Quick view Vincent's Portraits MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: An intimate collection of Vincent van Gogh’s portraits and self- portraits—perhaps the work for which he is best known. Despite his posthumous fame as a painter of flowers, still lifes, gardens, landscapes, and city scenes, Vincent van Gogh himself... MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view A. Rodin: Fugit Amor, An Intimate Portrait MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: This comics biography of one of the greatest sculptors who ever lived is brought to life by a collaboration with the Rodin Museum and includes a preface by its director. It views the artist's story through the eyes of the three women who shared his life,... MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Renaissance Treasures From the Edmond Foulc Collection MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: In 1930, the Philadelphia Museum of Art acquired the collection of medieval and Renaissance sculpture and decorative arts assembled by Edmond Foulc (1828–1916). Foulc’s beautiful Paris residence was an important gathering place for... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view The United States Constitution MSRP: Now: $32.00 Was: Our nation's history fits neatly in the palm of your hand. This palm sized leather bound book is a 192 page edition containing the complete United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and every constitutional amendment to the present day. Also... MSRP: Now: $32.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Artful Cats MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Cats, cats, and more cats! Expressive or aloof, affectionate or enigmatic, cats have complicated characters that make them compelling artists' muses. Artful Cats explores the quirky and charming relationships of artists with their cats in 130 rarely seen... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Werner's Nomenclature of Colours MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: In the late eighteenth century, mineralogist Abraham Gottlob Werner devised a standardized color scheme that allowed him to describe even the subtlest of chromatic differences with consistent terminology. His scheme was then adapted by an Edinburgh... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Vincent's Trees MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: A beautifully produced book for art lovers and nature enthusiasts illuminating van Gogh’s belief that painting should “celebrate the finest qualities of nature” Vincent van Gogh felt a profound empathy with the natural environment and... MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Vincent's Gardens MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: A beautifully produced gift book for gardeners and art lovers everywhere: a selection of Vincent van Gogh’s garden and flower paintings and drawings. Vincent van Gogh never owned a garden, but throughout his career he painted and drew outdoor... MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective MSRP: Now: $36.00 Was: Edited by Michael R. Taylor, with essays by Michael R. Taylor, Kim S. Theriault, Jody Patterson, et al; Arshile Gorky (Armenian American, c. 1904–1948) was one of the central figures in American art's shift toward abstraction during the first half... MSRP: Now: $36.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Meier: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Ever since his self-proclamation as part of the “New York Five,” Richard Meier has risen through one top commission after another to the dizzy heights of architectural stardom. From Madison Square Garden to Shenzhen, China, his sleek, luminously... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Zaha Hadid: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Discover the audacious futurism of Zaha Hadid. As the first woman to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, Hadid broke the rules and re-defined the game, despite some saying her designs were unbuildable... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Eames: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: The creative duo Charles Eames and Ray Kaiser Eames transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film. The... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view F. L. Wright: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Acclaimed as the “father of skyscrapers,” the quintessentially American icon Frank Lloyd Wright was an architect of aspiration. He believed in giving cultivated American life its fitting architectural equivalent and applied his idealism to... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Mies van der Rohe: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Mies van der Rohe’s philosophy was one of underlying truth in pure forms and proportions. With the help of contemporary technological and material developments, he sought a stripped-down purity to architecture, showcased by the likes of the Seagram... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Le Corbusier: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Even in his unrealized projects, Le Corbusier redefined modern living, synthesizing functionalism, expressionism, and expansive urban thinking from Switzerland to Chandigarh, India. This book provides a succinct introduction to his trailblazing... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Breuer: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: In 1956, TIME magazine called him one of the defining “form-givers of the 20th century.” Today, Marcel Breuer remains a locus classicus of modernism for architects and designers alike. From his landmark tubular furniture to “binuclear”... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Munch: Basic Art 2.0 MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: A hairless, ghostly figure on a bridge. The sky orange-red above him. His hands raised to his ears, his mouth wide in a haunting wail. In painting The Scream, Edvard Munch created Mona Lisa for our times. The shriek of his iconic figure... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Bosch (Taschen) MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Only 20 paintings and eight drawings are confidently assigned to Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516) but in their fantastical visions they have secured his place as one of the most cult artists in history. 500 years on from his... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Richter: Basic Art Series 2.0 MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Meet Gerhard Richter, the German artist who redefined painting. Between abstract works and photography-based paintings, Richter pushes the medium’s boundaries and reminds us of its urgency and importance in a world of digital images. This introduction to... