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  • Great Works: Encounters with ArtGreat Works: Encounters with Art
    Prestel

    Great Works: Encounters with Art

    Michael Glover Hardcover | 17.78 x 3.81 x 24.77 cm | 224 pp Prestel | 2016 | 9783791383019 Every Saturday for the best part of a decade, thousands of people have turned to the pages of the The Independent newspaper to read Michael Glover's thoughts about...
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  • Look Again: How to Experience the Old MastersLook Again: How to Experience the Old Masters
    Thames & Hudson

    Look Again: How to Experience the Old Masters

    Ossian Ward Softcover | 15.49 x 2.03 x 20.32 cm | 176 pp Thames & Hudson | 2019 | 9780500239674  The art of the past can seem very far away, obscured both by time and by knotty academic theory. Foregrounding the experience of the contemporary...
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  • Understanding Painting: From Giotto to WarholUnderstanding Painting: From Giotto to Warhol
    Ludion

    Understanding Painting: From Giotto to Warhol

    Patrick de Rynck & Jon Thompson  Hardcover | 17.78 x 3.49 x 24.45 cm | 512 pp Ludion | 2018 | 9781419730887 Great paintings, filled with complex themes and symbols, can be intimidating. Here, Patrick De Rynck and Jon Thompson explore more than 300 famous works...
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  • Bright Stars: Great Artists Who Died Too YoungBright Stars: Great Artists Who Died Too Young
    Frances Lincoln

    Bright Stars: Great Artists Who Died Too Young

    Kate Bryan & Anna Higgie Hardcover | 14.73 x 2.79 x 22.35 cm | 224 pp Frances Lincoln | 2021 | 9780711251731 In Bright Stars, Kate Bryan examines the lives and legacies of 30 great artists who died too young, celebrating their inspirational stories and extraordinary...
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  • Methods & Theories of Art History (Second Edition)Methods & Theories of Art History (Second Edition)
    Laurence King

    Methods & Theories of Art History (Second Edition)

    Anne D'Alleva Softcover | 13.97 x 1.27 x 20.96 cm | 192 pp Laurence King | 2012 | 9781856698993 This book provides an accessible introduction to the range of critical theories used in analysing art. It covers a broad range of approaches, presenting individual arguments,...
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  • Art Unpacked: 50 Works of Art Uncovered, Explored, ExplainedArt Unpacked: 50 Works of Art Uncovered, Explored, Explained
    Thames & Hudson

    Art Unpacked: 50 Works of Art Uncovered, Explored, Explained

    Matthew Wilson Hardcover | 23.37 x 2.54 x 27.43 cm | 240 pp Thames & Hudson | 2023 | 9780500025673 For beginners, art history might seem a daunting subject with complex rules and impenetrable technical language. Even for more seasoned art lovers the question of...
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  • The Value of Art: Money. Power. Beauty. (New Expanded Edition)The Value of Art: Money. Power. Beauty. (New Expanded Edition)
    Prestel

    The Value of Art: Money. Power. Beauty. (New Expanded Edition)

    Michael Findlay Hardcover | 18.11 x 2.69 x 24.77 cm | 240 pp Prestel | 2022 | 9783791389073 Internationally renowned dealer and market expert Michael Findlay offers a lively and authoritative look at the financial and emotional value of art throughout history. In this newly...
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  • The Women Of Atelier 17: Modernist Printmaking in Midcentury New YorkThe Women Of Atelier 17: Modernist Printmaking in Midcentury New York
    Yale University Press

    The Women Of Atelier 17: Modernist Printmaking in Midcentury New York

    Christina Weyl Hardcover | 20.32 x 3.81 x 25.4 cm | 296 pp Yale University Press | 2019 | 9780300238501 The Women Of Atelier 17 is a timely reexamination of the experimental New York print studio Atelier 17, focusing on the women whose work defied...
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  • How Art is Made: The Craft Behind the MasterpiecesHow Art is Made: The Craft Behind the Masterpieces
    Frances Lincoln

    How Art is Made: The Craft Behind the Masterpieces

    Debra N. Mancoff Hardcover | 20.32 x 2.54 x 26.04 cm | 224 pp Frances Lincoln | 2023 | 9780711285095 How Art Is Made looks at renowned works of art from across the centuries and around the globe and asks the intriguingly simple question – how...
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  • Postures: Body Language in ArtPostures: Body Language in Art
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    Thames & Hudson

    Postures: Body Language in Art

    Desmond Morris Hardcover | 17.53 x 3.81 x 24.89 cm | 320 pp Thames & Hudson | 2019 | 9780500022610  Examining the body language displayed in works of art is a whole new way of looking at art. The gestures portrayed can reflect the mores...
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  • Creation: Art Since the BeginningCreation: Art Since the Beginning
    Bloomsbury

