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Color and Light The Neo-Impressionist Henri-Edmond Cross
ISBN: HB: 9783791357737, Prestel Publishing, August 2018
248 pp., 30x24 cm, 200 colour illus.
This beautifully illustrated book examines the artistic career of the French painter and draftsman Henri-Edmond Cross who was a key figure in the development of European modernism. Inspired by the work of Realist painters such as Gustave Courbet and...
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£39,99
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Public Without Rhetoric
ISBN: PB: 9789899948549, Prestel Publishing, Monade, August 2018
224 pp., 25x19 cm, 180 photo plates, 12 technical drawings
"Public Without Rhetoric" brings together 12 public building projects created by Portuguese architects, whose construction was completed between 2007 and 2017, a decade ravaged by the severe financial and economic crisis. The chosen works highlight t...
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£32,00
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Guadalajara: A Particular Geography Groups and Spaces in Mexico, Contemporary Art of the 90s
ISBN: HB: 9788417047597, Prestel Publishing, Editorial RM, July 2018
480 pp., 27.2x19.3 cm, colour photos
A particular geography examines the art scene in Guadalajara, capital of the state of Jalisco. A vibrant and vigorous contemporary art scene developed here during the same period covered by the previous publication in this series, Licenciado Verdad....
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£40,00
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I Can Count It Myself Featuring Paintings from the State Hermitage
ISBN: HB: 9785912081255, Prestel Publishing, Arca, July 2018
54 pp., 11.4x9.9 cm, colour illus.
This book is part of a series developed to introduce young readers to the world of art. Children are invited to search for how many of a certain object they can find in a single piece of art. Then, they turn the page to discover four different works...
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£4,95
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Nicolas Combarro Interventions
ISBN: HB: 9788417047573, Prestel Publishing, Editorial RM, July 2018
127 pp., 24.8x17.1 cm
This book explores a process of research and creation carried out through the interaction between art and architecture. Interventions reflect on constructed space by the observation and analysis of its various forms and expressions, its patterns and...
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£30,00
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Vivan Sundaram Disjunctures
ISBN: HB: 9783791357751, Prestel Publishing, July 2018
200 pp., 28x21.5 cm, 115 colour illus.
This generously illustrated survey of the acclaimed Indian artist Vivan Sundaram offers a comprehensive and wide ranging examination of his multi-media practice extending over a period of five decades. Vivan Sundaram's eclecticism is a distinctive f...
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£45,00
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Museum Journey Hermitage Colouring Book
ISBN: PB: 9785912082078, Prestel Publishing, Arca, July 2018
24 pp., 15.2x10.9 cm, illus.
Indeed, a visit to a museum resembles a journey. Walking along its galleries and seeing the masterpieces of bygone ages we get acquainted with different epochs, countries, their customs and traditions. This may become even more fascinating if we take...
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£2,95
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ABC
ISBN: HB: 9785912082542, Prestel Publishing, Arca, July 2018
74 pp., 9.9x9.9 cm, illustrations throughout
Every letter in this unusual ABC book opens a door into the treasure-stores of one of the world's great museums. the book is aimed not only at children who start learning their letters, but also at a slightly older age group and at parents who want t...
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£12,95
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Blind Faith Between the Visceral and the Cognitive in Contemporary Art
ISBN: PB: 9783791357782, Prestel Publishing, July 2018
208 pp., 28.5x21.5 cm, 169 colour illus.
Engaging the visceral and the cognitive, this timely book assembles 28 international artists who deploy a variety of media in order to interrogate logics of truth, authenticity, opinion, and faith. At a time when society seems to have given up belie...
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£39,99
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Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy
ISBN: HB: 9783791357393, Prestel Publishing, July 2018
272 pp., 27x23 cm, 240 colour illus.
The art of the chiaroscuro woodcut is celebrated in this groundbreaking and generously illustrated book. Chiaroscuro woodcuts are among the most immediately appealing of all historic prints, displaying exquisite invention, refined draftsmanship, te...
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£45,00
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