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In 1650 Velazquez was in Rome, where he depicted members of the papal court with a new freedom of approach, while the following year saw his keenly awaited return to Spain, where he returned to the conventions of the court portrait. This title presents a survey of one of the key moments in the history of the Spanish court portrait.

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Culled from two popular American women's magazines of the Victorian era, here are alphabets, initials, monograms, and common names in various letter forms - script, floral, geometric, Old English, block, ornamental, more.

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Vienna was home to some of the most extraordinary minds of modern times, and was a vigorous melting-pot of radical fresh ideas and concepts in every field art, architecture, literature, music, politics, journalism and theatre. This title features 25 essays on the key movements and figures of the era.

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An exceptional volume bringing together almost 1,000 images representing the diversity and richness of the visual arts in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century.

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Vincent van Gogh's letters have long been prized as some of the most valuable documents in the world of art. Not only do they throw light on Van Gogh's own complex and intriguing character, they enlighten the whole creative process as seen through his eyes. This book presents biographical and art-historical information.

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The Dwan Gallery opened in Los Angeles in 1959 and showed works by artists such as Arman, Yves Klein, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely, becoming a West Coast point of reference for international art. This book recounts the years 1959-71 in the Dwan Gallery.

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A fascinating new account of the work and lives of Britain's women artists in the twentieth century.

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A fascinating study of the drawings by American artist Wayne Thiebaud, published with his cooperation

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The 87 artefacts and 8 essays in this catalogue, published to accompany the inaugural exhibition at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities at the University of Canterbury, offer an insight into the complex world of the gods and heroes of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The Teece Museum is the new home of the James Logie Memorial Collection.

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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.

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William Wegman's postcard paintings reflect a lifetime of engagement with narrative, perspective, art history, architecture, popular culture, humour and philosophy in art.

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Is it possible to speak of a contemporary art with an Islamic difference This question will be the subject of an exhibition that brings together artists who come from the Islamic world. Tapping into certain aesthetic, political, and spiritual notions, this book seeks to highlight the nuanced reactions of each individual artist.

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Founded in 1903, the Wiener Werkstatte - "Vienna Workshops" - was a movement to unite the fine and applied arts with the goal of creating beautifully designed and crafted objects for every purpose. This illustrated, compact book offers an exhaustive record of the group.

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In the first book to focus on Nordic conceptual art, Norwegian art critic Red argues that artworks are entangled in collective histories. In closely examining conceptual artworks, Red illustrates how works of art can be used to understand the past. the past.

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Brace yourself for the blues: Declaring that a "new world calls for a new man", showman-artist Yves Klein made his name with his large monochrome canvases, International Klein Blue, and "living paintbrushes," in which naked women, daubed in paint, made imprints of their bodies on large sheets of paper.

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A catalogue that illustrates chronologically every confirmed work, inclusive of all media by the artist, with a time span from 1980s to 2015. For each singular work, it offers comprehensive information including detailed description, inscription, provenance, background, preparatory studies, photographs, literature and exhibition records.

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A beautifully illustrated retrospective of the ZERO movement.

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Published to accompany a major exhibition highlighting Quentin Blake's prolific but unknown work, giving an insight into the creative practice of one of the world's most celebrated illustrators.100 Figures is a beautifully packaged, affordable collection of previously unpublished artworks.

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A concise compendium of the lives and work of the 101 most significant surrealists by one of the last surviving members of the movement, bestselling author and artist Desmond Morris, who knew several of the key participants personally.

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A Financial Times Book of the Year 2022

A major publication showcasing the history of Indian art across the subcontinent and South Asia from the late-nineteenth century to the present day.