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The Agony and the Ecstasyby Irving StoneISBN 1568493401 (1-56849-340-1)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Agony and the Ecstasy'Book summary:Fictional depiction of Michelangelo. Includes bibliography, glossary and a list of the artist's works. [via]
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- The Agony and the Ecstasy: ISBN 0451171357 (0-451-17135-7)
Softcover, New Amer Library - The Agony and the Ecstasy: ISBN 0451213238 (0-451-21323-8)
Softcover, New Amer Library - The Agony and the Ecstasy: ISBN 0385010923 (0-385-01092-3)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group - The Agony and the Ecstasy: ISBN 0854565612 (0-85456-561-2)
Hardcover, Ulverscroft Large Print Books - The Agony and the Ecstasy: ISBN 1568493401 (1-56849-340-1)
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- The Agony and the Ecstasy: ISBN 0451171357 (0-451-17135-7)
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Alberto Giacometti: Sculptures, Paintings, Drawingsby Angela SchneiderISBN 3791313711 (3-7913-1371-1)
Hardcover, Prestel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alberto Giacometti: Sculptures, Paintings, Drawings'Book summary:One of the great masters of 20th-century art, the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti captured the existential loneliness of modern humanity with his spindly, attenuated figures whose life-like gazes pierce the vastness of space. Uniting more than 250 sculptures, paintings, drawings and graphic works, this extensive monograph is an exemplary overview of his oeuvre. The book underscores the continuity between the two remarkable bodies of work that characterize his career: the pre-1935 works, which included the finest of all Surrealist sculptures, and the post-war masterpieces. As a result of a profound artistic crisis that began in 1934, when Giacometti returned to working from the model and thus broke with the Surrealists, the artist began tackling the problem of situating figures in space in an entirely new way. Painting played a key role in the solutions that Giacometti found to this problem, and the discussion here of the relationship between his two- and three-dimensional works reveals him to have been as great a painter as he was a sculptor. Contributions by several notable art historians address contemporary research issues and offer a comprehensive record of Giacometti's life and work. Among the many photographs of the artist and his circle are images by such notable photographers as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Ugo Mulas and Man Ray. [via]
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American Visions: The Epic History of Art in Americaby Robert HughesISBN 1860465331 (1-86046-533-1)
Softcover, Harvill Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America'Book summary:Australian-born art critic Robert Hughes, author of the highly acclaimed study of modern art, The Shock of the New has made his home in the United States for the last 20 years. His latest undertaking, which he calls "a love letter to America," is his most massive: a 350-year history of art in America. Published in association with an eight-part PBS series of the same name, this is no scholarly text. With the same voracious wit and opinionated brilliance that have characterized his criticism for Time magazine, this tour-de-force spans three centuries of events, movements, and personalities that have shaped American society and its art. The reproductions are outstanding; 323 out of 365 are in rich, vivid color. Infinitely entertaining and perceptive, this superb book makes readers feel as if they have discovered a truer, hidden America. It seems certain to become one of the most important works in the art-historical canon. [via]
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Softcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc - American Visions : The Epic History of Art in America: ISBN 0679426272 (0-679-42627-2)
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- American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America: ISBN 186046372X (1-86046-372-X)
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Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration With Natureby Andrew GoldsworthyISBN 0810933519 (0-8109-3351-9)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration With Nature'Book summary:Scottish artist Andy Goldsworthy uses a seemingly infinite array of purely natural materials, from snow and ice to leaves, stone, and twigs in the creation of his one-of-a-kind sculptures. Unlike such artists as Christo and Michael Hiezer, whose works leave definite marks on the landscape, Goldsworthy's approach is to interrupt, shape, or in some other way temporarily alter or work with nature to produce his fragile, mutable pieces. To create "Broken Icicle," for example, Goldsworthy was only able to work on the sculpture in the early morning, when temperatures were below freezing. As with most of his works, ultimately, the materials used to create this piece returned to their natural state, leaving no trace of the artwork's existence save for the stunning photos in this book. [via]
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Archby Andy Goldsworthy, David CraigISBN 0810919931 (0-8109-1993-1)
Hardcover, Abrams , Incorporated, Harry N.
