Nature and Culture: American Landscape and Painting, 1825-1875, with a New Preface
ISBN: 9780195305869 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this richly illustrated volume, featuring more than fifty black-and-white illustrations and a beautiful eight-page color insert, Barbara Novak describes how for fifty extraordinary years, American society drew from the idea of Nature its most cherished ideals. Between 1825 and 1875, all kinds of Americans--artists, writers, scientists, as well as everyday citizens--believed that God in Nature could resolve human contradictions, and that nature itself confirmed the American destiny. Using diaries and letters of the artists as well as quotes from literary texts, journals, and periodicals,...
In this richly illustrated volume, featuring more than fifty black-and-white illustrations and a beautiful eight-page color insert, Barbara Novak desc...
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239,54 zł |
Landscapes of Colorado: Mountains and Plains
ISBN: 9780967903460 / Angielski / Twarda / 287 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Landscapes of Colorado features the efforts of artists who have used the state's natural beauty as inspirations for their paintings and photographs. Art curator Ann Daley selected the artists. Some lived in Colorado only briefly, while others have spent their entire careers in the state. Daley also provides an essay linking each artist to the impressive history of Colorado, where for over a century painters and photographers have been attracted to its magnificent views and its crisp, clear light.
Art critic Michael Paglia provides a profile of each of the artists.... Landscapes of Colorado features the efforts of artists who have used the state's natural beauty as inspirations for their paintings and photogr...
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365,03 zł |
Pictures of Old New Orleans
ISBN: 9781410106391 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Joseph Pennell was born in 1857 and died in 1926. He began his work as an illustrator by selling drawings of south Philadelphia to Scribner's Monthly in 1881. In addition to his extensive sketches of American cities, he went to the Panama Canal and sketched a number of construction sites. He taught etching at the Arts Students' league in New York, wrote several books, served as an art critic on the Brooklyn Eagle, and helped run the New Society of Sculptors, Painters and Engravers. Pennell is considered to have done more than any other one artist of his time to improve the quality of...
Joseph Pennell was born in 1857 and died in 1926. He began his work as an illustrator by selling drawings of south Philadelphia to Scribner's Monthly ...
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52,86 zł |
Empire of Landscape: Space and Ideology in French Colonial Algeria
ISBN: 9780271034430 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Emerging in the realm of popular entertainment, Jean-Charles Langlois's Panorama of Algiers (1833) drew an audience in much the same way that the arcades drew consumers. Just as the consumption of material goods never fully satiates the consumer, the landscape of Algiers, as represented in Langlois's panorama, kept the French coming back for more. This monumental painting--the result of Colonel Langlois's involvement in the 1830 siege of Algiers--offered a French audience a spectacle of the furthest reaches of the French empire. To witness Langlois's paintings and other... Emerging in the realm of popular entertainment, Jean-Charles Langlois's Panorama of Algiers (1833) drew an audience in much the same way t... |
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582,29 zł |
Seasons at Brasstown Bald, Georgia: The Nature Unadorned
ISBN: 9781483666600 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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99,16 zł |
In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven
ISBN: 9780864928917 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now available in a paper-bound edition Nearly a century ago, a group of artists travelled into northern Ontario and farther afield to capture the raw, terrible beauty that lay just beyond the outskirts of Canada's cities and towns. Armed with sketchbooks, brushes, and paint boxes, they set off into the heart of the wilderness with the singular purpose of interpreting the landscape in a modern mode of artistic expression. In July 1977, Jim and Sue Waddington set off on their own expedition to discover the places that inspired these artists. Determined to locate, document, and... Now available in a paper-bound edition Nearly a century ago, a group of artists travelled into northern Ontario and farther afield to captur... |
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193,25 zł |
Eric Hopkins: Above and Beyond
ISBN: 9780892729555 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From his earliest work with glass to the stunning aerial panoramas of Maine islands that have gained him far-reaching fame, Eric Hopkins has consistently explored boundaries-of medium, of space, of vision. Nurtured on North Haven Island, Hopkins attended the Rhode Island School of Design and the Montserrat College of Art and taught at the Haystack School of Crafts; an important mentor along the way was glass master Dale Chihuly. Taking to the air in the early 1980s, he developed those signature views coveted by collectors: energized renderings of coastal motifs, in which horizons bend and an...
From his earliest work with glass to the stunning aerial panoramas of Maine islands that have gained him far-reaching fame, Eric Hopkins has consisten...
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214,73 zł |
The Ohio: The Historic River in Vintage Postcard Art, 1900-1960
ISBN: 9781606353165 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first half of the 20th century was a period of great change along the historic Ohio River corridor. It was then that the Ohio became the most heavily engineered river in the world. Employing a unique collection of historic postcards as both artifacts and images, authors John Jakle and Dannel McCollum effectively illustrate the importance of the Ohio River in American history.
The first half of the 20th century was a period of great change along the historic Ohio River corridor. It was then that the Ohio became the most heav...
