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1	The story of painting more books like this by Wendy Beckett, Sister add to wishlist This collection of Western art spans the major historical eras, with hundreds of photographs, illustrations, documents, and drawings. Sister Wendy Beckett is a British nun and self-taught art critic whose books and television art tours have made her internationally renowned and beloved. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Everything you ever wanted to know about oil painting more books like this by Marian E. Appellof add to wishlist An overview of the tools and materials of oil painting, this book contains advice about colour palette, colour mixing and applied colour theory, preparing a canvas, designing a composition, direct painting, scumbling, blending, layering, glazing, impasto, monotyping. It also shows you the most effective ways to work with light and shadow, model ... see all copies from $8.12! new only from $16.33! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Maxfield Parrish more books like this by Coy Ludwig add to wishlist The classic reference for this noted artist's life and works. Maxfield Parrish produced imaginative and beautiful book illustrations, magazine covers and landscapes calendars in the early 20th century which have become famous. His unique style of painting is explained step-by-step and is shown in photographs. His glazing technique and the use of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Henri Matisse: A Retrospective more books like this by John Elderfield add to wishlist Lavishly produced in oversize format, here is the complete illustrated catalogue of a landmark new exhibition devoted to the artist--the largest ever assembled--to be held at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, from September through January. Includes biographical notes, a chronology, and introductions to each major period of Matisse's career. 320 ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
5	Watercolour Painting: The Ron Ranson Technique more books like this by Ron Ranson add to wishlist Originally published in 1984, this book aims to show how to explore the use of watercolour and achieve striking results very quickly, using only four brushes and seven colours. The step-by-step text is supported at every stage by explanatory illustrations. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $24.99!
6	On painting more books like this by Leon Battista Alberti add to wishlist Artist, architect, poet and philosopher, Leon Battista Alberti revolutionized the history of art with his theories of perspective in On Painting (1435). Inspired by the order and beauty inherent in nature, his groundbreaking work sets out the principles of distance, dimension and proportion; instructs the painter on how to use the rules of ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
7	The journal of Eugene Delacroix more books like this by Eugene Delacroix add to wishlist Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) was one of the greatest French painters of the Romantic period. Passionately opposed to the sterile conventions of David and the other academic artists, he took up again the broken threads of the great Baroque style and created a long run of masterpieces. But even if he had never put brush to canvas, he would still ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $10.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Painting Nature's Hidden Treasures more books like this by Zoltan Szabo add to wishlist see all copies from $5.88! new only from $35.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Pablo Picasso: 1881-1973 more books like this by Carsten Peter Warncke add to wishlist An illustrated monograph of one of the most important artists of the 20th century, this work includes: introductory descriptions and interpretations of Picasso's styles and developments; illustrations of a number of paintings and sculptures; and an illustrated chronology of his life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.60! \| first editions
10	Beguiled by the Wild: The Art of Charley Harper more books like this by Charley Harper add to wishlist see all copies from $34.47! new only from $34.47! \| signed copies \| SVS
11	The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art more books like this by David Lewis-Williams add to wishlist The central themes of this intellectually invigorating and wide-ranging book - the evolution of the brain and mind, primary vs. higher-order consciousness, Neanderthals vs. Cro-Magnons, the nature of art, and shamanism - are guaranteed to capture the public imagination. This compellingly written 'detective story' puts forward the most convincing ... see all copies from $11.85! new only from $15.63! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Science of Art: Optical Themes in Western Art from Brunelleschi to Seurat more books like this by Mr. Martin Kemp add to wishlist In this illustrated book, Martin Kemp examines the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice, from Brunelleschi's invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Duerer to the beginnings of photography. In a discussion of colour theory, Kemp traces two main traditions of colour science - the Aristotelian ... see all copies from $19.95! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Canyon de Chelly: Its People and Rock Art more books like this by Campbell Grant add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.70! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Cave Art more books like this by Jean Clottes add to wishlist Ever since they were discovered over a hundred years ago, the paintings and rock engravings deep in the caves of Europe have captured the public imagination, provoking wonder and amazement at their great age, their technical mastery and their sheer beauty. Some of the oldest art known to man turns out to be highly accomplished, and also to have ... see all copies from $91.82! new only from $91.82!