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Art of the 20th Centuryby Klaus HonnefISBN 3822859079 (3-8228-5907-9)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Art of the 20th Century'Book summary:This exhaustive look at a long century of art making and art questioning is, understandably, more broad than it is deep. A massive, boxed, two-volume set, it's divided into sections on painting, sculpture, new media (performance art, video art, earth art, etc.), and photography, with a 150-page biographical appendix of all of the 780 artists whose works are illustrated in the main sections of the book. The original German text, written by a team of writers and art historians, has been fluidly translated by John William Gabriel. The authors are very much of their own time and place: there are more works from after World War II than before it, and many more German artists--including mediocre and derivative ones--make the cut than if the book had been written by, say, an English or a French team. In fact, the English seem slightly shortchanged here. William Tucker, still a vital influence, is represented by a 1967 minimal sculpture and a four-word mention, and painter Howard Hodgkin is omitted entirely. And while American sculptor-entrepreneur Jeff Koons is given more than his due, the thoughtful and significant Rachel Whiteread is not mentioned at all. But Art of the Twentieth Century is an unquestionably useful reference guide to a period that swings dramatically from the impressionists all the way to Nam June Paik. [via]
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Art of the Twentieth Centuryby Klaus Honnef, Ingo F. Walther, Manfred Schneckenburger, Christiane Fricke, Karl RuhrbergISBN 3822885762 (3-8228-8576-2)
Hardcover, Taschen America Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Art of the Twentieth Century'Book summary:This exhaustive look at a long century of art making and art questioning is, understandably, more broad than it is deep. A massive, boxed, two-volume set, it's divided into sections on painting, sculpture, new media (performance art, video art, earth art, etc.), and photography, with a 150-page biographical appendix of all of the 780 artists whose works are illustrated in the main sections of the book. The original German text, written by a team of writers and art historians, has been fluidly translated by John William Gabriel. The authors are very much of their own time and place: there are more works from after World War II than before it, and many more German artists--including mediocre and derivative ones--make the cut than if the book had been written by, say, an English or a French team. In fact, the English seem slightly shortchanged here. William Tucker, still a vital influence, is represented by a 1967 minimal sculpture and a four-word mention, and painter Howard Hodgkin is omitted entirely. And while American sculptor-entrepreneur Jeff Koons is given more than his due, the thoughtful and significant Rachel Whiteread is not mentioned at all. But Art of the Twentieth Century is an unquestionably useful reference guide to a period that swings dramatically from the impressionists all the way to Nam June Paik. [via]
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Auguste Rodinby Gilles NeretISBN 3822886629 (3-8228-8662-9)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Auguste Rodin'Book summary:This volume examines the sculptures and drawings of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). [via]
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Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudelby J.A. SchmollISBN 379132005X (3-7913-2005-X)
Softcover, Prestel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel'Book summary:The relationship between Camille Claudel and Auguste Rodin was one of the most artistically fruitful and passionate turn-of-the-century love affairs. When they first met in 1883, Rodin was forty-four and Claudel a promising sculptor of twenty. Despite the positive response of critics to her early work, Claudel, however, never experienced fame and success. The tragic circumstances of her life - the last thirty years were spent in a psychiatric hospital - have led to considerable speculation and interest in this enigmatic figure. To some she seemed to offer the classic example of a woman artist who was oppressed and abused by a successful man. This book examines Claudel's family background, her relationship to her parents and brother, and her behavior as documented by friends and family to determine to what extent her innate mental instability led to her eventual breakdown. What were the circumstances surrounding her commitment to an asylum and how did her family and Rodin react to her illness? Further, the author critically examines the relationship between the two artists: to what extent did they influence each other? How did Rodin really treat Claudel? Finally and most importantly, Claudel's oeuvre is investigated in terms of her biography and in relationship to her contemporaries in an attempt to evaluate her work as a sculptor and to understand the personal and artistic crisis she underwent after severing her relationship with Rodin. [via]
