6. Other Manuscripts Additional Pre-Revival Umbro-Roman Manuscripts The S. Clemente Frescoes. A Retraction, A Reconsideration and an Addition to the Evidence Twelfth-Century Initial Styles of Central Italy: Indices for the Dating of Manuscripts X, Part II, Materials. Supplement. The Early Geometrical Style, The Middle Geometrical Style, The Transitional Geometrical Style, The Late Geometrical Style Additional Giant Bibles Pictorial Histories XI. A Twelfth-Century Bible: A Jerusalem (?) Masterpiece Comment on the Schloss Pommersfelden Bible Contributions to the History of Twelfth-Century Umbro-Roman Painting VII. Part II. Materials. V. The Italian-Byzantine-Romanesque Fusion in the First Quarter of the Twelfth Century. 7. The Vallicelliana Evangelary Style VI. The Italian-Byzantine-Romanesque Fusion in the First to Second Quarter of the Twelfth Century. 1. Frescoes in the Crypt of S. Pietro in Tuscania, 2. The Frescoes from Magliano Romano, 3. Panel Paintings, 4. Manuscripts, 5. Umbro-Roman Influence outside the Region Early Lucchese Manuscripts (to ca. 1150) Addenda ad Indicem V. The Veneration of S. Remigio in Lucca: an Apology Twelfth-Century Initial Styles of Central Italy: Indices for the Dating of Manuscripts XI. Part II. Material. Supplement II. The Early Geometrical Style, The Middle Geometrical Style, The Transitional Geometrical Style
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Pindar Press Studies in The History of Medieval Italian
Book SynopsisEdward Garrison's four volumes represented a landmark in the study of medieval Italian painting in the Papal States and Tuscany in the C12th. The books feature photos of miniatures, ornamental initials, wall-paintings and panels. They represent one of the most valuable sources of information about twelfth-century painting in existence.Table of ContentsPictorial Histories XII. A Gradual of S. Stefano, Bologna. Angelica 123 Toward a New History of the Siena Cathedral Madonnas Sienese Historical Writings and the Dates 1260, 1221 and 1262 applied to Sienese Paintings Additions to Masters: The Avila Bible Master, The Naples Bible Masters, The Second Master of the S. Maria del Fiore Homilary, The Gaddiana Master Pictorial Histories XIII. Manuscripts of Spoleto-Norcia Contributions to the History of Twelfth-Century Umbro-Roman Painting VIII. Part II. Materials. The Italian-Byzantine-Romanesque Fusion in the Second Quarter of the Twelfth Century. 1. The Pantheon Bible and its Illustrators, 2. Manuscripts Stylistically Related to the Pantheon Bible, 3. Other Manuscripts, 4. Umbro-Roman Influence outside the Region Supplement. IV. Precursors of the Revival. I. Local Byzantinizing Style. In the Umbro-Roman Region. la. A Unique Passionary of the Tusco-Umbro-Sabine Region Supplement. V. The Italian, Byzantine, Romanesque Fusion in the First Quarter of the Twelfth Century. 4. The Genoa Bible Master and his Collaborators Note on the Iconography of Creation and the Fall of Man in Eleventh and Twelfth-Century Rome Rome, S. Clemente, again Pictorial Histories XIV. A Missal of S. Felicita of Florence (Laurenziana, Conv. Soppr. 233) Additional Pre-Revival Umbro-Roman Manuscripts II Twelfth-Century Initial Styles of Central Italy. Indices for the Dating of Manuscripts, Part II. Materials. Supplement II. The Late Geometric Style: Third Quarter of the Twelfth Century. 1. The Umbro-Roman Region, 2. The Florentine Region, 3. Tuscan Manuscripts not more precisely Attributable, 4. The Pisan Region, 7. The Lucchese Region, 8. The Pistoiese Region, 10. Central Italian Manuscripts The Late Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Century. The Late Third or Early Fourth Quarter of the Twelfth Century, The Fourth Quarter of the Twelfth Century, The Late Twelfth or Early Thirteenth Century, Thirteenth-Century Survival or Revival in Tuscany, Thirteenth-Century Survival or Revival Outside Tuscany Supplement III. Transitional Geometrical Manuscripts, Middle Geometrical Manuscripts, Additional Manuscripts Checklist Corrections and Amplifications Checklists of Other Central Italian Geometrical Manuscripts. The Spoleto-Norcia Region, The Aretine Region Checklist of North Italian Geometrical Manuscripts Addenda ad Indicem VI A Cassinese Psalter and Diurnal (Vat. Urb. Iat. 585) A Tusco-Umbro-Sabine Breviary and Missal (Casanatense 1907) An Emilio-Romagnole Homilary-Passionary (Vat. lat. 1267-70) A Florentine-Fiesolan Passionary with Lucchese Decoration (Laurenziana, Conv. Soppr. 298) A Sacramentary for Roman Use with Sicilian Decoration (Vatican, S. Pietro F. 18)
£999.99
Oklahoma City Museum of Art La Serenissima
Book SynopsisBrings together paintings that display the inimitable aspects of Venetian taste and culture in the age of the Grand Tour through the decline of the Republic, and casts new light on master Venetian view painters Canaletto, Bellotto, Carlevarijs and Guardi.
