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Letters to a Young Artist by Peter Nesbett Publisher Comments This pocket-sized book contains a collection of two dozen letters all commissioned from established artists to a fictitious "young artist," a recent art-school graduate who is struggling with the moral and practical implications of being an artist in New... (read more) Your price: $154.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Art in Iraq Today by Charles Pocock Publisher Comments A book that highlights the enduring talent of a group of contemporary Iraqi artists who are united in their experience of exile. Modern Iraqi art represents one of the main foundation stones of modern Arab culture. As with Iran, modern and contemporary... (read more) Your price: $85.00 New - Hardcover
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Good Faeries/Bad Faeries by Brian Froud Publisher Comments "Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant, luminous beings, permeating my art and my everyday existence, causing glorious havoc...." In the long-awaited... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Ronald S. Lauder Collection: Selections from the 3rd Century BC to the 20th Century by William Wixom Publisher Comments Providing a rare glimpse into one of the finest private art collections in the world, this book presents the extraordinary collection of the Neue Galerie's co-founder, Ronald S. Lauder. This book accompanies an exhibition of the Lauder collection at the... (read more) Your price: $75.00 New - Hardcover
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The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde by Janet (edt) Bishop Publisher Comments As American expatriates living in Paris, the writer Gertrude Stein, her brothers Leo and Michael, and Michael's wife Sarah were absolutely pivotal in shaping the city's vibrant cultural life in the early 20th century. They hosted Saturday evening salons... (read more) Your price: $75.00 New - Hardcover
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Lucian Freud Portraits by Sarah Howgate Publisher Comments Portraits were central to the work of Lucian Freud (1922-2011). Working only from life, the artist claimed, "I could never put anything into a picture that wasn't actually there in front of me." This major retrospective catalogue surveys Freud's... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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The Art of Richard Diebenkorn by Jane Livingston Publisher Comments Recognized as a major figure in postwar American painting, Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) was an artist strongly identified with California but whose work is beloved throughout the United States and the rest of the world. This catalog is the most... (read more) List Price $80.00 Your price: $60.00 Used - Hardcover
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Naughty and Nice: The Good Girl Art of Bruce Timm by Bruce Timm Publisher Comments In a radical departure from his previous work on animated films and comics featuring superheroes, the award-winning artist Bruce Timm presents an extensive survey of the many forms that his muse has assumed in his mind's eye. Naughty and Nice: The Good... (read more) Your price: $50.00 New - Trade Paper
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Tate Modern: The Handbook by Iwona Blazwick Publisher Comments A beautiful oversized book that celebrates Tate Modern--the building and the collection--London's first national gallery of modern and contemporary art, opening May 2000.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery: Highlights of the Collection by Mariann W. Smith Synopsis A handbook to the gallery collection presenting well-known masterworks of the modern era alongside works by the most exciting and influential artists working today.... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Frank Lloyd Wright, Art Collector: Secessionist Prints from the Turn of the Century by Anthony Alofsin Publisher Comments These Secessionist art prints, acquired by Frank Lloyd Wright and his lover Mamah Borthwick Cheney during their infamous flight to Europe in 1909-1910, reveal a new dimension of the architect's taste and aesthetic preferences. This previously unknown and... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover
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Sherrie Levine: Mayhem by Johanna (con) Burton Publisher Comments Although the American artist and conceptual photographer Sherrie Levine (b. 1947) has been the subject of much critical discourse for the past thirty years, she has not been the subject of a comprehensive survey-until now. This handsome volume,... (read more) Your price: $60.00 New - Hardcover
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Wondrous Curiosities Wondrous Curiosities Wondrous Curiosities: Ancient Egypt at the British Museum Ancient Egypt at the British Museum Ancient Egypt by Stephanie Moser Publisher Comments When the British Museum opened its doors more than two centuries ago, scores of visitors waited eagerly outside for a first glimpse of ancient relics from Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Even today, in this age of satellite television and high-speed Internet... (read more) Your price: $26.75 New - Trade Paper
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Compass in Hand: Assessing Drawing Now by Museum Of Modern Art Publisher Comments As the focal point of numerous high-profile exhibitions, the sculpture of Richard Serra (b. 1939) has drawn international acclaim. Yet even those who have marveled at Serra's intellectually rigorous and large works of sculpture may not be familiar with... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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Pacific Standard Time: Los Angeles Art, 1945-1980 by Rebecca Peabody Review Winner of the Gold Medal for Fine Art at the 2012 Independent Publisher Book... (read more) Your price: $59.95 New - Hardcover
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Art and China's Revolution by Melissa Chiu Publisher Comments Although numerous books on the Cultural Revolution have been published, they do not analyze the profound shift in aesthetic values that occurred in China after the Communists took power. This fascinating book is the first to focus on artwork produced... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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Private Passion, Public Promise: The James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Collection of American Art by Sylvia Yount Publisher Comments We have spent the last decade immersed in the world of American art, never suspecting early on that our desire to learn and appreciate this legacy could result in so meaningful a commitment to Virginia.--James W. McGlothlin Private Passion, Public... (read more) Your price: $36.75 New - Hardcover
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The Infinity of Lists by Umberto Eco Publisher Comments Best-selling author and philosopher Umberto Eco is currently resident at the Louvre, and his chosen theme of study is "the vertigo of lists." Reflecting on this enormous trove of human achievements, in his lyrical intellectual style he has embarked on an... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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The Fran and Ray Stark Collection of 20th Century Sculpture at the J. Paul Getty Museum by Antonia (edt) Bostrom Synopsis This book offers essays on the curatorial decisions involved in establishing harmonious groupings: a history of European and American scultpute within built outdoor environments and gardens; and catalogue entries that discuss individual pieces within... (read more) Your price: $58.95 New - Hardcover
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Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum: Drawings by J Paul Getty Museum Publisher Comments These lavish volumes feature highlights of five of the collections in the J. Paul Getty Museum. Each volume contains between seventy-five and one hundred objects, handsomely reproduced in full color and described by members of the curatorial staff.... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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