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1001 paintings you must see before you die / by Farthing, Stephen,1950-(CARDINAL)287512;
Preface -- Introduction -- Title index -- Pre-1400 (Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art; Byzantine; Romanesque; Medieval and Gothic art; Frescoes and encaustic painting) -- 1400s (Early Renaissance Italian and Flemish art; Linear perspective in art; Humanism; Exploration of the New World; Naturalism) -- 1500s (High Renaissance art; Islamic ateliers and Mughal miniatures; Calligraphy; Mannerism; First widespread use of canvas) -- 1600s (Baroque; Classicism; Genre painting; Still lifes; Dutch Masters) -- 1700s (Rococo; Neoclassicism; Academic art; Enlightenment) -- 1800s (Romanticism versus Realism; Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; Impressionism and Post-Impressionism; Symbolism; Fin de Siécle) -- 1900s (Art nouveau; Fauvism and Cubism; Surrealism; Abstract Expressionism; Modernism) -- 2000s (Eco Art; Neo-Modernism; Avant-Pop; Humanitarian art; Symbiotic art) -- Glossary -- Artist index -- Contributors -- Photo credits -- Acknowledgments.
Subjects: Painting; Painting;
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Kandinsky / by Kandinsky, Wassily,1866-1944.(CARDINAL)142003; Barnett, Vivian Endicott,1944-(CARDINAL)144942; Kandinsky, Wassily,1866-1944.(CARDINAL)142003; Centre Georges Pompidou.(CARDINAL)155677; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.(CARDINAL)142934; Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus München.(CARDINAL)159425;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-318).Vasily Kandinsky : abstract, absolute, concrete / Annegret Hoberg -- The artist reinvents himself : changes, crises, turning points / Vivian Endicott Barnett -- The theater of pictures : Kandinsky's abstraction of abstraction / Matthias Haldemann -- Kandinsky and the Cahiers d'art, 1927-44 / Christian Derouet -- Kandinsky and "America in general" / Tracey Bashkoff -- Kandinsky's materials and techniques : a preliminary study of five paintings / Gillian McMillan and Vanessa Kowalski.This volume presents abstract Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944). It reproduces scores of recently rediscovered paintings that had languished for decades in Soviet museums and in private collections. The author provides new details on Kandinsky's life and art, discussing his little-known experimental stage plays which strove for a synthesis of all the arts, and his friendships with Paul Klee, Arnold Schonberg and composer Thomas von Hartmann, who introduced the artist to Sufism, the mystical offshoot of Islam. Most chapters include excerpts from Kandinsky's newspaper articles, essays and unpublished letters, creating the impression of a tolerant nonconformist who saw art as inseparably linked with the higher laws of the cosmos. The reproductions provide an exciting glimpse of Kandinsky's leap into abstraction after his early absorption of folk and religious art, fauvism and neo-impressionism.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944.; Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944; Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944; Painting, Abstract; Peinture abstraite;
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Claude Monet : the triumph of Impressionism / by Wildenstein, Daniel,1917-2001,author.(CARDINAL)125270; Miller, Chris,1955-translator.(CARDINAL)866724; Snowdon, Peter,translator.(CARDINAL)533031;
"No other artist, apart from J. M. W. Turner, tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840-1926) to capture light itself on canvas. Of all the Impressionists, it was the man Cezanne called "only an eye, but my God what an eye!" who stayed true to the principle of absolute fidelity to the visual sensation, painting directly from the object.It could be said that Monet reinvented the possibilities of color. Whether it was through his early interest in Japanese prints, his time as a conscript in the dazzling light of Algeria, or his personal acquaintance with the major painters of the late 19th century, the work Monet produced throughout his long life would change forever the way we perceive both the natural world and its attendant phenomena. The high point of his explorations was the late series of water lilies, painted in his own garden at Giverny, which, in their approach towards almost total formlessness, are really the origin of abstract art"--Publisher's description
Subjects: Biographies.; Monet, Claude, 1840-1926.; Monet, Claude, 1840-1926; Impressionism (Art); Painting, French; Painting, French; Painters; Impressionist artists;
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What are you looking at? : the surprising, shocking, and sometimes strange story of 150 years of modern art / by Gompertz, Will,1965-author.(CARDINAL)401424; Dutton,publisher.; Penguin Group,publisher.(CARDINAL)398329;
"We all know what Modern Art looks like. We've seen Monet's water lilies, we've admired Picasso's nudes, and we've gawked at Damien's shark, as well as the price tag. But what does it all mean? What is Modern Art? Who started it? Why do we love/hate it? And why is it such big money? What Are You Looking At? takes the reader on a captivating tour of modern art from Impressionism to the present day, telling the story of the movements, the artists and the wonderful works that not only changed art forever, but helped create and define the modern world. Refreshing, irreverent and extremely accessible, the book is rich with extraordinary tales and anecdotes - a coffee morning in Paris with Monet and the Impressionists, Marcel Duchamp purchasing his famous urinal, Sir Nicholas Serota, the Director of the Tate Empire confessing his terror at not knowing what to think every time he encounters a work of art for the first time. It also lifts the lid on the astronomically expensive art sales - how buying modern art has become a sound investment- and explains how the market really works - the artists, the dealers, the auction houses and the curators. With wonderful humor, down-to-earth storytelling, and a flair for odd details that spark insights, Will Gompertz is the perfect tour guide for Modern Art. He is a former director of the Tate Gallery in London and the BBC Arts Editor, so he brings both considerable expertise and genuine love of the subject to this informative and engaging narrative. What Are You Looking At? doesn't just tell you if a work of art is any good or not; it does much better than that. Will Gompertz arms us with the knowledge to be in a position to make our own minds up by telling us the one thing that we've always wanted to know: what are we looking at?"--
Subjects: Art movements.; Art, Modern; Art, Modern; Modernism (Art);
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Impressionist art : a crash course / by Boyle, David,1958-(CARDINAL)420841;
Subjects: Impressionism (Art); Painting, French; Post-impressionism (Art);
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Colors of art : the story of art in 80 palettes / by Ashby, Chloë,author.;
Introduction: Color me in -- First impressions: Prehistoric and ancient art -- Ordering the world: The Renaissance -- Cutting loose: Baroque and Rococo -- Keeping it real: 17th-century Dutch painting -- Two sides of a coin: Neoclassicism and Romanticism -- Let there be light: Impressionism -- On the edge of the spectrum: From Pre-Raphaelites to Postimpressionists -- Express yourself: Expressionism -- Seeing it feelingly: Abstract Expressionism and color-field painting -- Show some restraint: Monochrome and Minimalism -- By popular demand: Pop Art and the Pictures generation -- Here and now: 1970s to the present.Colors of Art takes the reader on a journey through history by pairing 80 carefully curated artworks with infographic palettes. For these pieces, color is not only a tool (like a paintbrush or a canvas), but the fundamental secret to their success.
