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The Cambridge Companion to Australian Art by Jaynie Anderson (Editor)
$68.95 AUD
Category: art | Series: Cambridge Companions to the History of Art
From rock art to Australian modernism, from bark paintings to the Heidelberg School, The Cambridge Companion to Australian Art provides a wide-ranging overview of the movements, themes and media found in Australian art. This Companion features essays that explore the influence of different cultures on A ...Show more
Margaret Woodward - Paintings 1950 -2007 by Gavin Fry
$59.99 AUD
Category: art
At the age of twelve, Margaret Woodward was given a glimpse of creative chaos in an artist's studio. A little later, an unusual friendship acquainted her with the reality of landscape, and a testing childhood passed into a conscious endeavour to become an artist. Recognised and established as a distinct ...Show more
Kahlo - Masters of Art by Eckhard Hollmann
$26.99 AUD
Category: art | Series: Masters of Art Ser.
Discover the life and work of Frida Kahlo in this introduction to the iconic Mexican artist. Although her body of work is relatively small, Frida Kahlo has inspired adoration and admiration that few other artists have attained. This accessible and elegant book offers full page reproductions of a select ...Show more
Gerard Havekes by Gavin Fry
$99.00 AUD
Category: art
'Gerard Havekes was outrageously big in every way – he was a mighty, creative force. A big, tall man, who commanded attention by his very presence, a man who embraced life with gusto. Wherever he went he would inevitably, naturally dominate the space, ruling over his domain at home or in his work space ...Show more
Seeing Ourselves: Women's Self-Portraits by Frances Borzello
$35.00 AUD
Category: art
This richly diverse exploration of female artists and self-portraits is a brilliant and poignant demonstration of originality in works of haunting variety. The two earliest self-portraits come from 12th-century illuminated manuscripts in which nuns gaze at us across eight centuries. In 16th-century Ital ...Show more
Crusaders of Art and Design 1920-1970 by ARTMONSKY
$29.99 AUD
Category: art
Crusaders for art and design were men and women who were prepared to give their energy, talents, and oftimes money, to encourage young artists and designers to adventure in their chosen fields and generally to raise the status of the 'fine' and 'applied' arts and their creators. Many of these crusaders ...Show more
The Art of Illusion by Florian Heine
$79.99 AUD
Category: art
Discover how artists have been tricking the human eye for centuries in this gorgeous and wide-ranging exploration of the art of illusion. This spellbinding look at the history and development of illusionistic art reveals wide-ranging techniques that have piqued the public's fascination with this medium ...Show more
The Lowry - Curator's Choice by Claire Stewart
$24.99 AUD
Category: art
- Claire Stewart, curator of The Lowry in Manchester, tells the story of LS Lowry through a selection of highlights from the Collection - LS Lowry has long been one of Britain's most popular artists, and this extensive collection provides the opportunity to look at his life, work and career afresh - Bea ...Show more
The Book of the Tree - Trees in Art by Angus Hyland; Kendra Wilson
$29.99 AUD
Category: art
From stately old oaks to beautiful forests and woods, The Book of the Tree is a collection of depictions of trees by artists, photographers and illustrators. Interspersed throughout the illustrations are short texts about the artists and their interest in particular trees, from Egon Shiele's delicate wa ...Show more
Hundertwasser - Complete Graphic Work 1951-1976 by Wieland Schmied
$44.99 AUD
Category: art
Explore the graphic work of Hundertwasser with this lavishly produced introduction to the artist. Friedensreich Hundertwasser was a painter. He created original graphic works--lithographs, silkscreens, mixed media, etchings, and aquatint as well as Japanese woodcuts. This bibliophilic gem is a Hundert ...Show more
Joseph Banks' Florilegium - Botanical Treasures from Cook's First Voyage by Joe Studholme
$59.99 AUD
Category: art
Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage around the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia, and Java, bringing back over 1,300 species that had never ...Show more
Masterpieces of Japanese Art - Cincinati Art Museum by Keiko Nakamachi (Contribution by); Hou-Mei Sung; Masahiko Aizawa (Contribution by)
$74.99 AUD
Category: art
This is the first complete study and reappraisal of the remarkable collection of Japanese art at the Cincinnati Art Museum. It features a wealth of artifacts, including paintings and ceramics, metal objects and weaponry, screens, masks, cloisonne enamel, lacquer ware, ivory carvings, kimonos, and dolls, ...Show more