Richard Caton Woodville - American Painter, Artful Dodger by Justin P. Wolff; Richard Caton Woodville
$132.00 AUD
Category: Fine Art
This book is the first to examine the life and work of Richard Caton Woodville (1825-1855), an antebellum genre painter and shrewd observer of urban society and politics. Before Woodville died at thirty, he produced a small body of work that includes such iconic pieces as Politics in an Oyster House (18 ...Show more
The Quest for Immortality: Hidden Treasures of Egypt by Erik Hornung
$59.99 AUD
Category: ART | Series: Art & Design S.
This volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which includes artefacts from nearly 2000 years before Christ. Objects such as coffins, tombs, masks, jewellery, papyri, sarcophagi and sculpture reveal the reverence and awe with which the Egyptians considered the mystery of death.
Mr Classic by Jeremy Hackett
$19.95 AUD
Category: Fine Art
Suitable for those who know how to appreciate the finer things in life, and for would-be dandies everywhere.
The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fine Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
Every year, millions of visitors are drawn to Egypt and to museum collections around the world to marvel at the fabulous culture of the pharaohs. The ancient civilization of the Nile Valley offers a bewildering array of kings and dynasties, gods and goddesses, temples and tombs, and this new dictionary ...Show more
Should You Be Laughing at This? by Hugleikur Dagsson
$29.99 AUD
Category: ART
Hugleikur Dagsson is from Iceland. During the winter in Iceland there are only three hours of daylight. During the summer in Iceland there is no darkness. Iceland's national drink is called 'Black Death'. In Iceland this book is a cult-bestseller. The questions you should ask yourself is: Should you be ...Show more
On Photography by Susan Sontag
$24.99 AUD
Category: ART | Series: Penguin Modern Classics | Reading Level: good-very good
Susan Sontag's On Photography is a seminal and groundbreaking work on the subject. Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. Photographs are everywhere, and the 'insatiability of the photographing eye' ha ...Show more
How We Live Now - Scenes from the Pandemic by Bill Hayes
$32.99 AUD
Category: ART
From the beloved author of Insomniac City, a poignant and profound tribute in stories and images to a city amidst a pandemic. A bookstore where readers shout their orders from the street. A neighborhood restaurant turned to-go place where one has a shared drink--on either end of a bar--with the owner. ...Show more
Seventeenth-Century Art and Architecture by Ann Sutherland Harris
$68.18 AUD
Category: Fine Art | Reading Level: very good
Encompassing the socio-political, cultural background of the period, this book takes a fresh look at the careers ofthe Baroque Masters and many lesser-known artists. The book focuses on art from Italy, Flanders, Spain, France, the Dutch Republic and England.
A Directory of Australian Art by Ashley Crawford
$9.95 AUD
Category: Fine Art
A much needed concise guide to Australian art, and the art world. An accessible and essential reference for the industry, for students and art buyers.
China Art Now by Michel Nuridsany; Marc Domage (Photographer)
$31.81 AUD
Category: Fine Art