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The first monograph on the work of Harvey Quaytman (19372002).

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A dazzling reprint of Hiroshige's views of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), one of the masterpieces of the ukiyo-e woodblock tradition and a paradigm of the Japonisme that inspired Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Art Nouveau artists, from Vincent van Gogh to James McNeill Whistler.

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The first and only book on one of the finest private collections of contemporary Iranian art

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Ever since they were first domesticated thousands of years ago, horses have played a vital role in human life and history. Using photography of the many horses to be found in the collections of the British Museum, this book explores the depiction of the horse through the ages and celebrates the relationship between horses and humans.

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Hodgkin's art can be seen as providing memorials for people, many of whom are friends, whose absence is countered by the corresponding physical presence of particular paintings. This book, like the exhibition it accompanies, surveys the development of Hodgkin's portraiture from its beginnings in 1949 to the present, including new paintings.

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During the 1870s and 1880s, a group of French artists, including Pissarro and Renoir, adopted a style of painting and subjects that challenged the art prompted by the Academie Francaise where assumptions about the meaning of painting prevailed. This work presents a survey of the movement and features 60 reproductions of some of the renowned works.

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A survey of Indonesian contemporary art. It presents the works by Indonesian artists, and discusses their distinguishing characteristics differentiated from other contemporary art in Asia and the Western world.

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This illustrated history of Islamic art surveys the achievement of Muslim artists and craftsmen over 1200 years, from the 7th to the 19th centuries AD. The author examines the great diversity of styles, region by region. Also considered is the specific character of Islamic art and its influences.

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An anthology of 280 Islamic designs and patterns. It is drawn from the heritage of Islamic art c 800-1600 AD. It is suitable for designers, craftsmen, artists, teachers and students.

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The perfect introduction to the life and work of Jackson Pollock

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Presents the history of jewellery in the age of Victoria. This book focuses on the attitudes of owners to their jewellery and the symbolic weight that it was expected to carry.

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Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro and Andy Warhol each significantly shaped the development of art in the 20th century. These books present the stories behind masterpieces of the modern canon and the contributions of individual artists to the history of modern art.

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Over the past decade, New York artist Jordan Wolfson has gained a reputation for his surprising, thought-provoking works in a wide range of media, including video, sculpture, installation, photography, and performance. This book deals with the life of this artist.

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The perfect introduction to the life and art of Joseph Beuys.

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Throughout his artistic career, Wassily Kandinsky transformed not only his own practice, but the course of art history itself. This essential guide traces Kandinsky's rich repertoire to present the painter, engraver, teacher, and theorist credited with the first modern abstract painting and with one of the keenest theoretical minds of 20th-century art.

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The most comprehensive book yet on this inspired, inventive chronicler of the African-American experience

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Korean Eye is regarded a pioneering global promoter of Korean art and culture, and as such has attracted huge numbers of artists wishing to enter their work for the forthcoming 2012 exhibition. This title helps us understand the work of Korean Contemporary Artists, and provides a gateway to the wider culture of their homeland.

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How to capture that breadth in one work of art How to celebrate a single system while also reflecting the millions of lives that it transports every day This book explores the historic and mythological significance of the labyrinth.

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The latest addition to the best-selling Colour Library series of introductory books on the great masters and movements in art features all Leonardo's painted works and a detailed illustrated introduction.

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Painter, inventor, architect, scientist, and engineer: Leonardo da Vinci stands to this day as one of the most accomplished human beings ever to have lived. Whether the smallest arteries of the human heart, exquisite biblical scenes, or far-flung constellations of the universe, explore his insatiable quest for knowledge, invention, and beauty.

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Suitable for scholars, collectors and Aivazovsky's admirers, this book focuses on the works of 19th century master who raised European maritime painting to a new level.

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The life and work of the French-American sculptor in our series Art to Read