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The Baroqueby Rolf TomanISBN 3895089176 (3-89508-917-6)
Hardcover, Konemann
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Baroque'Book summary:These substantial volumes on art periods vividly portray the most important achievements from the areas of European architecture, sculpture, and painting. The impressive photographs of works from all visual arts movements are at the center of these richly illustrated volumes. The books successfully provide an overview of the artistic diversity of the individual periods, and they couldn't have been written and illustrated any more clearly. The informative and interesting texts have been written by renowned authors from the fields of history, architecture and art history, providing a multifaceted view of each period. These books are a real pleasure for anyone with an interest in art. [via]
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Berniniby Howard HibbardISBN 0140135987 (0-14-013598-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bernini'Book summary:Bernini (Penguin Art and Architecture) [Paperback] by Hibbard, Howard [via]
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Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroqueby Rudolf WittkowerISBN 0714837156 (0-7148-3715-6)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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Calder: 1898-1976by Alexander Calder, Jacob Baal-TeshuvaISBN 3822876429 (3-8228-7642-9)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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Chola: Secred Bronzed of Southern Indiaby Vidya Dehejia, John Guy, John EskenaziISBN 190397383X (1-903973-83-X)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chola: Secred Bronzed of Southern India'Book summary:Between the ninth and the thirteenth centuries, the Chola dynasty was the dominant cultural, artistic, religious, and political force in southern India. Though relatively unknown in the West, Chola bronzes are widely considered to be not only among the very finest works of Indian sculptural art, but the finest examples of bronze casting ever created. Among the exquisite examples here are the Hindu gods Shiva, Vishnu, and Ganesh, and a portrayal of Krishna dancing on the serpent Kaliyaone of only two in existence. This sumptuous book includes essays exploring how and why these objects came to be made, and the role they played within Hinduism and Chola culture. [via]
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Creating Life-Like Animals in Polymer Clayby Katherine DeweyISBN 0891349553 (0-89134-955-3)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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Creating Life-Like Figures in Polymer Clay: A Step-By-Step Guideby Katherine DeweyISBN 0974153001 (0-9741530-0-1)
Softcover, Elvenwork Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Creating Life-Like Figures in Polymer Clay: A Step-By-Step Guide'Book summary:The sequel to Katherine Dewey's popular book "Creating Life-Like Animals in Polymer Clay", this time she pulls out all the stops to teach both novice and accomplished sculptors alike just how she creates the realistic figures she has been renowned for over her 30 year professional career. If you aspire to be a figurative sculptor or already are one, this is a book you must have. In her no-nonsense, show-how-it's-done teaching style, Katherine shows with more than 400 full color photos, detailed illustrations, and step-by-step instructions how to do it all. Her modeling methods are not complicated. Rather than relying on classical "muscle on bone" physiology, she teaches how to sculpt exquisite figurines in any scale using her simple applique approach. Her book teaches anyone how to sculpt realistic human figures, but there is much more between the covers of this 144 page resource. From selecting your clays, to making your own modeling tools, to proportioning your figures, posing, ethnic and gender subtleties, facial expressions and posing, costumes in clay, to finishing touches, Katherine teaches it all. As one early bird reviewer put it: "It's like having a master sculptor right here with me step by step". [via]
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Degas Sculptures: Catalogue Raisonne of the Bronzesby Joseph S. Czestochowski, Anne PingeotISBN 0971640807 (0-9716408-0-7)
Hardcover, Intl Arts
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Disarmed: The Story of the Venus De Miloby Gregory CurtisISBN 1400031338 (1-4000-3133-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Disarmed: The Story of the Venus De Milo'Book summary:In the spring of 1820, on the Aegean island of Melos, an unsuspecting farmer was digging for marble building blocks when he unearthed the statue that would come to be known as the Venus de Milo. From the moment of its discovery a battle for possession ensued and was won, eventually, by the French. Touted by her keepers in the Louvre as the great classical find of the era, the sculpture gained instant celebrityand yet its origins had yet to be documented or verified.
