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In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet
By Sarah Kennel, Kimberly A. Jones, Simon R. Kelly33 André was long presumed to have worked with his father , Alphonse Giroux , a well - known art dealer . In fact , André and his brother , Alphonse - Gustave , bought the firm from their parents in 1838 , making them the sole owners .
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Navajo Folk Art: The People Speak
By Donald J. Hagerty, Chuck Rosenak, Jan RosenakNew York : Holt , Rinehart and Winston , 1972 . Goossen , Irvy W. Navajo Made Easier : A Course in Conversational Navajo . 1967 . Reprint . Flagstaff , AZ : Northland Press , 1977 Faris , James C. The Nightway : A History and a History ...
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图画百鬼夜行
By （日）鸟山石燕绘, 于淼编著日本妖怪画家鸟山石燕的妖怪作品在日本被视为“妖怪之源”，是日本人统一妖怪的概念和形象的鼻祖。不仅在当时引起极大的轰动，至今仍是各类妖怪作品创作者及漫画家的重要灵 ...
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The Hoogsteder Exhibition of Dutch Landscapes
By Peter C. Sutton, Paul Huys JanssenDetail of Still Life with Fruit EXHIBITION JOURNAL Glorious Praise of Ships and the Sea ਵਿਖੇ ... Roedig's son relates that his father was born in April 1750 in The Hague and died in that city in May 1801 . He learned to paint under ...
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Charles M. Russell, Paintings of the Old American West
By Charles Marion RussellPresents and critically analyzes Russell's paintings which portray such subjects as Indians, cowboys, outlaws, trappers, and explorers and which celebrate the romance, hardship, and excitement of life in the Old...
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Charles M. Russell, Sculptor
By Rick Stewart, Charles Marion RussellCharles M. Russell, Sculptor
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Icons of the West: Frederic Remington's Sculpture
By Michael D. GreenbaumA detailed study of the twenty-two sculptures created by Remington, contrasting authentic lifetime castings with fraudulent examples.
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Damage Control: Art and Destruction Since 1950
By Russell Ferguson, Dario Gamboni, Kerry BrougherTimely and wide-ranging, this volume explores in-depth the theme of destruction in international contemporary art. While destruction as a theme can be traced throughout art history, from the early atomic...
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British and Irish Art, 1945-1951: From War to Festival
By Adrian ClarkSummary: This book puts history back into the history of art. It approaches the British and Irish art worlds from the historical viewpoint, avoiding theories unsupported by facts. By studying...
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Black: The History of a Color
By Michel PastoureauBlack--favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascists--has always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility, sin and holiness, rebellion and conformity, wealth and...
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Divine Support: Ghurras, Wooden Churning-rod Holders from Nepal
By Paul de SmedtThis book explores the traditional use of wooden churning rods (known in Nepal as ghurras). The author puts forward a system of classification in order to build up a symbolic...
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Classic Ground: Mid-nineteenth-century American Painting and the Italian Encounter
By Paul A. ManoguerraFeaturing essays by Paul Manoguerra, curator of American Art at the Georgia Museum of Art, and Janice Simon, professor of art history at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Classic...
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Masters of Italian Baroque Painting: The Detroit Institute of Arts
By Detroit Institute of Arts, R. Ward Bissell, Dwight Cameron MillerThis volume presents the 17th- and 18th-century Italian paintings in the Detroit Institute of Arts, one of the world's finest collections of European art. A number of the paintings discussed...
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In Ruins: The Once Great Houses of Ireland
By Duncan McLarenIn Ruins: The Once Great Houses of Ireland
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Food for Thought, Thought for Food
By Richard Hamilton, Vicent TodoliA thought-provoking and visually compelling exploration of artistic expression and gastronomic creativity through the work of the worlds most revolutionary chef, Ferran Adri. A lively dialogue featuring internationally acclaimed artists...
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David Hockney's Dog Days
By David Hockney"A charming collection an essential book for the dachshund or Hockney lover."The Mail on Sunday"From September 1993, I painted and drew my dogs. This took a certain amount of planning,...
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Knights of the Brush: The Hudson River School and the Moral Landscape
By James F. CooperIn these days of sensationalism, the images of the past often seem shadowy and rather vague. This work explores a period in American art and culture when both were infused...
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In Her Own Image: Women's Self-representation in Twentieth-century Art
By Danielle KnafoThis book examines the lives and works of ten pioneering female artists over the last century whose self-representational art challenged the cultural presuppositions and gender stereotypes of their time, while...
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Religious Art in the Nineteenth Century in Europe and America
By Thomas BüserReligious Art in the Nineteenth Century in Europe and America
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50 Charles M. Russell Paintings of the Old American West from the Amon Carter Museum
By Charles Marion Russell50 Charles M. Russell Paintings of the Old American West from the Amon Carter Museum