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History of Art

Art Conservation

Facture: Conservation, Science, Art History Volume 3: Degas

Barbour Daphne S.

ISBN: PB: 9780300230116, Yale University Press, October 2017
196 pp., 27.9x20.3 cm, 162 colour illus.

This volume of "Facture", a biennial journal that presents the latest conservation research on works of art at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, focuses exclusively on conservation treatment, technical art history, and scientific research rela...

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Contemporary Art

Sheila Pepe Hot Mess Formalism

Vicario Gilbert

ISBN: HB: 9783791357010, Prestel Publishing, October 2017
128 pp., 27x21 cm, 110 colour illus.

Shoelaces, nautical ropes, bits of string. For two decades Sheila Pepe has been transforming these items into transcendent works that can fit on a lap or fill a room. Her versatility, humor, and feminist perspective are on brilliant display in this b...

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Cartoon Art

Heath Robinson How to be a Perfect Husband

Robinson W. Heath, Browne K. R. G.

ISBN: HB: 9781851244904, Bodleian Library Publishing, October 2017
128 pp., 18.5x12 cm, 120 black&white illus.

What makes a perfect husband? In this tongue-in-cheek guide, illustrated by Heath Robinson's inimitable cartoons and contraptions, there are many charmingly old-fashioned tips for how to succeed in almost all aspects of married life. First published...

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History of Art

Soutine's Portraits Cooks, Waiters and Bellboys

Serres Karen, Wright Barnaby

ISBN: PB: 9781911300212, Casemate, Paul Holberton Publishing, October 2017
144 pp., 26x21.6 cm, 80 colour illus.

Chaim Soutine (1893-1943) produced some of the most powerful and expressive portraits of modern times. His ability to capture in paint the character, humanity and emotion of his sitters is the hallmark of Soutine's greatest work. The major exhibition...

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Contemporary Art

Warhol's Working Class Pop Art and Egalitarianism

Grudin Anthony E.

ISBN: HB: 9780226347776, University of Chicago Press, October 2017
240 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 20 colour plates, 51 halftones

This book explores Andy Warhol's creative engagement with social class. During the 1960s, as neoliberalism perpetuated the idea that fixed classes were a mirage and status an individual achievement, Warhol's work appropriated images, techniques, and...

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History of Art

Experience

Nemerov Alexander

ISBN: PB: 9780932171634, University of Chicago Press, Terra Foundation for American Art, October 2017
216 pp., 24.1x17 cm, 72 colour illus.

In his noteworthy theoretical essay "Experience", Ralph Waldo Emerson writes that humans by nature cannot fully grasp life as lived. If this is so, how capable are we of expressing our experiences in works of art? Despite this formidable challenge, f...

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Contemporary Art

Sonia Delaunay Art, Design and Fashion

Ruiz del Arbol Marta, Godefroy Cecile, de Leeuw-de Monti Matteo

ISBN: HB: 9788417173012, DAP, Fundacion Coleccion Thyssen-Bornemisza, October 2017
236 pp., 24.1x20.3 cm, 184 colour illus., 52 black&white illus.

Not for sale in Estonia! "Sonia Delaunay: Art, Design, Fashion" provides a unified vision of the modernist pioneer's work in painting, theatrical sets, advertising, interiors, fashion and textiles. Published for a landmark exhibition at Museo Thyss...

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Painting and Drawing Manuals

Watercolour Techniques and Tutorials for the Complete Beginner

Clark Paul

ISBN: PB: 9781784943738, GMC Group, GMC, October 2017
96 pp., 27.5x21.5 cm, 193 colour illus.

Watercolour painting is an absorbing, meditative art-from that many people would like to enjoy but don't attempt to because they believe they can't paint or simply don t know where to begin. An encouraging voice and a clear, easy-to-follow approach i...

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Painting and Drawing Manuals

Dare to Sketch A Guide to Drawing on the Go

Scheinberger Felix

ISBN: HB: 9780399579554, GMC Group, Watson-Guptill, October 2017
160 pp., 23.8x16.8 cm, photos

Not for sale in selected countries! An inspirational, instructional, and visually stimulating guide to sketching and drawing from the author of "Urban Watercolor Sketching", filled with practical tips about which materials to use, a variety of subj...

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Painting and Drawing Manuals

Everyday Watercolor Learn to Paint Watercolor in 30 Days

Rainey Jenna

ISBN: PB: 9780399579721, GMC Group, Watson-Guptill, October 2017
192 pp., 24.1x20.9 cm, illus.

Not for sale in selected countries! A contemporary paint-every-day watercolour guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces. This beautifu...

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