Peter Paul Rubens - Man and Artist by Christopher White

$45.00 NZD

Category: Artists | Reading Level: very good

Michelangelo, A Biography by George Bull

$12.00 NZD

Category: Artists | Reading Level: very good

Manet by John Richardson

$14.00 NZD

Category: Artists | Series: Phaidon Colour Library | Reading Level: very good

Edouard Manet (1832-83) was one of the greatest, as well as one of the most interesting, of nineteenth-century French painters. Acute observation, an extraordinary skilful handling of paint and a feeling for exquisite harmonies of colour make his work both vivid and enchanting. It is also of great signi ficance in the history of European painting, since Manet, a pioneer in depicting modern life in a modern style, was a formative influence on the whole Impressionist movement. 'Olympia' and 'The Picnic' are among the key works of the nineteenth century. These, and many other crucial points - among them Manet's personality, with its many contradictions - are fully discussed by John Richardson. ...Show more

Cao Fei by Susanne Gaensheimer (Editor)

$25.00 NZD

Category: Artists | Reading Level: very good

The Beijing artist Cao Fei creates works that lie on the threshold between reality and fiction, reflecting the urban realities and societal moods of China. In her works, which vary between the aesthetics of documentary, film, and virtual reality, Cao Fei explores the nation's ongoing transformations by drawing on her personal life and surroundings in Beijing. As an artist, she addresses questions that are universal to urban dwellers: Where is the development in big cities leading? What is the individual's place within a rapidly changing urban society? Is it possible to be a critical observer of gentrification processes and at the same time be a part of the problem? The videos, photographs, drawings, and multimedia installations assembled in this stunning volume capture the entire oeuvre of this internationally acclaimed artist, and embark at the same time on a critical study of gentrification and urban living. ...Show more

Jeffrey Smart Drawings & Studies 1942-2001 by Christopher Allen

$35.00 NZD

Category: Artists | Reading Level: very good

This collection is the first comprehensive survey of Jeffey Smart s drawings and studies. With his personal commentary alongside the illustrated works this book is an indispensable guide to his paintings.

William Scott by Norbert Lynton

$165.00 NZD

Category: Artists | Reading Level: very good

William Scott, born in 1913, first came to the publics attention when he participated in the Arts Councils exhibition at the 1951 Festival of Britain. His work ranges from abstract paintings to ever-richer still lifes with multiple levels of paint, and multiple levels of meaning. This sumptuous volume, the definitive book on Scott and his art, includes work from all periods, most of which is reproduced in full colour. ...Show more

Philip Hughes: Tracks: Walking the Ancient Landscapes of Britain by Philip Hughes; Kay Syrad

$25.00 NZD

Category: Artists | Reading Level: very good

In over 140 superbly reproduced artworks, the artist Philip Hughes records eleven iconic walks across the length and breadth of Britain, from Allt Coire Pheiginn in Scotland to Zennor Head in Cornwall. Inspired and informed by maps, aerial photographs and electronic survey techniques, Hughes's clean, sp acious artworks, with their arresting blocks of colour, make contemporary some of the most ancient and formidable landmarks of the British Isles. Hughes's artworks - often incorporating written notes, archaeological scans and contour maps - feature important heritage sites, including Neolithic settlements such as Maes Howe in Orkney, standing stones such as Stonehenge, the Three Peaks in Yorkshire, or places of particular mystery and beauty such as Silbury Hill, the oldest and tallest artificial mound in Europe. Notebook spreads contain exquisite drawings and paintings made on the spot and vivid extracts from Hughes's diaries and notes, help to evoke the mood and atmosphere of the awe-inspiring landscapes. Complete with an enlightening introduction by writer Kay Syrad and short prefaces to each of the sections by Hughes himself, this beautiful, reflective book will resonate with artists, walkers and anyone who shares a love of ancient sites in the landscape. ...Show more

Boticelli: From Lorenzo the Magnificent to Savonarola by ARASSE D &

$30.00 NZD

Category: Artists | Reading Level: very good

Raphael - Grace and Beauty by Claudio Nasso; Tim Stroud; Musee Luxembourg Staff (Contribution by); Claudio Strinati; Pierluigi De Vecchi; Musee De Luxembourg (Editor)

$30.00 NZD

Category: Artists | Reading Level: very good

With the Allied Armies in Italy by Edward Seago

$20.00 NZD

Category: Artists | Reading Level: good

Oskar Kokoschka, A Biographical Study by J. P. Hodin

$14.00 NZD

Category: Artists | Reading Level: good

Titian: His Lifeand The Golden Age of Venice by Sheila Hale

$20.00 NZD

Category: Artists | Reading Level: very good

The first biography since 1877 of Venice's greatest artist - a towering work which captures the genius of Titian, beautifully illustrated throughout with full colour plates. Devoted father and loyal friend, Titian was notorious for disregarding authority and was an international celebrity by his late fi fties. He was famously difficult but his stubbornness and horrendous timekeeping did nothing to deter his patrons who included the Hapsburgs, the Pope and his family and Charles V. During his career, which spanned more than seventy years, Titian painted around five or six hundred pictures of which less than half survive. His work has been studied by generations of great artists from Rubens to Manet and he is often seen as having artistically transcended his own time. Sheila Hale not only examines his life, both personal and professional, but how his art affected his contemporaries and how it influences artists today. She also examines Venice in its context of a city at the time of the Renaissance, overshadowed artistically by Rome and Florence and growing into the famous historical city it has become. Fully illustrated with four colour plate sections (including his famous works 'Reclining Venus', 'Death of Actaeon' and 'Three Ages of Man'), this is an astonishing portrait of one of the most important figures in the history of Western art and a vivid evocation of Venice in its 'Golden Age'. ...Show more