From the flurry of excitement surrounding her discovery, to the raging disputes over her authenticity, to the politics and personalities that have given rise to her mystique, Gregory Curtis has given us a riveting look at the embattled legacy of a beloved icon and a remarkable tribute to one of the worlds great works of art. [via]More editions of Disarmed: The Story of the Venus De Milo:
- Disarmed: The Story of the Venus De Milo: ISBN 0756783682 (0-7567-8368-2)
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Eva Hesseby Lucy R. LippardISBN 0306804840 (0-306-80484-0)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Fantastic Figures: Ideas & Techniques Using the New Claysby Susanna OroyanISBN 0914881000 (0-914881-00-0)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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The Florence Baptistery Doorsby David Finn, Kenneth Clark, George RobinsonISBN 067031997X (0-670-31997-X)
Hardcover, Viking Press
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Four Soulsby Louise ErdrichISBN 0066209757 (0-06-620975-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Four Souls'Book summary:A strange and compelling unkillable woman decides to leave home, and the story begins. Fleur Pillager takes her mother's name, Four Souls, for strength and walks from her Ojibwe reservation to the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. She is seeking restitution from and revenge on the lumber baron who has stripped her reservation. But revenge is never simple, and she quickly finds her intentions complicated by her own dangerous compassion for the man who wronged her.
The two narrators of Four Souls are from utterly different worlds. Nanapush, a "smart man and a fool," is both Fleur's savior and her conscience. He tells Fleur's story and tells his own. He would like a calm and discriminating love with his sweetheart, Margaret. He is old and would like to face death with his love beside him. Instead the two find themselves battling out their last years. When the childhood nemesis of Nanapush appears and casts his eye toward Margaret, Nanapush acts out an absurd revenge of his own and nearly ends up destroying everything. The other narrator, Polly Elizabeth Gheen, is a pretentious and vulnerable upper-crust fringe element, a hanger-on in a wealthy Minneapolis family, a woman aware of her precarious hold on those around her. To her own great surprise the entrance of Fleur Pillager into her household and her life effects a transformation she could never have predicted.
In the world of interconnected novels by Louise Erdrich, Four Souls is most closely linked to Tracks. All these works continue and elaborate the intricate story of life on a reservation peopled by saints and false saints, heroes and sinners, clever fools and tenacious women. Four Souls reminds us of the deep spirituality and the ordinary humanity of this world, and is as beautiful and lyrical as anything Louise Erdrich has written.
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroqueby Howard Hibbard, Rudolf Wittkower, Margot Wittkower, Thomas MartinISBN 0714821934 (0-7148-2193-4)
Hardcover, Phaidon
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroqueby Rudolf WittkowerISBN 080141430X (0-8014-1430-X)
Hardcover, Cornell Univ Pr
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Gothicby Rolf TomanISBN 3895083135 (3-89508-313-5)
Hardcover, Konemann
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Gothic : Architecture, Sculpture and Paintingby Rolf TomanISBN 3829017413 (3-8290-1741-3)
Hardcover, Konemann
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Greatest Works of Art of Western Civilizationby Thomas HovingISBN 1885183534 (1-885183-53-4)
Hardcover, Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
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Greek Sculpture: The Archaic Periodby John BoardmanISBN 0500201633 (0-500-20163-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Greek Sculpture: The Archaic Period a Handbookby John BoardmanISBN 0195200462 (0-19-520046-2)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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Greek Sculpture: The Classical Period, a Handbookby John BoardmanISBN 0500201986 (0-500-20198-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Hellenistic Sculptureby R.R.R. SmithISBN 0500202494 (0-500-20249-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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History of Italian Renaissance Artby David G. Wilkins, Frederick HarttISBN 0131882473 (0-13-188247-3)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architectureby Frederick HarttISBN 0131833235 (0-13-183323-5)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture'Book summary:Frederick Hartt's unrivaled classic is a dazzling journey through four centuries of Italian Renaissance painting, sculpture, and architecture. Its sumptuous color illustrations, fine writing, and in-depth scholarship bring into focus all the elements of this extraordinarily creative period and the remarkable personalities who gave it life. Highlights of this Fifth Edition include: " a striking new design with more than half the artworks illustrated in full color " new views of frescoes and sculptures photographed in their original locations that offer a dynamic insight into the way the art was originally experienced " fresh views of great works of art that have been restored since the last edition " extended captions that identify Renaissance patrons and provide details about historical context, emphasizing how the art was created and why
Building on the book's more than 30-year tradition, revising author David G. Wilkins skillfully blends new scholarly discoveries with the enthusiasm that Hartt so successfully conveyed to generations of students and admirers of Italian Renaissance art. [via]
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History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architectureby David G. Wilkins, Frederick HarttISBN 0133933806 (0-13-393380-6)
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History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Slipcasedby David G. Wilkins, Frederick HarttISBN 0810912309 (0-8109-1230-9)
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History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Slipcasedby Frederick HarttISBN 0131832514 (0-13-183251-4)
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History of Modern Artby H.H. Arnason, Marla F. PratherISBN 0131830562 (0-13-183056-2)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall
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History of Modern Art: Painting Sculpture Architecture Photographyby H.H. Arnason, Peter KalbISBN 013184069X (0-13-184069-X)
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History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architectureby H. Harvard ArnasonISBN 0133903516 (0-13-390351-6)
Hardcover, Prentice-Hall
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History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photographyby H. Harvard ArnasonISBN 0132273233 (0-13-227323-3)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography'Book summary:History of Modern Art has long been recognized as the authoritative, encyclopedic history of painting, photography, sculpture, and architecture from the mid-19th century, when modern art emerged, to the present day. Revising author Marla F. Prather's contributions to the new Fourth Edition include:
-- More biographical information about each artist.
