Author: Lucian Freud
Speaking recently about his early years as an artist Lucian Freud claimed, 'I would have thought I did 200 drawings to every painting in those early days. I very much prided myself on my drawing.' Drawing is fundamental ... |
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Author: Sam Fink
The Book of Exodus was originally conceived by artist Sam Fink as a gift to his family. For his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, he created 40 great watercolours, one for each chapter in the book of Exod ... |
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Manet, Meisonnier and an Artistic Revolution
Author: Ross King
It is hard to believe it now, but in 1863, the French painter, Ernest Meissonier was one of the most famous artists in the world. The darling of the 'Salon' - that all-important public exhibition of Art held biannually i ... |
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Author: Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin was a legend in his own time. Born in April 1916 in New York of Russian-Jewish parents, he made his extraordinary debut at the age of seven, playing Lalo's notoriously difficult Symphonie espagnole with th ... |
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Author: Walter Grasskamp
The resulting artworks (such as his project for the Reichstag in Berlin, Der Bevolkerung [To The Population, 1999]) have often drawn immense controversy. Haacke is a unique figure in post-war art, and his work has touche ... |
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The Life and Work of a Master Jeweler
Author: Patricia Corbett
Few jewelry designers of the 20th century had the flair and creativity of Fulco di Verdura (full name Fulco Santostefano della Cerda, Duke of Verdura). His fascinating career took him from Paris to Los Angeles and eventu ... |
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Her Life and Art
Author: John Pigot
Hilda Rix Nicholas was an accomplished artist who set out to carve a place for herself alongside the most important male painters in Australia between the wars. Hilda Rix Nicholas was an accomplished artist who set out t ... |
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An Antipodean Abroad
Author: Colin Holden
This book presents a selection of the dramatic etchings and brilliant water colours of the Mediterranean countries produced by Lindsay in the 1920s and 1930s. 'The best compliment my work ever received was from Spanish a ... |
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Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece
Author: Neil MacGregor
Are there miscarriages of justice in art history? Neil MacGregor believes there are. However great an artist, if his name is lost he will not receive a fair verdict from posterity. No exhibition will be devoted to his wo ... |
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Painting by Numbers
Author: Richard Hamilton
The latest in Richard Hamilton's series of publications on all aspects of printmaking. Four of Hamilton's prints are shown here together with numerous stage proofs in order to demonstrate the complexity and intricacy ... |
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Author: Tim Noble
This title offers a first comprehensive look at the work of young British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster, who live in London. Wasted Youth perfectly describes their trash aesthetic and raised finger to their art world ... |
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Author: Leo Jansen & Hans Luijten
This important, groundbreaking publication contains the illustrated letters between two great modern artists-Vincent van Gogh and Emile Bernard. The original letters were previously in private hands and have not been see ... |
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One Hour
Author: Robert Frank
Robert Frank's film C'est vrai! (One Hour) is a single-take of Frank and actor Kevin O'Connor either walking or riding in the back of a mini-van through a few blocks of Manhattan's Lower East side. Shot between 3:45 and ... |
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Sculptures and Installations 1979 - 2007
Author: Theodora Vischer and Elisabeth Sussman
Robert Gober's sculptural works trigger disquieting thoughts and feelings about the most commonplace aspects of our daily lives. Gober first came to public attention in the mid-80s with his simple variations on the domes ... |
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A Biography
Author: Chris Ronayne
Trevor Moffitt is a detailed and fascinating illustrated biography of a unique and successful New Zealand painter. Born in 1936 to a poor Southland family, where of necessity a hunter gatherer mentality prevailed, young ... |
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Author: Bethan Stevens
William Blake (1757-1827) became one of the greatest English poets and artists. This book takes a look at the highlights of his career as both artist and poet, with beautiful colour illustrations of forty-five of his mos ... |
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England's First View of America
Author: Kim Sloan & Joyce E. Chaplin
This beautiful book reproduces in full the famous and rarely seen British Museum collection of drawings and watercolours made by John White, who in 1585 accompanied a group of English settlers sent by Sir Walter Raleigh ... |
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Author: Giulia Bartrum
Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) is arguably the first truly international artist, a celebrity both during his own lifetime and since. A major artist of the northern Renaissance, he was praised by his contemporaries and descri ... |
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Author: Jennifer Ramkalawon
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) was born in the south of France to an eccentric aristocratic family. In 1882, he moved to Paris to study art, and became friendly with several young artists including Van Gogh, Bonna ... |
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Author: Phaidon Colour Library
Goya is often called the last of the Old Masters and the first of the Moderns. He is appreciated as a portrait painter a creator of menacing and melancholy images in oils a master of enigmatic, satirical and revolutionar ... |
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