    Creation: Art Since the Beginning

    John-Paul Stonard Hardcover | 19.43 x 4.06 x 25.17 cm | 464 pp Bloomsbury | 2021 | 9781408879689 A fully illustrated, panoramic world history of art from ancient civilisation to the present day, exploring the remarkable endurance of humankind's creative impulse.Fifty thousand years ago on an island...
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  • Fictions of Art HistoryFictions of Art History
    Yale University Press

    Fictions of Art History

    Mark Ledbury  Softcover | 17.78 x 1.78 x 24.13 cm | 256 pp Yale University Press | 2013 | 9780300191929 Fictions of Art History addresses art history’s complex relationships with fiction, poetry, and creative writing. Inspired by a 2010 conference, the volume examines art historians’ viewing...
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  • The Russian Experiment in Art 1863-1922 (World of Art)The Russian Experiment in Art 1863-1922 (World of Art)
    Thames & Hudson

    The Russian Experiment in Art 1863-1922 (World of Art)

    Camilla Gray Softcover | 15.24 x 2.29 x 21.08 cm | 324 pp Thames & Hudson | 1986 | 9780500202074 When the original edition of this book was published, John Russell hailed it as a massive contribution to our knowledge of one of the most...
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  • Art and Industry: Seven Artists in search of an Industrial Revolution in Britain (1780-1830)Art and Industry: Seven Artists in search of an Industrial Revolution in Britain (1780-1830)
    Unicorn Press

    Art and Industry: Seven Artists in search of an Industrial Revolution in Britain (1780-1830)

    David Stacey Softcover | 15.88 x 1.78 x 23.5 cm | 176 pp Unicorn Press | 2021 | 9781913491291 In seven linked essays, David Stacey discusses paintings of industrial scenes by seven artists working in the period 1780–1830. Their unique and distinct responses to...
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  • Lost Art: The Art Loss Register Casebook Vol 1Lost Art: The Art Loss Register Casebook Vol 1
    Unicorn Press

    Lost Art: The Art Loss Register Casebook Vol 1

    Hardcover | 15.88 x 3.3 x 23.5 cm | 208 pp Unicorn | 2021 | 9781913491482 Countless dollars of art are stolen or looted every year, yet governments often consider art theft a luxury problem. With limited public law enforcement, what prevents thieves, looters...
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  • Desperately Young: Artists Who Died in Their TwentiesDesperately Young: Artists Who Died in Their Twenties
    ACC Art Books

    Desperately Young: Artists Who Died in Their Twenties

    Angela S. Jones & Vern G. Swanson  Hardcover | 24.97 x 2.72 x 29.26 cm | 256 pp ACC Art Books | 2020 | 9781788840842 Desperately Young introduces the masterpieces left behind by some of the greatest rising stars in fine art - all of whom died before...
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  • Instagrammable: What art tells us about social mediaInstagrammable: What art tells us about social media
    Hannibal Publishers

    Instagrammable: What art tells us about social media

    Koenraad Jonckheere Hardcover | 17 x 2.67 x 23 cm | 304 pp Hannibal Publishers | 2024 | 9789464941531 How are the Holy Trinity and social media related? Why do we love colour filters so much? What makes hashtags so powerful? And why do we...
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  • The Art of Love: The Romantic and Explosive Stories Behind Art's Greatest CouplesThe Art of Love: The Romantic and Explosive Stories Behind Art's Greatest Couples
    White Lion Publishing

    The Art of Love: The Romantic and Explosive Stories Behind Art's Greatest Couples

    Kate Bryan & Asli Yazan Hardcover | 19.94 x 2.67 x 25.27 cm | 184 pp White Lion Publishing | 2019 | 9780711240315 The Art of Love tells the stories of the most fascinating couples of the art world, exploring the passionate, challenging and loving relationships behind...
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  • Lee and Me: An Intimate Portrait of Lee KrasnerLee and Me: An Intimate Portrait of Lee Krasner
    Officina Libraria

    Lee and Me: An Intimate Portrait of Lee Krasner

    Ruth Appelhof Hardcover | 17 x 2.62 x 24 cm | 192 pp Officina Libraria | 2019 | 9788833670164 Angry, outrageous, defiant, and courageous are some of the words that describe the American Abstract Expressionist artist Lee Krasner (1908-1984) – the subject of this...
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  • The Power of ArtThe Power of Art
    The Bridge Street Press

    The Power of Art

    Caroline Campbell Hardcover | 16.2 x 5 x 23.6 cm | 512 pp The Bridge Street Press | 2023 | 9780349128481 To read most histories of art, you might be forgiven for supposing that great artists are superhuman, and the knowledge of different movements, periods...
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