£36.08
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Perspective An essential guide featuring basic
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£9.38
University of Chicago Press Portrait of a Lady Peintures et photographies
Book SynopsisThe Gilded Age of United States inspired an equally extravagant artistic outpouring, particularly in portraiture of high-society women. This volume brings a fresh perspective to the Gilded Age, revealing it as a period of fruitful exchange between French and American artists, between painting and photography, and between tradition and avant-garde.
£999.99
Robert Hull Fleming Museum Staring Back
Book SynopsisCatalogue of 2015 exhibit at the Fleming Museum of Art in Vermont USA. The largest section of the exhibition highlighted the continuing pull of Picasso's major 1907 painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, over 100 years after its creation - as evidenced in the work of international artists.
£17.50
The University of Chicago Press Still More Distant Journeys the Artistic
Book SynopsisA retrospective of the work of Lasar Segall, this catalogue explores his changing cultural and artistic identities as demonstrated in over 224 works. Documenting the Diaspora of the Jews and embodying modern notions of exoticism and primitivism in art, Segall's work presents many diverse issues.Table of ContentsPreface by Mauricio Segall Director's Foreword by Kimerly Rorschach Notes to the Reader Wandering with the Moon: An Introduction to the Artistic Emigration of Lasar Segall Stephanie D'Alessandro "His Sole Subject is Suffering Humanity": Lasar Segall in Germany, 1906-1923 Reinhold Heller The Absorption of Spectacular, Unedited Things: Brazil in the Work of Lasar Segall Stephanie D'Alessandro With a Heart Tied to the Land: Lasar Segall's Brazilian Oeuvre as an "Echo of Humanity" Vera D'Horta Notes Checklist of the Exhibition Chronology Selected Bibliography
£999.99
Artists Bookworks 16th Century Colour Palettes
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£11.40
Artists Bookworks Alexandra Exter Paints
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Artists Bookworks Malevich Paints The Seeing Eye
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£33.25
Artists Bookworks 15th Century Colour Palettes
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£11.88
Artists Bookworks 14th Century Colour Palettes Volume 2
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£14.70
Artists Bookworks 14th Century Colour Palettes Volume 1
Book SynopsisA companion volume to 14th Century Colour Palettes -Volume 2, this book covers painting on the wall and onwood panel from Cennino Cennini, The Book of Art, of the late 1390s (extracts). The pigmentsand methods are drawn from the practice of Giotto, as Cennino writes.
£14.65
WW Norton & Co The UpsideDown World
Book SynopsisA Washington Post Notable Book of 2023 Plunged into a strange land at twenty-five, Benjamin Moser began an obsessive, decades-long study of the Dutch Masters to set his world right again.Trade Review"Conversational and congenial, essayistic and elevating . . . by the book’s end, I found that Moser’s intimate asides had accumulated into something affecting and open-ended . . . much more than an elegant guide to Dutch painters." -- Sebastian Smee - Washington Post"In a luminous, splendidly illustrated melding of art history and memoir, Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer, translator, and essayist Moser pays homage to 17th-century artists whose works he discovered when he first settled in the Netherlands 20 years ago. [Moser] sets artists’ lives in the context of violence and upheaval, as well as personal loss, poverty, grief, and longing. In Vermeer, he sees “a mind seeking.” In writing about art, Moser admits that he, too, was a mind seeking: to understand his identity as a writer and as a foreigner in a new culture.... A graceful meditation on art." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review"The most agreeable of companions in his encompassing yet highly personal tour of the Golden Age of Dutch painting, Benjamin Moser delivers fresh insights that will delight the expert and the casual museum-goer alike, in prose as precise and intimate as a Vermeer—and as luminous." -- Jim Holt, author of Why Does the World Exist?"Benjamin Moser’s fascinating study of Dutch art and artists is more than the sum of its extraordinary parts. Part memoir, part critical and historical analysis, the book also offers a superb commentary—one of the best I’ve ever read—on what it means to be displaced in a never entirely whole world, and what it means to see between the cracks. I learned so much reading this fine book, and so will you." -- Hilton Als, author of White Girls"I always dreamed of living in the rooms of my favorite paintings. Finally! A book that animates these rooms, their light, the people in them—that evokes their character and emotions and places them in the context of their culture. Profound and intensely alive, Benjamin Moser’s writing describes these artists as living beings and brings to life their works of art, connecting his own life as a writer to deep insights into the meaning of art." -- Laurie Anderson
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F&W Publications Inc Wildlife Scenes in Acrylic
Book SynopsisBest-selling author, instructor and TV show host, Jerry Yarnell delivers his latest offering with all new lessons and step-by-step projects.