-- An entirely new chapter on Cubism.
-- A lively sense of social and historical context.
-- Coverage of work in nontraditional mediums. such as video, installation, and performance art.
-- More than 30% new illustrations and text and nearly twice the number of color illustration as in previous editions.
-- A culturally diverse selection of artists and a much broader selection of works by women.
-- Chronological reorganization of the text, an updated bibliography, and a complete index. [via]More editions of History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography:
- History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography: ISBN 0131833138 (0-13-183313-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA - History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography: ISBN 0133903605 (0-13-390360-5)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall - History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography: ISBN 0810910977 (0-8109-1097-7)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc - History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography: ISBN 0810934396 (0-8109-3439-6)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc - History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography: ISBN 0132273233 (0-13-227323-3)
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How to Look at Everythingby David FinnISBN 0810927268 (0-8109-2726-8)
Softcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Look at Everything'Book summary:By simply learning how to look at the world around us more creatively we can experience life more fully, David Finn assures us. In this newest title in Abrams' popular "How to Look at..". series, the acclaimed photographer reveals -- in a charming, intimate, conversational text and evocative photographs -- how to develop an enriched way of seeing.
Writing on such themes as "the mind's eye", "the gift of light", and "forms that shape our lives", Finn, who has authored three previous titles in the "How to Look at..". series, implores readers to experience the world visually with sensitivity, imagination, and passion. He shares his own personal view of how to enjoy more intensely the pleasures that make life truly worth living: beautiful sights, fascinating objects, shared experiences, and warm companionship. [via]
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How to Look at Photographs: Reflections on the Art of Seeingby David FinnISBN 0810925532 (0-8109-2553-2)
Softcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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How to Look at Sculptureby David FinnISBN 0810924129 (0-8109-2412-9)
Softcover, Abrams , Incorporated, Harry N.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Look at Sculpture'Book summary:From the Preface: It is my hope that through this book I can share with readers the excitement I feel in looking at sculpture all over the world. This is a general book on how to appreciate sculpture, not a lesson on any particular period or school or artist. It is not intended as a historic or comprehensive view of the art of sculpture, but rather as a collection of impressions and experiences accompanied by photographs that show what I have found in some of my own explorations. If readers will be inspired to look with a searching eye, think with a probing mind, and feel with a receptive heart, I know they will be enriched by what they see, and over a period of time the beautiful harmonies of forms they encounter will become part of their inner being. - David Finn [via]
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How to Make Clay Charactersby Maureen CarlsonISBN 0891347216 (0-89134-721-6)
Softcover, F & W Pubns
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How to Visit a Museumby David FinnISBN 0810922975 (0-8109-2297-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Visit a Museum'Book summary:A glance at this book's table of contents gives you an idea of its intentions: "Developing your own pace; Where to begin; Displays can dramatize--but don't let them fool you; There's no rule on how long it takes to appreciate a masterpiece." David Finn encourages museumgoers to rely on their own impressions. In the first sentence of the first chapter, he writes that there is "no right or wrong way to visit a museum." Finn gives a general overview of the layout of a museum and uses illustrations from museums around the world to present basic art history concepts and ways of looking at artwork. With practical information he encourages museum visitors to feel comfortable, confident, and develop their own sensibilities in a museum--instead of relying on someone else's. "Discrimination," Finn writes, "is a necessary component of appreciation." [via]
