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Hokusai
Gian Carlo Calza
Phaidon Press
Phaidon Press
Katsushika Hokusai (1769-1849) was one of the greatest of the Japanese printmakers, painters and book illustrators. This richly illustrated monograph provides an overview of the master's life and works. Comprising introductory essays, seven chapters...
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The Roses: The Complete Plates (Taschen 25th Anniversary)
Pierre Joseph Redoute
Taschen
Taschen
TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition! The refined and revered tradition of botanical illustration, produced under aristocratic patronage, stretches back to the Renaissance. It emerged out of the desire to catalogue nature in all its wild...
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The Watercolor Bible
Joe Garcia
North Light Books
North Light Books
This handy guide is a must-have addition to every artist's toolkit. Small enough to take anywhere, The Watercolor Bible offers indispensable advice for nearly every aspect of watercolor painting. It's jam-packed with useful information, featuring: ...
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Gerhard Richter: Atlas
Gerhard Richter
D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
At 864 pages, this monumental and comprehensive publication maps the ideas, processes, life and times of one of the most important painters of the late twentieth century. Conceived and closely edited by Gerhard Richter himself, Atlas cuts straight...
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The Paintings of Joan Mitchell (Whitney Museum of American Art)
Jane Livingston
University of California Press
University of California Press
Joan Mitchell (1926-1992) was one of the few women among the first-rank Abstract Expressionist painters. She outpaced all but a handful of her male mentors and counterparts, while only Lee Krasner stands as a possible rival among her female...
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Trompe L'Oeil Sky and Sea
Ursula E. Benad, Martin Benad
W. W. Norton & Company
W. W. Norton & Company
Introduces the techniques that painters must master before sky and sea can be rendered with authority. Sky takes up much of the space in wall and ceiling murals and paintings in interiors and on canvas or paper, and the atmosphere it creates can...
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Living Well Is the Best Revenge (Modern Library)
Calvin Tomkins
Modern Library
Modern Library
In this enchanting memoir, New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins re-creates the privileged world of Gerald and Sara Murphy, two American originals who found themselves at the center of a charmed circle of artists and expatriate writers in France in the...
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