£17.99
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Acrylic Painting Step by Step (AL45)
Book SynopsisBeginners and accomplished artists alike are attracted to the beauty and versatility of acrylic painting. In this comprehensive book, you will find all the instruction and inspiration you need to master the medium or improve your painting skills. Accomplished artist Tom Swimm guides you step by step through 12 stunning acrylic projects, offering easy-to-follow instructions along with his personal artistic insights. Acrylic Painting Step by Step covers dozens of beginning and advanced acrylic techniques, from underpainting and glazing to impasto and texturizing. You will learn to paint a variety of subjects, including a lively floral, a striking still life, an eye-catching street scene, and a gorgeous seascape.
£10.82
Smithsonian Books Thomas Moran and the Surveying of the American
Book SynopsisPresenting the first in-depth study of Thomas Moran's early western landscapes, Joni Louise Kinsey describes how the artist created three monumental paintings—The Grand Cañon of the Yellowstone (1872), The Chasm of the Colorado (1873-74), and The Mountain of the Holy Cross (1875)—that, in the aftermath of the Civil War, evoked the nation's spiritual journey and suggestsed its cultural upheaval. The author describes how the paintings reflected a new national identity of both failure and promise, and helped open the West for tourism and travel.
£27.90
University Press of New England Boston Beheld
Book SynopsisBoston seen anew through historical paintings
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Smithsonian Books Sotatsu
Book SynopsisSōtatsu is a beautifully designed volume celebrating the influential early seventeenth-century Japanese painter Tawaraya Sōtatsu. This book, the first Western survey of this important artist, accompanies the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery exhibition of the same name.Tawaraya Sōtatsu was a commoner who introduced traditional Japanese themes and subjects, formerly the sole purview of the aristocracy, to broader audiences. He painted these nationalistic images using a bold, expressive new design style. This characteristic style was further developed and enhanced when he founded the historic Rinpa school with calligrapher Hon'ami Kōetsu; Rinpa works are marked by dramatic, stylized renderings of traditional Japanese themes. Essays by leading scholars from the United States and Japan focus on Sōtatsu's well-known works; his collaboration with Kōetsu; his varied roles as shopkeeper, compiler, and court painter; and his influence over other artists, including Ogata Kōrin, Ogata Kenzan, Sakai Hōitsu, and Suzuki Kiitsu. The book also examines Freer Gallery of Art founder Charles Lang Freer's role in introducing Sōtatsu and Kōetsu to the Western world. Sōtatsu is a must-have book for museumgoers, Japanophiles, art lovers, and scholars.
£40.50
Smithsonian Books Kay Walkingstick: An American Artist
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PELICAN PUBLISHING CO. Art of Pastel Painting The
Book SynopsisDistinguished artist and teacher Alan Flattmann provides invaluable information about theory and technique as well as making crayons, designing proper studio lighting, and much more. Both amateur and professional artists will find this book informative and useful.Highlighted techniques include the painterly blended and the Impressionistic broken-color approaches. There are also illustrated discussions of concept and technique, mood and technique, mixed media, form and space, aerial perspective, modeling, and the importance of simplicity.
£29.75
Shanghai Press Reading Chinese Painting: Beyond Forms and
Book SynopsisWith fascinating commentary and beautiful artwork this Chinese art history book is allows Westerners to better understand traditional Chinese painting.Applying a comparative approach to Chinese and Western art, this art book examines the characteristics of traditional Chinese art and analyses the distinction between figure painting and portraiture. It examines the scenery in Chinese landscape painting and the sense of poetry within the paintings of flowers and birds so that the reader comes to understand the unique essence of Chinese art and is gradually led towards the evanescent world of spiritual abstraction displayed in Chinese painting. The development of Chinese painting is based upon the pursuit of the conceptual sense (yijing) found in traditional Chinese philosophy and classical literature. Confucianism determined the content of the development of painting and Daoism guided the concept of aestheticism within that development. In the history of Chinese art, every painter who made a contribution was also moral philosopher who sought the realms of the spirit. It would be no exaggeration to say that traditional Chinese painting is a "higher art" that has the functions of both civilizing the person and cultivating the mind. It is not simply a creation designed to satisfy the visual sense or to express individual emotion. It has always been harmonious, tranquil and restrained.