15 view cover	Boy of the Painted Cave more books like this by Justin F Denzel add to wishlist "Set in the Cro-Magnon era, this story of Tao, who longs to be a cave artist, features a boy whose talent is viewed as a curse, making it impossible to be one of the Chosen Ones . . . a strong plot with a wealth of well-researched details".--Booklist. "A beautfully written story about a prehistoric boy".--Publishers Weekly. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.68! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	A Brush with Art more books like this by Alwyn Crawshaw add to wishlist Channel 4 will be showing Alwyn Crawshaw's series "A Brush with Art" in October 1991. In this illustrated book, the author describes how he painted 12 different landscape paintings in watercolour while on location. In each of the 12 lessons, which tie in closely with the 12 programmes, he demonstrates a different technique and then uses it within ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.20! \| first editions
17 view cover	Liubov Popova more books like this by Magdalena Dabrowski add to wishlist This book has been published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Liubov Popova, ' the first retrospective in the West of this very important but not sufficiently recognized member of the Russian avantgarde of the early twentieth century. It is hoped that both the book and the exhibition will foster wider appreciation of Popova's work and of her ... see all copies from $13.75! new only from $20.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists more books like this by Gregory Curtis add to wishlist In a book rich in detail, personalities, and history comes an introduction to the spectacular cave paintings of France and Spain, and to the men and women who discovered them. of full-color photos. 20 illustrations in text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.19! \| SVS
19	Country flowers in watercolour more books like this by Ann Blockley add to wishlist Flower painting is a particularly popular subject among painters and there is a wealth of styles and methods available to them. This book looks at all aspects of painting cottage garden flowers in watercolour, providing the necessary technical knowledge but also encouraging artists from the start to discover and develop their own individual styles ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.14! \| first editions
20 view cover	Jasper Johns more books like this by Michael Crichton add to wishlist This extraordinary book pairs two major talents of our time, the painter/sculptor/printmaker Jasper Johns and the physician/novelist/filmmaker Michael Crichton. Since it first appeared in 1977, Michael Crichton's Jasper Johns has been considered the preeminent study of one of America's foremost living artists. Abrams is proud now to publish this ... see all copies from $17.99! new only from $194.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Indian Rock Art of the Southwest more books like this by Polly Schaafsma add to wishlist This comprehensive view of carvings and paintings on stone by Native Americans from 200 B.C. through the nineteenth century surveys the rock art of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, northern Mexico, and west Texas, providing an incomparable visual record of Southwest Indian culture, religion, and society. Rock carvings and paintings are important sources ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $31.41! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Monet : the ultimate impressionist more books like this by Sylvie Patin add to wishlist Claude Monet transformed light and colour into art. In 1874 his "Impression, Sunrise" caused uproar among the critics and a revolution in painting. His inventiveness was inexhaustible: with the "Haystacks", "Poplars", "Cathedrals" and, finally, the enchanting "Water-lilies of Givemy", Monet captured light in all its fleeting qualities. At last, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions
23	Country Landscapes in Watercolor more books like this by John Blockley add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00! first editions
24	How to paint seascapes in watercolor more books like this by E. John Robinson add to wishlist Descriptions of techniques for the watercolor painting of sea scenes includes explanations of how to portray waves, beaches, rocks, sunsets, and stormy water. see all copies from $19.45! first editions
25 view cover	Mark Rothko : works on paper more books like this by Bonnie Clearwater add to wishlist Mark Rothko, a monumental figure in twentieth-century American art and a founder of Abstract Expressionism, is universally known for his huge paintings depicting floating rectangles of glowing colours. Less well known are his works on paper: he held onto most of these, and they were unavailable and largely unknown during his lifetime and during ... see all copies from $5.57! new only from $30.10! \| first editions

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