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The Sunflowers Are Mine: The Story of Van Gogh's Masterpiece by Martin Bailey Publisher Comments This is the story of one of the world’s most iconic images. Martin Bailey explains why Van Gogh painted a series of sunflower still lifes in Provence. He then explores the subsequent adventures of the seven pictures, and their influence on modern... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover
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Leonardo and the Last Supper by Ross King Publisher Comments In 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began what would become one of historys most influential works of art—The Last Supper. After a decade at the court of Lodovico Sforza, the duke of Milan, Leonardo was at a low point: at forty-three, he had failed... (read more) Your price: $17.00 New - Trade Paper
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Flowers. Pierre-Joseph Redoute by Taschen Synopsis TASCHEN's Small Cloth Calendar. Flowers - 2014 About the Series: TASCHEN's Small Cloth Calendars are hardcover, cloth-bound, small diaries, feature week-at-a-glance layouts and a color reproduction on each spread. This cute little item makes... (read more) Your price: $17.99 New - Desk
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Sister Wendy on the Art of Christmas by Wendy Beckett Publisher Comments Imagine going on a tour of a world-class art museum with a talented and insightful curator. But instead of just focusing on the history, technique, and cultural significance of each piece, you have the opportunity to reflect on the spiritual aspects of... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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Printmaking in Paris: The Rage for Prints at the Fin de Siecle by Fleur Roos Rosa De Carvalho Publisher Comments In the years between 1890 and 1905, Paris witnessed a revolution in printmaking. Before this time, prints had primarily served reproductive or political ends, but, as the century came to a close, artistic quality became paramount, and printmaking... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover
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J.M.W. Turner: The Making of a Master by Ian (edt) Warrell Publisher Comments J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) was a controversial figure in his day, but is now widely regarded as one of the greatest landscape painters in history, creating compelling and atmospheric works in oil and watercolor. Commonly known as “the painter of... (read more) Your price: $55.00 New - Hardcover
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Shakespeare's Restless World: A Portrait of an Era in Twenty Objects by Neil Macgregor Publisher Comments A profound exploration of the Bible's most controversial book—from the author of Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels The strangest book of the New Testament, filled with visions of the Rapture, the whore of Babylon, and apocalyptic writing... (read more) Your price: $36.00 New - Hardcover
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Taschen 365 Day-By-Day. the Flower Garden by Annick Volk Synopsis Botanical bliss. Give yourself flowers every day of the year! For those of you whose datebooks have been replaced by smartphones, TASCHEN has created the new 365 Day-By-Day series so that you can still enjoy the warm analog feeling of... (read more) Your price: $29.99 New - Hardcover
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Barbara Hepworth: The Hospital Drawings by Nathaniel Hepburn Publisher Comments One of Englands best-loved sculptors, Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) was an important figure in the development of international abstract art. This book explores a two-year period of Hepworths life when she created nearly 80 figurative drawings of surgeons... (read more) Your price: $27.50 New - Trade Paper
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Arts & Crafts of the Islamic Lands: Principles, Materials, Practice by Khaled (edt) Azzam Publisher Comments Islamic arts and crafts do not belong to the past: artists and craftspeople in the Islamic tradition draw on their rich cultural heritage to inform and inspire their practice today. Created by The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, one of the... (read more) Your price: $60.00 New - Hardcover
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How to Draw Grimm's Dark Tales, Fables & Folklore: Unlock the Mysteries of Drawing and Painting the Dark Characters of Fables, Legends, and Lore (Fantasy Underground) by Merrie Destefano Publisher Comments Dark fairy tales and legends have been passed down orally from generation to generation for centuries. Today, these tales have penetrated every aspect of pop culture and media—from cinema and TV shows to books and theatre. While fairy tales have... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1940 by Adrian Locke Publisher Comments In the first half of the 20th century, Mexico was home to a burgeoning of art comparable in energy to the political revolution that shook the country between 1910 and 1920. This surge of artistic activity is the subject of this compelling new book, which... (read more) Your price: $55.00 New - Hardcover
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Color: The Language of Light by Karen Speerstra Synopsis “Color is the language of light; it adorns the earth with beauty.” — John ODonohue, Beauty Color explores how we can read this marvelous language of light, heightening our awareness of the deep sense of beauty around and within us... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Story of Black by John Harvey Publisher Comments As a color, black comes in no other shades: it is a single hue with no variation, one half of a dichotomy. But what it symbolizes envelops the entire spectrum of meaning—good and bad. The Story of Black travels back to the biblical and classical... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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Rookie Yearbook #2: Rookie Yearbook Two by Tavi Gevinson Publisher Comments The second book in the Rookie Yearbook series Rookie is an independent online magazine made by and for teenage girls. It was created by Tavi Gevinson in 2011, when she was just fourteen years old; today, about a third of the magazine's staff are... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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Fifty Shades of Greyscale by Summersdale Publisher Comments An ideal gift for fans of Fifty Shades of Gray, this is a new twist on the story everyone is talking about In the short time since Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele entered the public gaze, the world has become entranced with all things grey,... (read more) Your price: $10.95 New - Hardcover
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In Pieces by Marion Fayolle Publisher Comments A man comes home to his lover, his hands tainted by the dress of another woman. A few pages later, a couple fight for the custody of their daughter until she's cut in two. In Pieces is a beautiful book of visual poetry, in which all common metaphors are... (read more) Your price: $23.00 New - Hardcover
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Museums Matter: In Praise of the Encyclopedic Museum (Rice University Campbell Lectures) by James Cuno Publisher Comments The concept of an encyclopedic museum was born of the Enlightenment, a manifestation of societys growing belief that the spread of knowledge and the promotion of intellectual inquiry were crucial to human development and the future of a rational society.... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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Tell It with Pride: The 54th Massachusetts Regiment and Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Shaw Memorial by Sarah Greenough Publisher Comments On July 18, 1863, six months after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, one of the first American units composed of African Americans stormed Fort Wagner in South Carolina, led by Colonel Robert Shaw Gould. Although the... (read more) Your price: $55.00 New - Hardcover
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Isamu Noguchi / Qi Baishi / Beijing 1930 by Amy (edt) Hau Publisher Comments In 1930, renowned Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) journeyed to Beijing, where he studied with the Chinese brush-and-ink painter Qi Baishi (1864-1957). Qi, greatly admired for his dynamic brushwork and calligraphy, had a profound impact... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Trade Paper
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