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Italian Renaissance Sculptureby John Pope-HennessyISBN 0714838829 (0-7148-3882-9)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Italian Renaissance Sculpture'Book summary:For the fourth edition of this introduction to Italian sculpture, the author has thoroughly revised the text, notes and bibliographies, incorporating all the significant new research and publications since the last major revision in 1970-2. Volume II, spanning the 15th century, is dominated by the revolutionary genius of Donatello, whose work is illustrated. The author traces through this period the development, or revival of the free-standing statue, the relief, the bronze statuette, the equestrian monument and the portrait bust. Other great masters include Luca della Robbia, Verrocchio, Antonio Rossellino, Desiderio da Settignano, Riccio, Francesco Laurana and Tullio Lombardo. The new edition of this work provides an accessible introduction to the subject for scholars, students and all lovers of Italian art. At the same time its scholarly notes make it a valuable reference work. Each volume in the set of three can be enjoyed in its own right. [via]
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Italian Renaissance Sculptureby Pope-HennessyISBN 0394729331 (0-394-72933-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Italian Renaissance Sculpture'Book summary:For the fourth edition of this introduction to Italian sculpture, the author has thoroughly revised the text, notes and bibliographies, incorporating all the significant new research and publications since the last major revision in 1970-2. Volume II, spanning the 15th century, is dominated by the revolutionary genius of Donatello, whose work is illustrated. The author traces through this period the development, or revival of the free-standing statue, the relief, the bronze statuette, the equestrian monument and the portrait bust. Other great masters include Luca della Robbia, Verrocchio, Antonio Rossellino, Desiderio da Settignano, Riccio, Francesco Laurana and Tullio Lombardo. The new edition of this work provides an accessible introduction to the subject for scholars, students and all lovers of Italian art. At the same time its scholarly notes make it a valuable reference work. Each volume in the set of three can be enjoyed in its own right. [via]
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Limewood Sculptors of Renaissance Germanyby Michael BaxandallISBN 0300028296 (0-300-02829-6)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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The Limewood Sculptors of Renaissance Germany, 1475-1525: Images and Circumstancesby Michael BaxandallISBN 0300024231 (0-300-02423-1)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Looking at Giacomettiby David SylvesterISBN 080504163X (0-8050-4163-X)
Softcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Looking at Giacometti'Book summary:Winner of a Venice Bienniale Golden Lion Award, Looking at Giacometti is a compelling mixture of biography and criticism, including an extraordinary interview with Giacometti.[via]
Written over a period of forty years, Looking at Giacometti is a profound response to the art of one of modernisms greatest sculptors. It takes students from world-renowned art critic David Sylvesters first visits to Giacomettis studio in the late 1940s to the authors prolonged sitting for the artists portrait of him in the 1960 and reflections on his complete oeuvre after Giacomettis death. A compelling mixture of biography and criticism, and including a sixteen-page insert of black and white photographs by Patricia Matisse, this book sheds new light on twentieth-century art and thought. 
