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From Lens to Eye to Hand Photorealism 1969 to Today
ISBN: FLEXI: 9783791356075, Prestel Publishing, June 2017
128 pp., 28x24 cm, 77 colour illus.
Photorealism reintroduced straightforward representation into an art world dominated by Pop Art, Minimalism, Land Art, and Performance Art. Often misunderstood as being overtly traditional, artists at the vanguard of this important movement were trai...
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£29,99
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Afghanistan Preserving Historic Heritage
ISBN: HB: 9783791356433, Prestel Publishing, May 2017
384 pp., 28x22 cm, 794 colour illus.
Prefaces by His Highness the Aga Khan and Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan, with texts by Ajmal Maiwandi and members of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture team. For decades, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has been working to revita...
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£45,00
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Why Draw? 500 Years of Drawings and Watercolors
ISBN: HB: 9783791356068, Prestel Publishing, May 2017
176 pp., 28x24 cm, 160 colour illus.
Presenting historic and contemporary selections from one of the nation's oldest collections of drawings, this richly illustrated and highly engaging volume explores the significance and pleasures found in tracing movements of the hand on paper by ask...
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£45,00
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John Graham Maverick Modernist
ISBN: FLEXI: 9783791356082, Prestel Publishing, May 2017
176 pp., 29x24 cm, 130 colour illus., 40 black&white illus.
This monograph explores how John Graham became an influential figure in American painting and discusses the development of his distinctly American approach to art-making. John Graham was an American Modernist and figurative painter. He was a mentor...
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£29,99
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Last Days of Summer
ISBN: HB: 9783791382180, Prestel Publishing, May 2017
224 pp., 30x23 cm, 220 colour illus.
Akila Berjaoui's incredibly sensual photographs often feature sand, sun, water – or a combination of all three. In her first book, this highly sought-after fashion photographer, armed with her favorite old analogue cameras, takes us to breathtaking s...
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£35,00
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Coffee Style
ISBN: HB: 9783791383217, Prestel Publishing, May 2017
208 pp., 28x21 cm, 200 colour illus.
Beautifully illustrated, this book captures the lifestyle of coffee creators and aficionados, as seen through the lens of acclaimed photographer Horst A. Friedrichs. For some, coffee is a means of getting through the morning. For others, it is a way...
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£24,99
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Polished to Perfection Japanese Cloisonne from the Collection of Donald K. Gerber and Sueann E. Sherry
ISBN: HB: 9783791356143, Prestel Publishing, May 2017
144 pp., 28x23 cm, 140 colour illus.
This stunning book features the finest examples of Japanese cloisonne – enameled objects that reflect the exquisite craftsmanship required ofthe technique as well as the Japanese culturalreverence for meticulous and exacting work. Cloisonne, the art...
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£39,99
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Roni Horn
ISBN: HB: 9783791356600, Prestel Publishing, May 2017
300 pp., 24.5x18.4 cm, 117 colour illus., 24 black&white illus.
A leading figure in contemporary art, Roni Horn addresses wideranging issues such as nature, ecology, identity, landscape, and language. Her sculptures, drawings, photographs, and installations intermingle material and context, aiming to complicate t...
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£55,00
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13 Art Materials Children Should Know
ISBN: HB: 9783791372600, Prestel Publishing, April 2017
48 pp., 28x24 cm, 60 colour illus.
This fun and educational journey through art history shows young readers how the materials artists use in their work have evolved over the centuries, around the world. The earliest artists wielded bones, pieces of ivory, and wooden sticks to create...
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£10,99
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Slant Rhymes
ISBN: HB: 9788416248865, Prestel Publishing, La Fabrica, April 2017
112 pp., 26.7x20.3 cm, illustrations throughout
"Slant Rhymes" is a conversation between two world renowned photographers, Magnum photographer Alex Webb and poet and photographer Rebecca Norris Webb, a married creative couple who have authored 18 books. Selected from photographs taken during the W...
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£34,00
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