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Charles Rennie Mackintosh Masterpieces of Art by Gordon Kerr
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces in Art
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was one of the most intriguing and influential artists of his time. Charles Rennie Mackintosh Masterpieces of Art reveals a selection of some of his most important and popular works, from stained glass pieces and furniture through to architecture, at the same time giving an ove ...Show more
Claude Monet Masterpieces of Art by Gordon Kerr
Category: Herron Books | Series: Masterpieces in Art
Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, Claude Monet Masterpieces of Art features all of the popular works of this insightful and experimental artist, from his first inklings as an Impressionist to his later flirtations with Abstract Expressionism. With a fresh and thoughtful introduction to t ...Show more
Gustav Klimt Masterpieces of Art by Susie Hodge
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces in Art
Gustav Klimt, well known for his sensual, arresting depictions of women (The Kiss, Fulfillment, The Tree of Life), was a founder of the Viennese Secession movement at the turn of the 20th century, Vienna's own Art Nouveau. His extravagant work, was an obsessive manifestation of the dazzling intellectual ...Show more
Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces of Art by James Peacock
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces in Art
Prior to the invention of the printing press, all books had to be written by hand. Manuscripts are the beautiful manifestation of this craft, and the most precious and expensive of such manuscripts were 'illuminated' through the use of brightly coloured pigments and gold embellishments. Beginning with a ...Show more
J.M.W. Turner Masterpieces of Art by Rosalind Ormiston
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces in Art
The English Romantic painter Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 1775 - 19 December 1851) was a brilliant landscape artist, a watercolourist and printmaker. His style, powerful and fierce, melding the elements with humankind are thought by many to have prepared the way for Impressionism. In his time ...Show more
Louis Comfort Tiffany Masterpieces of Art by Susie Hodge
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces in Art
Louis Comfort Tiffany was highly skilled in jewellery design, ceramics, enamels, and metalwork but he is best known for his beautiful stained-glass designs. Using opalescent glass in a variety of colours and textures, he created a stunning range of jewel-like Art Nouveau works that influenced much of Am ...Show more
Paul Klee Masterpieces of Art by James Peacock
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces in Art
Klee's art appeals to our primary instincts and makes us look beyond the ordinary. A natural draughtsman, master of colour and hugely influential artist, Klee eludes classification, having been variously linked with Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism and Abstraction. Part of a new series of bea ...Show more
Vincent Van Gogh Masterpieces of Art by Stephanie Cotela Tanner
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces in Art
Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, Van Gogh Masterpieces of Art features all of the best-known works of one of the most famous artists in the world, preceded by a fresh and thoughtful introduction providing lively commentary on his life, society, places and style and techniques, including ...Show more
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