Subjects: Art; Color in art; Painting; Pigments.;
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Post-impressionism : the beginnings of modern art [videorecording]/ by Allman, Ricky,lecturer.; Teaching Company,publisher.(CARDINAL)349444;
Includes bibliographical references in course guidebook.Lecturer: Ricky Allman, University of Missouri-Kansas City"In the late 19th century, a revolution was underway in the art world. In the span of just a few years, some of the most remarkable artworks of the period emerged in close succession. These groundbreaking painters, and others, formed the multifaceted movement art historians call Post-Impressionism. This was a time of vast change, both in European society and in art. But of all the innovators in painting of the 19th century and those that followed, perhaps the most pivotal and transformational of all were the Post-Impressionists. It was this school of artists who most radically broke with the artistic conventions of the past; developed entirely new ways of seeing and painting; and paved the way for abstraction in art and movements like Cubism and Modernism. Post-Impressionism: The Beginnings of Modern Art takes you deeply into this extraordinary world of color and light, where you will experience a galvanizing and game-changing era in painting across 24 lectures."--Greatcourses.com.DVD.
Subjects: lectures.; documentary film.; Educational films.; Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.; Post-impressionism (Art); Impressionism (Art); Art, Modern.; Art; Post-Impressionist.;
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Children's book of art.
Early art-- Rocky beginnings -- Egyptian scribes -- Faces in art -- How to make frescoes -- Dreamtime art -- How to make mosaics -- Gods and heroes in art -- Chinese art -- How to create colors -- Renaissance (1400s-1500s) -- Landscapes in art -- Leonardo da Vinci -- Jan van Eyck 00 How to use oil paint -- Children in at -- Baroque (1600s) -- Jan Vermeer -- Still life in art -- Rococo (1700s) -- Francisco de Goya -- How to use watercolor -- Katsushika Hokusai -- Modern art -- Impressionism -- Glaude Monet -- How to paint with pastels -- Vincent van Gogh -- Nighttime in art -- After Impressionism -- Henri Matisse -- Pablo Picasso -- Naïve art -- Paul Klee -- Surrealism -- Joan Miró -- Grant Wood -- Animals in art -- Postwar abstract art -- Jackson Pollock -- Sir Sidney Nolan -- War in art -- Andy Warhol -- Street art -- Work in art -- Friedenscreich Hundertwasser -- Modern art -- Sculpture -- Cared in stone -- The terra-cotta army sculptors -- How to carve wood -- African sculpture -- How to sculpt marble -- Michelangelo Buonarroti -- Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi -- Gustav Vigeland -- Abstract sculpture -- Henry Moore -- Alberto Giacometti -- How to create Land art -- Sculpture NOW -- Damien Hirst.Including all of the important art movements from Renaissance to Rococo as well as the great artists from these eras, this book takes readers on an international tour of the world's greatest art form.10-10.
Subjects: Art; Art; Art appreciation;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 14
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Art : the definitive visual guide / by King, Ross,1962-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)210992; Bridgeman Art Library.(CARDINAL)289106;
Provides a guided tour around 2,500 of the world's most influential painting and sculptures, from cave paintings to modern masterpieces.
Subjects: Art; Art appreciation.;
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Joan Mitchell : drawing into painting / by Mitchell, Joan,1925-1992,artist.(CARDINAL)128702; Rosenthal, Mark(Mark Lawrence),writer of supplementary textual content.(CARDINAL)149576; Cheim & Read,publisher,host institution.(CARDINAL)227709;
Includes bibliographical references."... Is a survey of works by Joan Mitchell (1925-92) on canvas and paper from 1958 through 1992, the year of her death. For Mitchell, drawing and painting were related but autonomous activities. Her pastels can be as dense as oil paintings, and her oil paintings can be as light and airy as watercolors. The book includes art from each decade of her career, with a formal range spanning flurried strokes and gestural lines of rhapsodic color, to darkly massed forms and complex, multi-panel formats. Mitchell's move to France in 1959, as Mark Rosenthal writes in his essay, "suggests an aesthetic choice whereby she submerged American artistic developments within a profound embrace of French Impressionism." This decision represented a departure from the influences and goals of her colleagues in the New York School, and harked back to her student days at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago."--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Mitchell, Joan, 1925-1992; Mitchell, Joan, 1925-1992; Abstract expressionism; Exhibition catalogs.; Painting, Abstract;
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