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By: Smolan, Rick; Erwitt, Jennifer
Price: $14.72
Publisher: Indianapolis, In, U. S. A., Que: 1996
Seller ID: 003858
NEW - Still in shrink wrap. This book is the result of an unprecedented one-day event that brought together the world's top photographers, editors, programmers, and interactive designers to create a digital time capsule of online life. It features more than 200 of the most compelling photographs culled from 200, 000 images taken that day. The book presents an intimate and emotional portrait of the people whose lives have been dramatically affected by the online revolutio... View more info
By: Flanagan, William (translated by)
Price: $9.20
Publisher: Bellevue, WA, Tokuma Shoten: 1993
Edition: First American Edition
Seller ID: 003855
Yes, this is a well-designed soft cover book with a dust jacket! Take it off and you have a panorama. We've all seen books about stereograms and have had fun trying to see the picture in the picture. All other books pale when compared to this creation, which has images that are to be viewed in several different ways. Instructions are included in Part 1, along with many images. Part 2 gets into the Multiplying Stereograms, in which you will see several different types of ... View more info
By: McGregor, Sheila
Price: $11.04
Publisher: United Kingdom, Merrell Holberton: 1999
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 001524
This is the first illustrated book on the Garman Ryan Collection, which was formed by two remarkable women and generously given to Walsall, England in 1974. The book includes information on Kathleen Garman's and Sally Ryan's lives. Together they formed a collection that is intimate, adventurous and eclectic, encompassing works by some of the greatest names in European art - Durer, Rembrandt, Constable, Van Gogh, Monet - as well as sculptures, vessels and votive objects f... View more info
By: Thompson, Carol
Price: $18.40
Publisher: New York, New York, U. S. A., The New Press: 1993
Seller ID: 001301
How are African masks used? Why are the artists usually not identified when African sculpture is exhibited in the Western museums? These and other intriguing questions are explored in this handsome, full-color portfolio, designed to introduce newcomers to African art and aesthetics. In addition to twenty-four 81/2" x 11" unbound images, the African Art Portfolio comes with a twenty-four-page booklet that includes a brief introduction to African art and four short... View more info
By: Warhol, Andy; Nochlin, Linda
Price: $18.40
Publisher: Bergenfield, New Jersey, U. S. A., Overlook Press: 1997
Seller ID: 001771
Andy Warhol, mostly known for his pop-art, also did a number of drawings and photographs of nudes. This volume contains that material. Warhol said "Sex is so abstract. " "You can get closer to your subject, one piece at a time. " he said, apropos of some startling photo-collages of male and female nudes he created for Playboy in the 1970s. This volume includes simple drawing on flesh-colored paper and also white paper; some photographs, and full drawings ... View more info
By: Kahng, Eik; Roland Michel, Marianne
Price: $36.80
Publisher: New Haven, CT, Yale Univ. Pr: 2002
Seller ID: 003409
NEW - STILL IN PUBLISHERS PLASTIC. Anne Valleyer-Coster (1744-1818) was a French rococo-era painter, which is a light, elaborate and decorative style of art. Despite the negative reputation that still-life painting had at this time, Vallayer-Coster's highly developed skills, especially in the depiction of flowers, soon generated a great deal of attention from collectors and other artists. Her "precocious talent and the rave reviews" earned her the attention of th... View more info
Price: $16.56
Publisher: New York, NY, Greenwich House: 1982
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 004192
The author is the world's leading expert on Faberge'. For Faberge', gold was never just gold - it could be red or white or green - which delightful effects were created by contrasting the colors. Their work also included enameling and lapidary, not just for the Russian, but European and Far Eastern royal families. Not held back by technical or financial limitations, Faberge' was given free reign. His masterpieces include carvings of animals and flowers, boxes of every sh... View more info
By: Young, John T.
Price: $8.74
Publisher: Seattle, Washington, U. S. A., Univ Of Washington Press: 1999
Seller ID: 001727
More than ten thousand public artworks have been created in the People's Republic of China since its establishment in 1949. They range from the ubiquitous Chairman Mao statues, to immense monuments and murals commemorating revolutionary uprisings, to abstract pieces inspired by international artistic trends. Eighty-three of the most intriguing of these works are featured here by American sculptor John Young, who traveled to dozens of Chinese cities, photographing public ... View more info
By: Myer, Phillip C.