Louise Nevelson: A Passionate Lifeby Laurie LisleISBN 0595190693 (0-595-19069-3)
Softcover, Iuniverse Inc
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The Louvreby Pierre QuoniamISBN 2711800407 (2-7118-0040-7)
Hardcover, Editions de la Reunion des musees nationaux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Louvre'Book summary:Paperback Publisher: des Musees Nationaux (1986) [via]
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Michelangeloby Gilles NeretISBN 3822882720 (3-8228-8272-0)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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Michelangeloby Not AvailableISBN 0760723249 (0-7607-2324-9)
Hardcover, Taschen America Llc
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Michelangelo 1475-1564by Gilles NeretISBN 3822859761 (3-8228-5976-1)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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Michelangelo: Paintings, Sculpture, Architectureby Ludwig Goldscheider, Michelangelo BuonarrotiISBN 0714832960 (0-7148-3296-0)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Michelangelo: Paintings, Sculpture, Architecture'Book summary:This work contains illustrations of all of Michelangelo's work, his paintings, sculpture and architecture, excluding his drawings. The text surveys the opinions of leading Michelangelo scholars and provides a commentary with bibliographical notes. The exhaustive selection of plates devoted to the paintings of the Sistine Chapel provides a record of their condition before the recent controversial cleaning. Ten of the plates show some of the paintings in their restored state. [via]
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Michelangelo: Sculptor, Painter, Architectby Charles Sala, Michelangelo BuonarrotiISBN 2879390699 (2-87939-069-9)
Softcover, Terrail
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Modern Sculpture: A Concise Historyby Herbert ReadISBN 0500200149 (0-500-20014-9)
Softcover, Thames & Hudson
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Naum Gabo: Sixty Years of Constructivismby Naum Gabo, Steven A. Nash, Jorn Merkert, Dallas Museum of Art, Colin C. SandersonISBN 3791307428 (3-7913-0742-8)
Hardcover, Te Neues Pub Group
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Rodinby Yvon Taillandier, Crown Art Library StaffISBN 0517883783 (0-517-88378-3)
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Rodin: A Passion for Movementby Jean-Marie Clarke, JarrassISBN 2879390842 (2-87939-084-2)
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Romanesque Art: Architecture, Sculpture, Paintingby Rolf TomanISBN 3895084476 (3-89508-447-6)
Hardcover, Koenemann Verlagsgesellschaft
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Romanesque Art: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting'Book summary:These substantial volumes on art periods vividly portray the most important achievements from the areas of European architecture, sculpture, and painting. The impressive photographs of works from all visual arts movements are at the center of these richly illustrated volumes. The books successfully provide an overview of the artistic diversity of the individual periods, and they couldn't have been written and illustrated any more clearly. The informative and interesting texts have been written by renowned authors from the fields of history, architecture and art history, providing a multifaceted view of each period. These books are a real pleasure for anyone with an interest in art. [via]
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Sculpture 1985-1998by Richard SerraISBN 3882436239 (3-88243-623-9)
Hardcover, Distributed Art Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sculpture 1985-1998'Book summary:In 1996, internationally distinguished sculptor Richard Serra achieved an unparalleled technical and conceptual feat: the creation of forms never before seen in either art or architecture. "They are vessels that you walk into," said Serra of his 13-foot-high bent steel works, called Torqued Ellipses. Imagine standing within an oval-shaped space on the ground with high, curved walls simultaneously rising and seemingly rotating around you. From inside the Ellipses it seems that the walls continuously lean in or out in either direction, creating an unfamiliar and disorienting experience. The pieces were installed at the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, during the fall and winter of 1998-99. Richard Serra: Sculpture 1985-1998 is the comprehensive catalog to that show; it also documents more than a decade of Serra's output. A complement to the physical and visual weight of Serra's austere and massive steel sculptures, this handsome hardcover is printed on 240 pages of heavy gloss stock, amply illustrated with 271 plates. It includes strikingly composed black-and-white photographs and a number of insightful sketches and diagrams that should help even readers who haven't seen the pieces firsthand envisage their force.
In his introductory essay titled "The Un/Making of Sculpture," prominent art critic Hal Foster offers a series of notes inspired by Serra's 1976 response to the question "What does making sculpture mean to you right now?" Foster discusses Serra's engagement with historical precedents in art and architecture, his use of steel and the language of industrial production, and the dynamic he creates between his sculptures, their specific sites, and their viewers. Many of the plates are accompanied by Serra's own comments, which, in addition to a lengthy interview with David Sylvester, further elucidate his process and key concerns, making the depth and breadth of his work accessible to even first-time viewers. These informative texts, as well as an exhibition chronology and selected bibliography, make this book a standout. --A.C. Smith [via]
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Sculpture at Storm Kingby David Finn, Storm King Art Center, H. Peter Stern, David CollensISBN 0896590836 (0-89659-083-6)
Softcover, Abbeville Press
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Stoneby Andy GoldsworthyISBN 0810938472 (0-8109-3847-2)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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Tilman Riemenschneider: Master Sculptor of the Late Middle Agesby Julien Chapuis, Michael Baxandall, Till-Holger Borchet, Stephen Kemperdick, Hartmut KrohmISBN 0300081626 (0-300-08162-6)
Hardcover, Yale University Press
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Timeby Andy Goldsworthy, Terry FriedmanISBN 0810944820 (0-8109-4482-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Time'Book summary:Whether measured in minutes or eons, time is a good friend of British artist Andy Goldsworthy's. He spends long, solitary days outdoors in all kinds of weather, doing things like piecing together many, many yellow leaves to create a brilliant band of color at a river's edge in upstate New York or stacking small pieces of ice on the Nova Scotia coast to build a sculpture in the compact shape of an ancient stone monument. Threatened by a strong gust of wind, the incoming tide, or a sudden rise in temperature, these are fugitive works comfortably in synch with the natural rhythms of growth and decay.
