The catalogue to accompany "Apocalypse", the exhibition mounted by London's Royal Academy of Arts, and opening in September 2000. The show includes installations, paintings, sculptures and videos by 13 artists at the vanguard of contemporary art.
A celebration of the artists and subjects of the Victorian period, drawing on paintings and sculpture from the Royal Academy of Arts in London. More than 70 works are catalogued, and there are biographies of featured artists, with insights into artistic subjects, styles and techniques.
The rich tradition of French painting was an important influence on Russian art from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1920s, a period that saw the rise of many of the most important movements in modern art. A magnificent visual record of an unprecedented event, this book, the catalogue of an ambitious exhibition of master paintings from the four ...
This volume brings together work which has startled the art world. As a collector and patron of young British artists, Charles Saatchi has been a committed supporter of British art as it is being produced. This support has extended beyond artists of renowned notoriety, such as Rachel Whiteread and Damien Hirst, to others at the cutting edge of art ...
Reckless and dissolute in personality, but elegant and sensuous in his art, Amedeo Modigliani (18841920) is one of the best-known, and least understood, artists of the 20th century. This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated volume, based on new scholarship and featuring contributions written by distinguished American scholars, explores the ...
This handsome volume -- the catalogue of an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London -- celebrates the 1996 discovery of a hoard of Buddhist stone statues at the Longxing temple site in Qingzhou, Shandong Province, China. As archaeological treasures, these statues -- which caused much excitement at their first showing in Beijing in 1999 -- ...
An illustrated examination of Monet's work between 1900 and 1926, which sets the paintings in a personal as well as an historical context. The authors also assess the artists public persona and his personal and professional strategies. The text is designed to accompany an exhibition at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in September 1998.
The Royal Academy's popular Summer Exhibition has been an annual event since 1769. Today, about 1,000 works are selected each year from more than 10,000 entries, representing some 5,000 artists. The resulting exhibition includes paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, architectural design, and models, and continues to be the largest open ...
Part of "The DK Art School" series, this book allows readers to choose the medium they wish to use and the subject they wish to study. The books include easy-to-follow photographs designed to help readers gain confidence in their particular medium. This book on watercolours includes choosing paints, brushes and paper, how to mix colour, how to lay ...
These two books are the first offerings in a new series from Abrams and the Royal Academy of Arts, London, which reveals well-known artists at work. The artists offer insights into their approach to painting, as well as their opinions, inspirations, philosophies, and views on art, with valuable tips for both amateurs and other professionals. ...
An exhibition at London's Royal Academy of Arts, opening March 2001, assembles the 91 extant drawings, executed some time during the 1480s, by Sandro Botticelli to illustrate Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy". This is the accompanying catalogue, including a commentary and seven essays.
Part of "The DK Art School" series, this book allows readers to choose the medium they wish to use and the subject they wish to study. The books include easy-to-follow photographs designed to help readers gain confidence in their particular medium. This book on watercolours includes colour mixing and balance, warm and cool colours, colour and mood ...
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