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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
Japanese Woodblocks Masterpieces of Art by Michael Robinson
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art
Woodblock printing is a traditional artistic medium in Japan most renowned for its use in ukiyo-e or 'floating world' prints. Both moving and mesmerising, this medium captures scenes with considerable atmosphere and vibrancy whether it be crashing waves, autumn leaves or serene waterfalls. Beginning wit ...Show more
Japanese Woodblocks: Masterpieces of Art by MICHAEL ROBINSON
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art Ser.
Quick introduction, and packed with illustration the Masterpieces of Art focuses on the popular work of Hiroshige and Hokusai whose visions of waves and Mount Fuji have dominated the popular imagination for over 200 years. Woodblock printing is a traditional artistic medium in Japan most renowned for it ...Show more
John Singer Sargent Masterpieces of Art by Janet Tyson
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art
Italian born, American painter of the late nineteenth century John Singer Sargent was a celebrated portraitist of the wealthy and their privileged world. Renowned for his exquisite naturalism some of his best work also shows flirtations with Impressionism, particularly in his evocations of childhood, an ...Show more
L.S. Lowry: Masterpieces of Art by SUSAN GRANGE
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art
Renowned for his paintings of the industrial towns of North West England, Lancashire born Lowry had a distinctive and enchanting style, depicting the everyday life of the world around him. In association with The Lowry, which houses over 400 of Lowry's works, this exceptional book portrays a selection o ...Show more
L. S. Lowry: Masterpieces of Art by SUSAN GRANGE
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art Ser.
New edition of the Lowry in the popular Masterpieces of Art series. Renowned for his paintings of the industrial towns of North West England, Lancashire born Lowry had a distinctive and enchanting style, depicting the everyday life of the world around him. In association with The Lowry, which houses ove ...Show more
Leonardo Da Vinci Drawings Masterpieces of Art by Susan Grange
Category: Herron Books | Series: Masterpieces of Art
Leonardo da Vinci was the original Renaissance Man, an artist, mathematician, inventor and writer amongst his many talents. His skilfull observations of the mechanics of the body informed both his work, and the generations that followed. But his drawings are elegant too, with the gentle features of his ...Show more
Leonardo da Vinci Drawings: Masterpieces of Art by SUSAN GRANGE
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art Ser.
Leonardo da Vinci was the original Renaissance Man, an artist, mathematician, inventor and writer amongst his many talents. His skilful observations of the mechanics of the body informed both his work, and the generations that followed. But his drawings are elegant too, with the gentle features of his f ...Show more
Library Architecture + Design by Manuela Roth
Category: Architecture | Series: Masterpieces
In the past decade, the increasing requirements of the multimedia world have substantially increased the demands placed on libraries. They went through a transformation from introverted hoards of knowledge to globally networked information administrators and communication brokers. Today, libraries have ...Show more
Lichtenstein: Masterpieces of Art by Rosalind Ormiston
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art
Bringing the life and works of the great painter to life, Kandinsky explores the extraordinary output of one of Russia’s most well-known and influential artists. This book follows his artistic development, from the early folk art inspired by his native Russia, via his involvement with both Der Blaue Rei ...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
MASTERPIECES ROOF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIG by ROTH
Category: Architecture | Series: Masterpieces
Affordable building lots in central locations in the large cities and metropolises are rare. When there are no available gaps in the urban structure, attic conversions and extensions are an interesting and favored form of redensification. This volume explores approximately 60 attic projects, as extensio ...Show more