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view O'Keeffe: Basic Art 2.0 MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: From majestic desertscapes to magnified lilies and irises, survey the unique and luminous oeuvre of Georgia O’Keeffe, a seminal figure in modern American art and radical pioneer of abstraction. This book follows the artist through her pioneering... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Rivera: Basic Art 2.0 MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Painter, and Marxist activist, Diego Rivera was not just the husband of Frida Kahlo. He is renowned as much for his active politics as for his monumental mural paintings. This introduction explores his unique and visionary renderings of a modern... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Monet: The Triumph of Impressionism MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Few artists tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840–1926) to capture light itself on canvas. The painter of whom Cézanne said “only an eye, but my God what an eye!” he stayed true to the principle of absolute fidelity to the visual sensation, painting... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view The ABC'S of Bauhaus: The Bauhaus and Design Theory MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: The Bauhaus, the legendary school in Dessau, Germany, transformed architecture and design around the world. This book broke new ground when first published in 1991 by introducing psychoanalysis, geometry, early childhood education, and popular... MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Lewis W. Hine: America at Work MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: More than 300 photographs by Lewis W. Hine, whose trailblazing documentary images of early 20th-century working conditions helped to transform United States labor laws. This book covers all eras of Hine’s work, including his pictures of child... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Impressionism: 1860 - 1920 MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: It was a dappled and daubed harbor scene that gave Impressionism its name. When Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet was exhibited in April 1874, critics seized upon the work’s title and its loose stylistic rendering of light and motion... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Peale Family: Creation of A Legacy: 1770-1870 MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Artist and prominent early American Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) willed his passions to his equally remarkable children, nieces, and nephew. This engaging pictorial study reveals in-depth these two generations of artists, naturalists, and... MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1680-1940 MSRP: Now: $200.00 Was: The Japanese woodblock print is a phenomenon with no Western equivalent, one where breathtaking landscapes exist alongside blush-inducing erotica; where demons and otherworldly creatures torment the living; and where sumo wrestlers,... MSRP: Now: $200.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Before Easter After MSRP: Now: $700.00 Was: Before Easter After documents a defining period in Smith’s career through Goldsmith’s probing and empathetic lens. Riding on the critical success of Horses, Smith released the uncompromising Radio Ethiopia and, just two years later, Easter—her most... MSRP: Now: $700.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar 1919-1923 MSRP: Now: $85.00 Was: In 1919, the state art school in Weimar was reopened as the Bauhaus, under the direction of Walter Gropius and with a radical new teaching approach. Four years later, the first Bauhaus exhibition was held, presenting the school’s novel... MSRP: Now: $85.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view In Wildness is the Preservation of the World MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Eliot Porter masterfully created color photographs of the New England woods to pair with the writings of Henry David Thoreau. Both Porter and Thoreau, although they lived a century apart, worked endlessly to preserve nature and protect it from man... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view An Atlas of Rare & Familiar Colour MSRP: Now: $38.00 Was: The Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at the Harvard Art Museums encompasses over 2,500 of the world’s rarest pigments. Museum director Edward Forbes started the collection at the turn of the 20th century, in order to preserve... MSRP: Now: $38.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Medieval Knight MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: The traditional “knight in shining armor” has become a staple figure in popular culture and the images of bloody battlefields, bustling feasting halls, and courtly tournaments have been creatively interpreted many times in film and fiction... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Vincent van Gogh: The Complete Paintings MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Meet Vincent van Gogh, one of the most famed tragic figures of 19th‑century art. This lush tome collects all his 871 paintings, alongside writings and essays, charting the life and work of a master who continues to tower over art. Today, the works of... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Truth Bomb: Inspiration from the Mouths and Minds of Women Artists MSRP: Now: $34.95 Was: If anyone can teach readers how to pursue the life and work of an artist, it is the twenty-two amazing artists included in Truth Bomb.This colorful compilation of pioneering and established women artists from around the world motivates and empowers... MSRP: Now: $34.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Watercolor: A History MSRP: Now: $125.00 Was: The most comprehensive and best-illustrated history of watercolor painting ever published! As an artistic medium, watercolor is so widely practiced, and so widely beloved, that it can be startling to reflect on its humble origins. For hundreds of... MSRP: Now: $125.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Protest! A History of Social and Political Protest Graphics MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Throughout history, artists and citizens have turned to protest art as a means of demonstrating social and political discontent. From the earliest broadsheets in the 1500s to engravings, photo-lithographs, prints, posters, murals, graffiti, and political... MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Anni Albers: Notebook 1970-1980 MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Enjoy a rare glimpse into the actions of a working artist. Beginning in 1970, Anni Albers filled her graph-paper notebook regularly until 1980. This previously unpublished document of her working process contains intricate drawings for her large body of... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art & Queer Culture MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: In a compact, reader-friendly format, this volume traces a spectacular history of queer life and creativity in the modern age. It traces the rich visual legacy of art's relationship to Queer culture, from the emergence of homosexuality as an identity in... MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Cats by Kuniyoshi: Ukiyo-e Paper Book MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Imagine life in Edo, Tokyo, from the 17th-19th century. In the early modern period there were many Ukiyo-e shops which sold woodblock prints displaying then-current styles and fashions much like our fashion photography and magazines today. Each Ukiyo-e... MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Abstract Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: While it is considered by many artists to be a pure and simplistic form of expression, abstract art is also often thought of as vague or exceedingly theoretical. This new installment in the Art Essentials series demystifies the concept and history... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Cats in Medieval Manuscripts MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Cats were illustrated in manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages, often in exquisite detail and frequently accompanied by their natural prey, mice. Medieval cats were viewed as treasured pets, as fearsome mousers, as canny characters in fables, as... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Marisa Merz: Geometrie Sconnesse Palpiti Geometrici MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: This volume chronicles the career of Italian artist Marisa Merz (1926–2019), focusing on figurative works in a variety of media—drawings, unfired clay sculptures, copper and nylon weavings, objects transmuted in wax. Authors: Ester... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Renoir MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Pierre-Auguste Renoir put people into the center of his painting. His compositions showed people embracing the pleasures of life, dancing, and enjoying outings in Paris. He created special atmospheres full of summer warmth and lightness,... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Street Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Street art is a phenomenon and subculture movement that reaches from the darkest urban backstreets to the most glamorous international art fairs. Despite having earned a place in the canon of twentieth-century art history, its qualifications... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Impressionism MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: It is often forgotten just how provocative and unsettling impressionist canvases seemed when they were first exhibited in 1874. Critics, professional artists, and gallery visitors alike were shocked to encounter the unorthodox paintings on... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Pop Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Pop Art refers to a post-war movement connecting art with popular culture. Billboard signs, comic books, and movie stars were just some of the subjects chosen by pop artists, such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, and... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Art of the Peales: Adaptations and Innovations MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Active from the late 1700s through the early twentieth century, the Peale family was America’s first artistic dynasty. This overview of the art of the Peales presents more than 160 works in a variety of media from the renowned collection of the... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Modern Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Modern Art guides the reader through individual movements from Impressionism to Conceptual Art, situated within five broader chronological eras. Starting with Impressionism in 1860, art historian Amy Dempsey explains the essentials of... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Eugene Atget: Paris MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Take an intimate promenade through Paris with some 500 images from Eugène Atget. Down main streets and side streets, through courtyards, arcades, and the city’s 20 arrondissements, we find a unique portrait of a beloved city and the making... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Story of Art: Pocket Edition MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: The Story of Art, one of the most famous and popular books on art ever written, has been a world bestseller for over half a century. Attracted by the simplicity and clarity of his writing, readers of all ages and backgrounds have found in Professor... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Surrealism MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Surrealism was launched as a literary and artistic movement by French poet Andre Breton in 1924, and by the time of his death in 1966 it had become one of the most popular and recognizable art movements of the twentieth century... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Symbols In Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Iconography, or the study of symbols—be they animals, artifacts, plants, geometric shapes, or gestures—is an essential aspect of interpreting art. One of the most consistent features of human society throughout time has been the use of... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Key Moments In Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Art lovers can list history’s most important art objects, but what many don’t know are the dramatic, funny, and sometimes bizarre stories behind these most famous works. Spanning the last 500 years of art history, this book revisits... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view I See Faces MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: The perfect gift book for people who see faces everywhere. A funky, funny, gift book with a twist. The psychological impulse to discern faces in random patterns on inanimate objects is known as pareidolia. It has brought us the Virgin Mary on a cheese... MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Beauty of Everyday Things MSRP: Now: $16.00 Was: Our lives are filled with objects. Everyday things used in everyday settings, they are our constant companions. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be... MSRP: Now: $16.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Vincent van Gogh: A Life in Letters MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: This captivating collection of Vincent van Gogh’s letters opens a window into the mind of one of history’s greatest artists. Giving rare insight into his complicated relationships with family, friends, and other fellow artists, the letters... MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Hollywood Arensberg: Avant-Garde Collecting in Mid-Century LA MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: This comprehensive reconstruction and interpretation of Louise and Walter Arensberg’s groundbreaking collection of modern and pre-Columbian art takes readers room by room, wall by wall, object by object through the couple’s Los Angeles home... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Jacob van Ruisdael Master of Landscape MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: "The subject impresses by its simplicity: a solitary traveler and his lean hound making way in hilly dunes, a remnant of a tumble-down fence and almost formless clouds." Jacob van Ruisdael's landscapes are lonely, distant views with only the occasional... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Andrew Wyeth Memory and Magic MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: In examining his entire oeuvre, the book celebrates the artist's ongoing love affair with everyday life-domestic, natural, and architectural. Found throughout Wyeth's work, these objects form patterns that illuminate core themes and... MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Pontormo, Bronzino and the Medici MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: This book accompanied an exhibition of the same name held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art upon the completion of conservation of Pontormo's famous portrait of Duke Alessandro de' Medici. Centering on that painting and Agnolo Bronzino's... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Giuseppe Penone: The Inner Life of Forms MSRP: Now: $200.00 Was: In a monumental oeuvre spanning more than forty years, Penone has explored and expanded our understanding of what constitutes sculpture through the interplay between the human body, nature, and art. His work represents a poetic... MSRP: Now: $200.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art A World History MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: This lavishly illustrated and super-condensed history of world art is the perfect gift for any art lover. A pocket-sized book bursting with 900 illustrations, it takes the reader from the beginnings of art in prehistory to the... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Great & Mighty Things MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: The contemporary art world has been challenged and invigorated by outsider art--works by self-taught practitioners who, by definition, have little to do with mainstream art production, but are nonetheless actively engaged with the... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Paul Klee: Life and Work MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was: The first artist to "take a line for a walk"! Paul Klee: Life and Work, draws on a wealth of new resources including the Klee family’s archives, much of which is published here for the first time. Life and work are truly... MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Cy Twombly: Making Past Present MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Cy Twombly's first visit to Italy as a young man ignited a lifelong passion for classical culture that is everywhere present in his art. Taking on myths and heroes as personal guides, he created a psychologically complex dialogue with... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Tarot MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: To explore the Tarot is to explore ourselves, to be reminded of the universality of our longing for meaning, for purpose and for a connection to the divine. This 600-year-old tradition reflects not only a history of seekers, but our... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Common Place James Castle MSRP: Now: $48.00 Was: James Castle (1899-1977) was an American artist who found inspiration in the detritus of everyday life, primarily in the materials he collected from his family’s home such as envelopes, packaging, advertisements and matchbooks. Working... MSRP: Now: $48.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view How to Be Yourself MSRP: Now: $12.95 Was: An irreverent book of radically honest advice by renowned fashion arbiter and legendary window dresser Simon Doonan. Through his unconventional wisdom and singular storytelling, Simon Doonan is the ideal instructor to help readers find - and... MSRP: Now: $12.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Philadelphia: Portraits of the City MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: "Our Philadelphia, as is all our history, is made of these moments: photographs and stories. And in our effort to find and delineate these moments we also recognized that we approached a sense of place. Circling ever closer to a shared... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Long Light: Photography by David Lebe MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Throughout the 1970s and 1980s David Lebe (b. 1948) pushed the boundaries of photography, creating nuanced and visually complex images using innovative techniques. Often enhancing his prints with hand-coloring, Lebe made experimental pinhole photographs,... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: This important publication offers the first in-depth exploration of contemporary artist Bruce Nauman's monumental works Contrapposto Studies, I through VII and Contrapposto Studies, i through vii of 2015/2016. The book surveys Nauman's... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Obama Portraits MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: From the moment of their unveiling at the National Portrait Gallery in early 2018, the portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama have become two of the most beloved artworks of our time. Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of President Obama and Amy... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Almost Lost Arts: Traditional Arts and the Artisans Keeping Them Alive MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Almost Lost Arts features the stories of 20 artisans who have devoted their lives to preserving traditional techniques. From globe makers and book menders to cassette tape manufacturers and neon sign makers, the profiled artisans represent a... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Cy Twombly MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: The complex oeuvre of the American artist Cy Twombly (1928-2011) comprises a time period of around six decades, during which it never lost any of its expressive power. Twombly was one of the most productive artists in the history of... MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Young Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: This book surveys the work of a new generation of Black artists, and also features the voices of a diverse group of curators who are on the cutting edge of contemporary art. As mission-driven collectors, Bernard I. Lumpkin and Carmine D. Boccuzzi have... MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view American Furniture 1650-1840 Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: American Furniture, 1650–1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art is the first publication dedicated to one of the finest collections of its type in the country. Best known for furniture by artisans from Philadelphia and southeastern... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Rachel Rose: Wil-o-Wisp; The Future Fields Commission in Time-based Media MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: The publication will feature new, unpublished material related to the concept, filming, post-production, and installation of a new work by artist Rachel Rose (American, b. 1986). This new work, jointly commissioned and acquired by the Philadelphia Museum... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Horace Pippin, American Modern MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: By Anne Monahan West Chester, PA's own Horace Pippin was arguably the most successful African American artist of his day. Pippin (1888–1946) taught himself to paint in the 1930s and quickly earned international renown for depictions of World War I,... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Louise Bourgeois: The Spider and the Tapestries MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Louise Bourgeois' tapestry and needlepoint work deals with reparation in both a literal and metaphorical sense. In many of the works, fragmented tapestries are pieced together and repaired to create new sculptural forms. The recurring... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Hilma Af Klint Paintings for the Future MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: When Swedish artist Hilma af Klint died in 1944 at the age of 81, she left behind more than 1,000 paintings and works on paper that she had kept largely private during her lifetime. Believing the world was not yet ready for her art, she... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Barkley L. Hendricks: Works on Paper MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: This first installment in Skira and Jack Shainman Gallery's five-volume publication project on Barkley L. Hendricks (1945–2017) presents for the first time the artist's works on paper. These images—of flowers and plants, bananas, a... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Fashion and Armour in Renaissance Europe MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Of all the riches of the sixteenth-century European nobleman, none spoke more powerfully of his heroism, wealth, and taste than his armor, clothing, and weapons. Drawing on the Victoria and Albert Museum’s popular arms and armor... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Templars by Dan Jones MSRP: Now: $18.00 Was: In 1119, a small band of knights seeking a purpose in the violent aftermath of the First Crusade set up a new religious order in Jerusalem, which was now in Christian hands. These were the first Knights Templar, elite warriors who swore vows... MSRP: Now: $18.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Crusaders by Dan Jones MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: For more than one thousand years, Christians and Muslims lived side by side, sometimes at peace and sometimes at war. When Christian armies seized Jerusalem in 1099, they began the most notorious period of conflict between the two religions... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Knight Who Saved England: William Marshal and the French invasion, 1217 MSRP: Now: $17.95 Was: This is the fascinating story William Marshal who negotiated the brutal realities of medieval warfare and the conflicting demands of chivalric ideals, and who against the odds defeated the joint French and rebel forces in arguably the... MSRP: Now: $17.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Theuerdank the Epic of the Last Knight MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: The amazing tales of the knight Theuerdank and his companion Ehrenhold constitute the last great epic verse of the late Middle Ages. The courageous knight’s journey to woo his future wife, Mary of Burgundy, and his triumph in battles... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Knight the Medieval Warrior's Unofficial Guide MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: The knight is the supreme warrior of the Middle Ages. Fully armored and mounted on a magnificent charger, he seems invincible. Honor and glory await him as, guided by the chivalric code, he fights with lance and sword. This carefully... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view The History of Chivalry and Armour MSRP: Now: $22.95 Was: A visual and literary feast, The History of Chivalry and Armour is a study of medieval knights in all their grandeur, fully displaying their instruments of siege, ornaments, and entertainments. Reproduced from a rare nineteenth-century masterpiece, here... MSRP: Now: $22.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view How to Read European Armor MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: This engaging book offers an introduction to and overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, focusing in particular on the 16th century when plate armor reached its peak of stylistic beauty and functional... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Knightly Art of Battle MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: This volume offers an intriguing glimpse into the world of late medieval martial arts, from wrestling to fencing with the longsword to the subtle tricks that could be employed when jousting on horseback. Using superb details of lively... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Toulouse-Lautrec MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec recorded unforgettable images of belle-époque Paris in his paintings, lithographs, and posters. The posters created by the painter and graphic designer for the Moulin Rouge club in Montmartre remain extremely... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
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Quick view Claude Monet MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Claude Monet’s extensive work is revealed in numerous images. He was a painter who like no other moved perception to the center of his artistic activities. Nature became his own studio. This resulted in fascinating landscapes of different... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
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Quick view Gustav Klimt MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: "The Lady in Gold" was not his only painting! Gustav Klimt, the most controversial artist of his time, enjoys incomparable popularity to date. This book offers a fascinating insight into the extensive work of this remarkable artist... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view