Price: $9.66
Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio, U. S. A., North Light Books: 1992
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 003176
Open up exciting new decorating possibilities by mastering the variety of techniques for decorative painting and paint finishes detailed in this practical how-to guide. From delicately stenciled bands of leaves and flowers to the richness of white alabaster or green serpentine marbleizing, you'll learn how you can give new life to furniture and rooms throughout your home. Even if you're a novice do-it-yourself decorator, you'll be able to easily master nearly two dozen t... View more info
By: Shannon, George; Torlen, Pat
Price: $15.18
Publisher: New York, New York, U. S. A., Sterling Pub Co Inc: 1999
Edition: Second Printing
Seller ID: 002993
Beautify your home with this splendid array of decorative glass projects that use sandblasting, copper foil, and leaded stained glass. All three methods are covered by the authors, two well-known experts in the field. Learn about the different types of glass available including full-antique, architectural, iridescent, and cathedral. Move on to a comprehensive section covering the materials and equipment needed; setting up your work area; safety practices and equipment, a... View more info
By: Lister, Ron
Price: $20.24
Publisher: Lebanon, Indiana, U. S. A., Prentice Hall, Inc.: 1984
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 002550
If you have a flair for design and a creative imagination, try your hand at greeting cards! Or stationary, gift wrap, or party goods! And this is the perfect book to get you started - whether as a staff designer or as a freelance artist planning to market your own cards. Inside you find scores of helpful hints on every aspect of this lucrative business. The author, a former staff artist for a major greeting card company, thoroughly covers a wide variety of topics, includ... View more info
Price: $17.48
Publisher: New York, Univ Of California Pr; American Federation Of Arts: 2001
Seller ID: 002844
This volume features a selection of the most important and beautiful objects from ancient Egypt, a civilization of enduring fascination. Written by Edna R. Russmann, with contributions by a distinguished team of international scholars, the lively text examines over 140 works and highlights the extraordinary artistic achievement that they represent. This book was published in conjunction with a traveling exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts and The Brit... View more info
By: Artists
Price: $14.72
Publisher: Germany, Konemann: 1999
Seller ID: 003905
NEW-The Fauves were the sensation of Paris in the early years of the 20th century. A group of artists surrounding Matisse, they earned their name - which literally means "wild beast" - for their use of intense, arbitrary color. When Diaghilev's Ballets russes took Paris by storm in 1909, , the costumes designed by Leon Bakst in a Fauvist manner set off a fashion rage that was to last through the 1920s. These brilliant textile designed, created mostly in Paris bet... View more info
Price: $7.36
Publisher: New York, Harper & Row, Publishers: 1989
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: B-19005
This book has never been read. The price is not clipped. The jacket is near fine. There is a mark on the front from a sticker, and the back has two places where the finish on the paper is wrinkled; also a few scuff marks. Includes an index. ; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall View more info
By: Pederson, Line Clausen; Friborg, Fleming; Pio Marcos, Monserrat (In Collaboration with)
Price: $35.88
Publisher: Milano, ORE Cultura: 2015
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 004457
New - Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. A beautiful volume produced for an exhibition for October 2015 through early 2016. Included are color and black & white paintings and illustrations as well as writings by Gauguin. "In Tahiti in the silence of the beautiful tropical night, I hear the soft murmer music of the movements of my heart in loving harmony with the mysterious beings around me." The binding is bright yellow with black lettering; the dust jacket is 3/4 ... View more info
By: Salvesen, Britt
Price: $12.88
Publisher: New York, Harry N Abrams Inc: 2001
Seller ID: 003157
Still in publisher's plastic. To fully understand the scope and originality of the art of Paul Gauguin, one must consider not only his paintings but also his prints, ceramics, sculptures, and drawings. The Art Institute of Chicago's collection of works by Gauguin is one of the most important in the United States, including examples from nearly every material in which he worked and from every period of his career. This selection of almost 40 works of art are reproduced he... View more info
By: Cikovsky, Jr. , Nicolai; Quick, Michael
Price: $23.00
Publisher: New York, NY, Harper & Row, Publishers Inc.: 1985
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 004189