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144,04 zł |
Portraits of Half Dome
ISBN: 9781477626412 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Half Dome is a famous granite monolith in Yosemite National Park. It marks the east end of Yosemite Valley. This book provides twenty-six pairs of images. Each pair includes both a naturally colored image and a solarized artistic image. The large format of the book provides enjoyment for all who browse through it.
Half Dome is a famous granite monolith in Yosemite National Park. It marks the east end of Yosemite Valley. This book provides twenty-six pairs of ima...
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80,94 zł |
Painted Landscapes: Contemporary Views
ISBN: 9780764343582 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores American landscape painting today, its relevance in the contemporary art world, and its historic roots. This volume profiles sixty individual living artists whose contributions distinguish important aspects of the genre and address land use, nature appreciation, and ecology through landscape painting. Encompassing every style from traditional realism (with a contemporary edge) to abstraction and non-objectivity, these contemporary artists range from today's art stars to emerging or regionally recognized talent in the eastern, western, and southwestern regions of the nation....
This book explores American landscape painting today, its relevance in the contemporary art world, and its historic roots. This volume profiles sixty ...
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233,50 zł |
Rain Later, Good: Painting the Shipping Forecast
ISBN: 9781408178577 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rain Later, Good is the award winning story of Peter Collyer's extraordinary journey around the Shipping Forecast areas. The Shipping Forecast is a national institution, relied upon by mariners but also strangely comforting and poetic to landlubbers. Published in 1998 to great acclaim, Rain Later, Good was chosen by the RNLI to celebrate their 175th anniversary, and has since sold over 25,000 copies. Fifteen years later, this gorgeous book will be available in paperback for the first time, completely revised and updated, with several new paintings. Peter Collyer's... Rain Later, Good is the award winning story of Peter Collyer's extraordinary journey around the Shipping Forecast areas. The Shipping Foreca... |
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123,56 zł |
Brian Cook's Landscapes of Britain: a guide to Britain in beautiful book illustration, mini edition
ISBN: 9781849940368 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Brian Cook's landscape illustrations from the 1930s, 40s and 50s with their heightened use of color have become iconic. This stunning collection, newly released in a special compact edition, gathers his very best work. It includes commentary by Cook on his working methods, the printing process that allowed him to create his characteristic bold hues, and the design principles of his craft. A stunning book for designers, collectors, and any lover of landscape art.
" Brian Cook's landscape illustrations from the 1930s, 40s and 50s with their heightened use of color have become iconic. This stunning collection, newl...
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51,46 zł |
Provence Sketchbook
ISBN: 9789814217675 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Takes the reader through Provence, a historically rich region that also boasts some of France's most breathtaking landscapes.
Takes the reader through Provence, a historically rich region that also boasts some of France's most breathtaking landscapes.
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154,51 zł |
The Coca-Cola Art of Jim Harrison
ISBN: 9781611177268 / Angielski / Twarda / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Coca-Cola is a true American original and one of the world's most recognized and popular American products. In The Coca-Cola Art of Jim Harrison, the artist traces his lifelong love affair with the Coca-Cola trademark that began during his childhood in rural South Carolina.
Coca-Cola is a true American original and one of the world's most recognized and popular American products. In The Coca-Cola Art of Jim Harrison, the ...
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186,80 zł |
In The Sea: Grayscale Photo Coloring for Adults
ISBN: 9781532938252 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is grayscale coloring? Simply put, it is an easy and amazing way to add professional shading to your coloring, without having to add the shade yourself The complex gray tones add variance and depth to your art, taking your adult coloring to the next level, resulting in pictures you'll be proud to share.
What is grayscale coloring? Simply put, it is an easy and amazing way to add professional shading to your coloring, without having to add th... |
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45,73 zł |
Stunning Pictures of Winter Landscapes For Beautiful People
ISBN: 9781532905698 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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116,66 zł |
Expressions of Place: The Contemporary Louisiana Landscape
ISBN: 9781496808257 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Expressions of Place embarks on a journey across the rural and urban landscapes of Louisiana via the talents of thirty-seven artists located all around the state. Many are acclaimed professionals whose paintings are included in major private and public collections regionally and nationally. Others have found their followings closer to home. All, however, strive to express impressions of the land with artistic styles that range from traditional to the symbolic and almost totally abstract. Such a variety of interpretation becomes possible in a landscape that changes from dark... Expressions of Place embarks on a journey across the rural and urban landscapes of Louisiana via the talents of thirty-seven artists located... |
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213,52 zł |
Just Beachy: Grayscale Photo Coloring Book for Adults
ISBN: 9781532853999 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is grayscale coloring? Simply put, it is an easy and amazing way to add professional shading to your coloring, without having to add the shade yourself The complex gray tones add variance and depth to your art, taking your adult coloring to the next level, resulting in pictures you'll be proud to share.
What is grayscale coloring? Simply put, it is an easy and amazing way to add professional shading to your coloring, without having to add th... |
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45,73 zł |
A Walk down Peachtree
ISBN: 9781492938101 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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90,14 zł |
It Must Be... (a Grand Canyon trip): Drawings and Thoughts from a winter trip from Lee's Ferry to Diamond Creek (December 19, 2010 - January 2, 2011)
ISBN: 9780615444055 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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58,58 zł |