£22.46
J. Paul Getty Museum Anecdotes of William Hogarth
£999.99
Quarry Books Learn to Paint in Acrylics with 50 Small
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£19.54
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Art of Painting Flowers in Oil & Acrylic
Book SynopsisLearn everything you need to know to create beautiful floral works of art in oil and acrylic!This comprehensive book opens with a guide to essential information on the necessary tools and materials for both sketching and painting, including pencils, paints and brushes, palettes, supports, and mediums. In addition to learning about basic drawing and painting techniques and colour theory, readers will learn how to create compelling compositions, achieve depth, and render realistic textures. In The Art of Painting Flowers in Oil & Acrylic, several talented and experienced artists guide readers through easy-to-follow lessons covering a variety of floral and plant life, including tulips, dahlias, hibiscus, roses, daisies, freesia, water lilies, bird of paradise, and more. With sections devoted to both mediums, readers will learn everything they need to know to create beautiful floral works of art in oil and acrylic. Along the way, aspiring artists will discover helpful tips and tricks for mixing vibrant colours, working from photographs, working outdoors, and creating volume and dimension.
£14.99
Walter Foster Publishing Artist Toolbox Color A practical guide to color
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Walter Foster Publishing The Complete Book of Textures for Artists
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Page Street Publishing Co. Vibrant Watercolor Birds: 24 Effortless Projects
Book SynopsisFrom the creator of the popular blog Femvisionary comes a collection of beginner-friendly watercolour projects that highlight breathtaking colours - with birds! Combining radiant bird-themed compositions with approachable step-by-step tutorials, Madhu S, founder of the beloved art brand Femvisionary, takes you through an array of stunning species. From tropical and garden birds all the way to aquatic and mountain birds, each distinct animal brings its own exciting, accessible challenge for artists. What's more, every chapter introduces new skills and concepts that will help you build on the foundations you previously mastered, allowing artists of every skill level to achieve impressive results. While working through birds of various sizes, colours and plumage, you'll use essential watercolor techniques like wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry, in addition to learning methods for detailing, playing with tints and tones and working on your brush control. Fans of majestic species will appreciate projects featuring well-known subjects like the Toco Toucan and American Bald Eagle, and there are plenty of adorable options too, like Budgie Parakeets, the Broad-Tailed Hummingbird and the universally loved Puffin. Decorate the walls of your home with glorious compositions like the Pink Cockatoo, the Mountain Bluebird or the exquisite Mute Swan. There is no shortage of ways to display these works of art! This is the perfect guide for budding, bird-loving artists looking to master the watercolour medium.
£18.04
Art Gallery of New South Wales Daniel Boyd: Treasure Island
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Pitch Publishing Ltd The Stories of Cricket's Finest Painting: Kent v
Book SynopsisKent v Lancashire 1906 tells the story of a remarkable painting, commissioned at the height of cricket's golden age and at the apogee of Britain's colonial power. The man whose idea it was, the fourth Lord Harris, chairman of Kent County Cricket Club, was no aesthete; but in asking Albert Chevallier Tayler, a cricket-loving painter, to paint a scene from Kent's triumphant season, showing Colin Blythe bowling to Johnny Tyldesley, he helped create a masterpiece that changed the way we look at cricket. The painting now hangs at Lord's, having been sold by Kent in 2006 for GBP600,000, then a record amount for a cricket painting. A full-size copy still hangs at Canterbury. The book also follows the lives of the players and umpires portrayed in the painting, two of whom did not survive the Great War. The painting may be timeless, but changes in the way cricket is played, administered and financed in Britain mean that many aspects of the game today would be unrecognisable to those sun-blessed men on the Canterbury turf over a century ago.