Other works of his are longer-lasting. In walls made of stacked stones with hollowed-out oval "chambers" the size of his body--which he began building in 1999 in Lancashire, England--Goldsworthy makes reference not only to the shapes of graves in a nearby church but also to his personal history in the region and the enduring qualities of a rugged landscape.
Goldsworthy is the rare artist who can describe what he does in simple, concrete terms that nonetheless reveal his larger vision. Time is a very satisfying collection of 500 photographs, nearly all taken by him, that document the creation and subsequent mutations of his work. These evocative images are illuminated by excerpts from the diaries he kept as he created five projects in Europe and North America in the '90s. He discusses what it's like to explore an unfamiliar landscape, assess how the elements will work for and against him, and perform what are essentially a set of experiments. Success means making work that is, as he writes, "completely welded to its site." --Cathy Curtis [via]
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Veniceby Giandomenico RomanelliISBN 3895085936 (3-89508-593-6)
Hardcover, Konemann
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Venice'Book summary:The entire span of Venetian art - in architechture, sculpture, and painting - from the 13th through the 18th centuries is systematically explained by renowned art historians. If you approach Venice by way of the lagoon, the city appears to be as homogenous as a single building. But as soon as you step into its shadowy alleys, you will be captivated by the palazzi, churches, and private palaces where the eye is drawn to the dazzling sylistic variety of Moorish window arches adjacent to balconies in Venetian Gothic and severe Renaissance facades. [via]
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Woodby Andy GoldsworthyISBN 0810939924 (0-8109-3992-4)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wood'Book summary:For British artist Andy Goldsworthy, wood evokes ideas for growth, perpetual change, and transformation. In Wood, he works with leaves, bark, branches, ice, boulders, and sand. The artist's photographs, superbly reproduced here, capture the moment at which each work came alive for him--through a particular quality of light, a precise stage in melting, or the blowing of the wind. 150 color photos. [via]
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La Vitaby Benvenuto Cellini, Lorenzo BellottoISBN 8877469005 (88-7746-900-5)
Hardcover, Fondazione Pietro Bembo
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Vita'Book summary:Benvenuto Cellini, artista fiorentino vissuto tra il 1500 e il 1571, compose fra il 1558 e il 1565 un'autobiografia, rimasta inedita fino al 1728. L'opera può essere considerata la prima autobiografia moderna. La prima parte del racconto arriva fino al 1538, quando Cellini parte per Roma, descritta dall'artista come una città violenta, ingiusta. Castel Sant'Angelo, dove Cellini viene tenuto prigioniero nel 1538 (celebri le pagine sul suo rocambolesco tentativo di fuga) diviene il simbolo del potere che soggioga la città. La seconda parte si svolge alla corte di Francia, dove egli godé del favore di Francesco I. Giunge infine alla corte fiorentina, più piccola, ma anch'essa infestata di intrighi, invidie e gelosie. L'opera è anche uno dei primi esempi di prosa manierista, antiaccademica. [via]
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Le Vite De Piu Eccellenti Architetti, Pittori, Et Scultori Italiani, Da Cimabue Insino A Tempi Nostri: Nell'edizione per I Tipi Di Lorenzo Torrentino, Firenze 1550by Giorgio Vasari, Aldo Rossi, Luciano Bellosi, Giovanni Previtali, Lorenzo TorrentinoISBN 880612787X (88-06-12787-X)
Hardcover, Einaudi
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Miguel Angel: 1475-1564by Gilles NeretISBN 3822875767 (3-8228-7576-7)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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