Browse by category
Berthe Morisot Masterpieces of Art by Ann Kay
Category: Art | Series: Masterpieces of Art Ser.
Regarded by her fellow impressionists as a 'virtuoso colourist', Berthe Morisot (1841-95) strove to be considered an equal among her male peers - an uphill struggle at a time when women were generally forbidden from taking formal artistic training. Nevertheless, she succeeded in forging a career, gainin ...Show more
Bridge Architecture + Design (Masterpieces Series) by UFFELEN CHRIS VAN
Category: Architecture | Series: Masterpieces
This volume from the "Masterpieces" series presents contemporary bridges of different types from around the world. Variety of structural tasks and materials was given priority during project selection. Simple beam and arch bridges, spanning just a few meters, are found alongside complex engineering achi ...Show more
British Museum: Mixed-Up Masterpieces, Amusing Animals by Museum British
Category: Board Books | Series: BM Mixed-Up Masterpieces
In this seriously silly series, featuring artefacts from the British Museum, children can solve the puzzle by matching up the correct animals on the split pages - and then mix them all up again to create 2000 hilarious combinations!
Cassatt by Shelley Swanson Sateren
Category: Fiction | Series: Masterpieces
From childhood to death, this biography explores the life of Mary Cassatt. It explains how her personal and social life affected her art and includes full-page reproductions of her most important work which is then analysed in the text.
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
Edgar Degas Masterpieces of Art by Michael Robinson
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art
French artist Edgar Degas was famous for his drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking. Although a member of the Impressionists, with Monet, Pissaro and Renoir his work focused on indoor subjects, particularly his acutely observed pieces on ballerinas. His masterful studies of real life resonate stil ...Show more
Edward Hopper Masterpieces by Rosalind Ormiston
Category: Herron Books | Series: 100 Masterpieces
This glorious book allows the reader to revel in Hopper's most well-known and masterful works, reproduced one after the other at full page, in full colour; but it also enables you to rediscover the artist, to delve further than the obvious paintings in order to fully understand his motivations, and then ...Show more
Edward Hopper: Masterpieces of Art by Rosalind Ormiston
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art
This glorious book allows the reader to revel in Hopper's most well-known and masterful works, reproduced one after the other, often at full page, in full colour; but it also enables you to rediscover the artist, to delve further than the obvious paintings in order to fully understand his motivations, a ...Show more
Egon Schiele Masterpieces of Art by Rosalind Ormiston
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art
Austrian painter Egon Schiele was a gifted artist, mentored by the great Gustav Klimt. Inspired by the human form, he is best-known for his figurative works, particularly of women, with their defiantly confrontational air and their bold contortions. Schiele's nudes are shockingly direct in the way they ...Show more
Eric Ravilious Masterpieces of Art by Susie Hodge
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art
The Art of Fine Gifts: Twentieth-century painter, designer and wood engraver Eric Ravilious was responsible for a fascinating range of different works, from illustrations for books to designs for ceramics for the established Wedgwood pottery firm. This gorgeous new book features beautiful woodcut images ...Show more