George Inness (1825-1894) was a landscape painter, and one of 19th century's great American artists. This beautiful catalogue displays the full range of Inness's mature artistic output, from realistic images of the 1850s to the unique masterpieces of the late style he perfected in the final decade of his life. 63 oil paintings are illustrated in full-color plates and discussed in acompanying entries. The catalogue also contains two essays, 68 black & white illustrations,... View more info
By: Unknown
Price: $11.04
Publisher: New York, Harcourt Brace and Company: 1946
Seller ID: 004488
The spine ends show heavy wear; the corners light to moderate wear. The jacket is lightweight with a few small chips in the front, paper missing at both ends of the spine, small chips in the back and wear at all corners. There is a gift note on the front endpaper. The binding has tanned a bit around the front and back edges. ; Sixteen color plates show a fraction of the thousands of magnificent glass flower models created in nearly half a century by Leopold and Rudolph B... View more info
By: Swales, David
Price: $9.66
Publisher: Bishop Auckland, County Durham, United Kingdom, Pentland Press Ltd: 1996
Seller ID: 002752
In this beautiful and innovative book, David Swales studies hand-illustrated postal envelopes from their origins in the nineteenth century, to the lastest greatly enhanced forms, made possible by the use of modern materials, graphical styles and postal practices. Swales describes how the integration of clever ideas, good artwork and an appropriate choice of postal stamp into the design of an envelope illustration can result in an attractive or meaningful message of commu... View more info
By: Barnes, Molly; Hilton, Pat
Price: $10.12
Publisher: Boston, MA, Journey Editions: 1994
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 003582
In this accessible, easy-to-read, detailed guide for artists, students, and aspiring art professionals, Molly Barnes takes the mystique out of "how to get hung. " Readers learn how to present their work and themselves to the professional art world step by step. Molly Barnes explains the details, including how to know when your body of work is ready to be presented, networking and strategizing in the art community, how to work and communicate with gallery owners, ... View more info
Price: $26.68
Publisher: 1994
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 003821
This is a wonderful little art book, one of a set, that features Landscapes. Written in Italian, most of the pages include a landscape from a famous artist (indicated) . Some have different views on each page, and the middle page has a window to view the same area in different ways. There are a few pages that are cleart for interesting parts or the whole of a painting; one Magritte painting shows how he perfectly paints a scene out of the window. All are very interesting... View more info
By: Jansen, Marius B. ; Asana, Nagatake
Price: $27.60
Publisher: New York, NY, Simon & Schuster: 1964
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 003980
This beautiful book presents the history of Japan through twenty centuries - as seen, remembered and recorded by her artists. The Japanese vision of life, in its richness, delicacy and complexity of pattern, is captured and clarified here as never before. Japan's history is projected not only through a brilliant historical narrative but also an array of art treasures newly photographed in color in Japan's museums, Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and private collections,... View more info
By: Escher, M. C. ; Brigham, John E. (English translation)
Price: $9.20
Publisher: Cologne, Taschen: 2001
Seller ID: 003373
I consider my work the most beautiful and also the ugliest. " M. C. Escher. This book on Escher's work is well-illustrated in black & white and color. He wrote the introduction, followed by a classification and description of his works. 76 illustrations are included, along with bibliographical notes. 7 1/4" x 9" high; Octavo (standard book size) View more info
By: Bã¼ckling, Mariake; Syndram, Dirk; Ramharter, Johannes (Commentary by)
Price: $59.80
Publisher: Switzerland, Benteli: 1997
Edition: First English language edition
Seller ID: 003500
NEW - Quite heavy and oversized. This book presents in text and pictures the most beautiful and important masterpieces of sculpture, decorative arts, and weaponry in the Collections of H. S. H. The Reigning Prince Hans Adam II von und zu Liechtenstein. The thoughtful selection of exquisite pieces, photographed with the greatest care, includes bronze statuary, ceramics, ivory, silver and enamel objects, stone carvings and intarsia of breathtaking delicacy, as well as sump... View more info
Price: $24.84
Publisher: New York, NY, Random House: 1986
Seller ID: 004023
As the Metropolitan Museum of Art has the finest collection of American paintings in the world, this selection of 100 masterpieces by 67 artists represents the highlight of American paintings, and the highlight of the Museum collection. Not a general survey, the book covers painting in America from the colonial period to World War I, ending with the group of artists known as The Eight. 35 paintings are reproduced not only in full but also with four-color details that giv... View more info
