The Art HandbookA Concise Guide to the World's Greatest Art by Nick Rowling
$10.00 AUD
Category: Art
Most art books adopt a chronological approach and focus on the stylistic similarities between works of art, often ignoring the significance of subject matter altogether. In this pocket-sized, full-color reference the authors adopt a different approach, linking pictures by subject in order to compare and ...Show more
Peacocks and Palaces - Exploring the Art of India by Lucy Holland
$32.99 AUD
Category: Art
-This charmingly illustrated interactive book introduces children to the arts of India This delightfully illustrated volume introduces children and their families to the arts of the Indian subcontinent, spanning nearly two thousand years of artwork. Young readers will explore ancient lore, royal palaces ...Show more
The Arthur Rackham Treasury by Arthur Rackham (Illustrator); Jeff A. Menges (Editor)
$18.95 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art Ser.
This stunning treasury features full-page plates of the finest works by the famed English artist, Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). A leading figure in the early twentieth century's Golden Age of Illustration, Rackham interpreted scenes from such diverse material as fairy tales, Wagnerian opera, and Shakespea ...Show more
Chris Orr: the Miserable Lives of Fabulous Artists by Chris Orr (Artist, Text by)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art
John Russell: Australia's French Impressionist by Wayne Tunnicliffe; Hilary Spurling
$50.00 AUD
Category: Art
A beautiful, highly illustrated book published in conjunction with a major retrospective exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Australian artist John Russell (1858-1930) was an active and influential member of the French 19 th century avant‐garde, he was a close friend of Tom Roberts, Vin ce ...Show more
19th Century Colour Palettes by Patricia Railing
$37.99 AUD
Category: Art
The 19th century was a century of new pigments. They were derived from recently recognised metals -cadmium, chrome, zinc and others - as well as from the discovery of the chemical colouring substances of plants. From indigo the aniline dyes were manufactured, and from madder came the alizarin red pigmen ...Show more
Rockabilly / Psychobilly - An Art Anthology by Jamie Kendall
$59.99 AUD
Category: Art
A visual road trip from Route 66 to Route 666, this rockin' collection of more than 600 artworks presents the unapologetically fun and undeniably cool spirit of rockabilly and psychobilly. The 55 artists featured here represent a global subculture and are some of today's best lowbrow and cartoon artists ...Show more
Antipodean Perspective - Selected Writings of Bernard Smith by Rex Butler (Editor); Sheridan Palmer (Editor); Bernard Smith (Editor)
$29.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Art History Ser.
Bernard Smith (1916-2011) was unquestionably one of Australia's greatest humanist scholars and its finest art historian. His European Vision and the South Pacific, 1768-1850 (1960) was a foundational text of post-colonialism, and in Australian Painting (1962) he set out the definitive history of Austral ...Show more
Face: Our Human Story by Debra N. Mancoff
$35.00 AUD
Category: Art
The face is not only central to identity, but is also the primary vehicle for human expression, emotion, and character. It signifies intellect and power, is often regarded as a window into the soul, and is the focus of attention when individuals meet. How have different cultures depicted faces--whether ...Show more
Pat Albeck's Tea Towels by Matthew Rice
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art
Pat Albeck, who died in September 2017, was a prolific and well-known textile and homewear designer, affectionately known as 'the Queen of the Tea Towel'. Her obituary appeared in The Times and the Guardian, and she was the guest on Desert Island Discs a few years ago. Pat started designing in the 1950s ...Show more