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History of Art

Giovanni Bellini Landscape of Faith in Renaissance Venice

Gasparott Davide

ISBN: HB: 9781606065310, Getty Publications, October 2017
128 pp., 25x15 cm, illus.

Praised by Albrecht Du rer as being "the best in painting", Giovanni Bellini (ca. 1430-1516) is unquestionably the supreme Venetian painter of the quattrocento and one of the greatest Italian artists of all time. His landscapes assume a prominence un...

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Contemporary Art

Making Art Concrete Works from Argentina and Brazil in the Coleccion Patricia Phelps Cisneros

Gottschaller Pia, Learner Tom, Perchuk Andrew

ISBN: HB: 9781606065297, Getty Publications, August 2017
192 pp., 25x15 cm, illus.

In the years after World War II, artists in Argentinaand Brazil experimented with geometric abstractionand engaged in lively debates about the role of theartwork in society. Some of these artists used novelsynthetic materials, creating objects that o...

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Biography & Memoires

History of Art

Biographic: Degas Great Lives in Graphic Form

Greenwood Katie

ISBN: HB: 9781781453032, GMC Group, Ammonite Press, August 2017
96 pp., 21x14.8 cm, colour illus.

The Biographics series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creatives. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey all...

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Edvard Munch Between the Clock and the Bed

Garrels Gary, Steihaug Jon-Ove, Wagstaff Sheena, Berman Patricia, Haskell Caitlin, Morehead Allison, Shiff Richard, Stein Mille, Ove Knausgaard Karl

ISBN: HB: 9781588396235, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2017
256 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 120 colour illus.

A penetrating reassessment of Munch's memorable painting and profound artistic legacy. This engaging book offers a fresh look at the exceptional works of Edvard Munch (1863-1944) by examining them in the light of his precarious mental state. Followi...

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Caspar David Friedrich

Grave Johannes

ISBN: HB: 9783791383576, Prestel Publishing, July 2017
288 pp., 30.2x25.5 cm, 225 colour illus.

"A painting must stand as a painting, made by human hand", wrote Caspar David Friedrich, "not seek to disguise itself as Nature". One of his generation's most popular painters, Friedrich imagined landscapes of powerful beauty and spirituality from wi...

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Two Centuries of American Still-Life Painting The Frank and Michelle Hevrdejs Collection

Gerdts William H.

ISBN: HB: 9780300225914, Yale University Press, April 2017
288 pp., 29.2x23.5 cm, 92 colour illus.

Showcasing a treasured private collection amassed over several decades, this publication represents the beauty and complexity of still-life painting in the United States. More than 65 works from the Hevrdejs collection, many of which have never been...

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Paolo Veronese and the Practice of Painting in Late Renaissance Venice

Gisolfi Diana

ISBN: HB: 9780300225822, Yale University Press, April 2017
352 pp., 28.6x24.1 cm, 353 colour and black&white illus.

One of the premier artists of Renaissance Venice, Paolo Veronese (1528–1588) enjoyed a successful career creating splendid and sophisticated paintings for an elite clientele. Focusing on Veronese's materials, workshop organization, and remarkably var...

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Turner's Modern and Ancient Ports Passages Through Time

Galassi Susan Grace, Warrell Ian, Seidenstein Joanna Sheers, Forrester Gillian, Hellen Rebecca, Owens Eloise

ISBN: HB: 9780300223149, Yale University Press, February 2017
176 pp., 27.9x24.1 cm, 120 colour illus.

An engaging look at one of the central motifs in the work of the great 19th-century painter. Widely considered Britain's greatest painter, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) is best known for his light-filled landscapes and seascapes. A relen...

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Contemporary Art

Picasso and Rivera Conversations Across Time

Govan Michael, Magaloni Diana

ISBN: HB: 9783791355559, Prestel Publishing, December 2016
304 pp., 29x24.8 cm, 268 colour illus.

"Picasso and Rivera: Conversations Across Time" explores the artistic dialogue between Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera that spanned most of their careers. The book showcases nearly 150 iconic paintings, sculptures, and prints by both artists, along wi...

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History of Art

Picasso The Line

Gimenez Carmen, Breslin David, Elliott Clare

ISBN: HB: 9780300223071, Yale University Press, November 2016
176 pp., 30.5x28 cm, 130 colour illus.

The first comprehensive study of Picasso's mastery of line drawing and its centrality to his artistic process This beautiful new study provides an insightful reevaluation of the role of line in the work of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Picasso pursued d...

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