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Hokusai Mountains and Water, Flowers and Birds
ISBN: PB: 9783791346144, Prestel Publishing, September 2011
96 pp., 27x18.5 cm, 50 colour illus.
Now available again, this delightful selection of prints depicting nineteenth century Japan's natural beauty is a colorful introduction to the country's most beloved artist. The Japanese artist Hokusai spent the second half of his life sketching and...
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£10,99
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Italian Fashion Now
ISBN: PB: 9788831798129, DAP, Marsilio Editori, September 2011
212 pp., 24.7x20 cm, 814 colour illus.
Not for sale in Estonia! What's hot in Italian fashion now, and what soon will be hot. New stars are rising in the Italian fashion world – a varied group comprised of a young generation of designers who studied at fashion schools in Italy and abroa...
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£35,00
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Four Honest Outlaws Sala, Ray, Marioni, Gordon
ISBN: HB + DVD: 9780300170535, Yale University Press, May 2011
224 pp., 25x15 cm, 9 black&white illus., 70 colour illus.
In this strongly argued and characteristically original book, Michael Fried considers the work of four contemporary artists – video artist and photographer Anri Sala, sculptor Charles Ray, painter Joseph Marioni, and video artist and intervener in mo...
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£40,00
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13 Photos Children Should Know
ISBN: HB: 9783791370477, Prestel Publishing, April 2011
48 pp., 28x24 cm, 60 colour illus.
This beautifully illustrated book explores some of the world's iconic images, teaching children about the impact of photography on their world. Some of the world's most renowned pictures are also the most exciting to view and discuss. From Neil Arms...
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£10,99
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Hiroshige Prints and Drawings
ISBN: FLEXI: 9783791345406, Prestel Publishing, April 2011
256 pp., 24x19.5 cm, 200 colour illus.
This highly regarded survey of the works of a master of Japanese printmaking is now available in a convenient and attractively priced flexi edition. Utagawa Hiroshige holds an assured place in the history of art as one of the greatest and best-loved...
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£14,99
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David Smith Invents
ISBN: HB: 9780300169652, Yale University Press, April 2011
112 pp., 27.9x19.8 cm, 25 black&white illus., 60 colour illus.
Abstract Expressionist artist David Smith (1906-1965) was one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century, and yet few publications dedicated to his creative output currently exist. "David Smith Invents" is the first book to focus on...
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£20,00
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Eighteenth Century Church in Britain
ISBN: HB: 9780300159080, Yale University Press, April 2011
496 pp., 28.6x23 cm, 520 black&white illus., 185 colour illus.
This ambitious and generously illustrated study is an in-depth account of the architectural character of a vast range of ecclesiastical buildings, including the Anglican parish churches, medieval cathedrals repaired and modified during the period, Di...
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£60,00
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Peter Zupnik
ISBN: PB: 9788072154005, DAP, Torst, April 2011
138 pp., 17.8x15.9 cm, 80 colour illus.
Not for sale in Estonia! A member of the 1980s Slovak New Wave generation of photographers trained under Jan mok, Peter Zupnik (born 1961) searches out hidden poetry in everyday objects, by means of close-ups, short depth of field and additional pa...
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£22,00
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Romare Bearden, American Modernist
ISBN: HB: 9780300121612, Yale University Press, February 2011
304 pp., 28.7x23.4 cm, 95 black&white illus., 105 colour illus.
Romare Bearden (1911-1988) was a modernist artist renowned for his experimental and socially conscious works. Bearden is best known for his paintings and collages but also made significant contributions to the fields of printmaking, theatrical design...
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£50,00
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Sacred Possessions Collecting Italian Religious Art, 1500-1900
ISBN: PB: 9781606060421, Getty Publications, December 2010
288 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 86 black&white illus.
This is a brief history of and investigation into the collecting of sacred art. When works of art created for religious purposes outlive their original function, they often take on new meanings as they move from sacred spaces to secular collections....
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£25,00
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