£22.88
Intellect Books Heavy Metal Armour: A Visual Study of Battle
Book SynopsisThe first of its kind – original, unique and beautifully illustrated by the author. Engagingly written, it will appeal to fans and academics alike. A lavishly illustrated study of the heavy metal battle jacket in a historical and cultural context, with a unique approach to analysis and interrogation of form and style through painting practice and theory. Since the 1970s, customized denim 'battle jackets' have been worn by heavy metal fans to signify their devotion to the music and subcultures of metal. Embellished by the wearers with patches, badges and studs, these jackets are works of art that communicate the values of metal to the world at large. This book features a series of detailed paintings that visually document examples of jackets alongside photographic portraits of the fans that wear them. The accompanying chapters describe the significance of battle jackets in metal scenes and trace a lineage of customized clothing starting in the Middle Ages. Connections are made with a wide range of historic and contemporary artworks, suggesting a broad context within which to more fully appreciate the significance of the jackets. The methodology spans a range of disciplines from art theory to ethnography and subcultural studies, and the discussion is informed by responses from a series of interviews conducted over the years with metal fans. The book has a highly original focus and the author’s approach to the subject is unique. It reaches across a range of fields: the history and cultural context of heavy metal music, style and dress; art history and practice, particularly painting; subcultural studies; fashion and dress; music graphics, branding and marketing. Tom Cardwell is an artist and researcher specialising in contemporary painting, customized clothing and heavy metal subcultures. He is senior lecturer in painting at Camberwell, University of the Arts London. It will appeal to readers with an interest in metal subcultures; fashion, style and dress; music branding and identity; contemporary art theory and practice. The writing style and content is relaxed, engaging and will be of interest to a wider casual readership with an interest in popular culture and the arts. A useful resource for academics and students interested in heavy metal, customized clothing/DIY subcultures, painting and visual arts. Could appeal to undergraduate as well as postgraduates and scholars in these fields, and a broader interest in visual culture.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Acknowledgements xiii Foreword xv Mark Titchner Introduction 1 1. The Importance of Battle Jackets within Metal Subcultures 15 Watercolour Paintings and Jacket Works 2. Global Battle Jacket Cultures 49 3. ‘Somewhere Back in Time’, or a Speculative History of the Battle Jacket 59 4. Examining Patches: A Heritage of Images 89 Oil Paintings and Fan Portraits 5. Setting Trends or Selling Out? Battle Jacket Appropriation in Wider Culture 105 Conclusion: ‘See My Vest!’ 125 Appendix: Notes on the Paintings 133 Endnotes 151 References 153 Index 171
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Chronicle Books African Art Now: 50 Pioneers Defining African Art
Book SynopsisWith African artists attracting sizable audience numbers to museums, setting sky-high auction records, and appearing in mainstream press, it has become impossible to overlook the cultural significance of contemporary African art today. Author and curator Osei Bonsu's engaging profiles of leading African artists – along with gorgeous full-colour reproductions of their work – introduce readers to a generation of movers and shakers whose innovative artwork reflects on Africa as both an idea and an experience. Using diverse forms, languages, and expressions to articulate what it means to be a part of the world, these artists generate alternate histories and imaginative futures – work that is both personal and political, universal and incredibly specific. Their work helps define contemporary African art as a vast artistic and cultural movement.
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Chronicle Books Madman's Gallery: The Strangest Paintings,
Book SynopsisEnter The Madman's Gallery and discover an extraordinary, illustrated exhibition of the greatest curiosities from the global history of art, featuring one hundred magnificently eccentric antique paintings, engravings, illustrations, and sculptures, each with a fascinatingly bizarre story to tell. Brought to light from the depths of libraries, museums, dealers, and galleries around the world, these forgotten artistic treasures include portraits of oddballs such as the British explorer with a penchant for riding crocodiles, and the Italian monk who levitated so often he's recognized as the patron saint of airplane passengers. Discover impossible medieval land yachts, floating churches, and eagle-powered airships. Encounter dog-headed holy men, armies of German giants, 18th-century stuntmen, human chessboards, screaming ghost heads, and more marvels of the human imagination. A captivating odditorium of obscure and engaging characters and works, each expertly brought to life by historian and curator of the strange Edward Brooke-Hitching, here is a richly illustrated and entertaining gallery for lovers of outre art and history.
£29.75
Paths International Ltd Maolong Brush: A Unique Instrument for
Book SynopsisAs an important part of Chinese culture, Lingnan culture, mainly those in Guangdong province, plays a key role in the world culture. Elegant Guangdong Series cover 5 subjects of the Lingnan cultural and traditional gems in South China. Each volume has used vivid and precious illustrations and portraits.Maolong Brush tells the origin, inventor, making, unique artistic characters and inheritance of this specialized grass brush in Lingnan region.
£9.72
Reaktion Books Goya the Last Carnival Essays in Art Culture S
Book SynopsisThis text provides a new reading of Goya, concentrating on the closing years of the 18th century as a neglected milestone in his life. Goya waited until 1799 to publish his celebrated series of drawings, the "Caprichos", which offered a personal vision of the "world turned upside down".
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