Hokusai's Method MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: An omnibus edition collecting fifteen volumes of Hokusai's dedicated drawing manuals, also known as e-tehon. Best known for woodblock prints such as The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the ninteenth-century artist Hokusai was prolific in other media. Of... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was:
Great Women Artists MSRP: Now: $69.95 Was: Five centuries of fascinating female creativity presented in more than 400 compelling artworks and one comprehensive volume The most extensive fully illustrated book of women artists ever published, Great Women Artists reflects an era where art made by... MSRP: Now: $69.95 Was:
Impressionism and the Sea MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Capturing the natural beauty of coastal landscapes and the delicate play of light on water, this volume celebrates impressionist depictions of nautical and beachside life. The impressionists were forever inspired by the sea, which Claude Monet... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was:
Morpho: Clothing Folds and Creases: Anatomy for Artists MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: The must-have guide for all artists who need to realistically draw clothing! In Morpho: Clothing Folds and Creases, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw clothing. By connecting the underlying anatomy to... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was:
Morpho: Face, Head, and Neck Anatomy for Artists MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: The must-have guide for all artists who draw the human figure! This small, portable book presents a unique perspective on the head, face, and neck for artists to study and implement in their drawing work. In this book, artist and teacher Michel... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was:
Morpho: Hands and Feet Anatomy for Artists MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: The must-have guide for all artists who draw the human figure! In Morpho: Hands and Feet, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the human body. In this book, Lauricella focuses exclusively on the hands and... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was:
Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings - Bibliotheca Universalis Series MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Considered a founding father of modern painting, Vincent van Gogh is also one of the most famed tragic figures in art history. This comprehensive introduction brings together a detailed account of the artist's life with a complete catalog of... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was:
Pissing Figures 1280 - 2014 - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Jean-Claude Lebensztejn’s history of the urinating figure in art, Pissing Figures 1280–2014, is at once a scholarly inquiry into an important visual motif, and a ribald statement on transgression and limits in works of art in general... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was:
Giotto and His Works in Padua by John Ruskin - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: The Arena Chapel in Padua was completed in 1303; Giotto, then considered the preeminent painter in Italy, was commissioned to paint it in 1306. The resulting fresco cycle, detailing the history, birth, life, and death of Christ, ranks among the greatest... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was:
Strange Impressions by Romaine Brooks - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Selections from Romaine Brooks’s unpublished memoir No Pleasant Memories expose the psyche and practice of this underrecognized queer, female artist. Most known for her bold and darkly painted portraits, Brooks was revolutionary in her... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was:
Salon of 1846 by Charles Baudelaire - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Charles Baudelaire, considered a father of modern poetry, wrote some of the most daring and influential prose of the nineteenth century. Prior to publishing the international bestseller Les Fleurs du mal (1857), he was already notable as a forthright... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was:
Dix Portraits by Gertrude Stein - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Written between 1913 and 1929, revolutionary years in art history, Dix Portraits conveys the deep human engagement between an artist and her subject. The artist book unites Stein’s ten portraits in prose with sketches by five artists: Pablo... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was:
Blue by Derek Jarman - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Derek Jarman's Blue weaves a sensory tapestry that serves as both a political call to action and a meditation on illness, dying, and love. “For Blue there are no boundaries or solutions.” —Derek Jarman Originally... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was:
Ramblings of a Wannabe Painter by Paul Gauguin - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: “Criticism is our censorship . . .” So begins one of the greatest invectives against criticism ever written by an artist. Paul Gauguin wrote “Racontars de rapin” only months before he died in 1903, but the essay remained... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was:
Chardin and Rembrandt by Marcel Proust - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Long overlooked in Proust’s posthumously published writings, Chardin and Rembrandt, written when he was only twenty-four years old, not only reemphasizes the importance of visual art to his development, but contains the seeds of his later work... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was:
On Contemporary Art by César Aira - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Translated into English for the first time, On Contemporary Art, a speech by the renowned novelist César Aira, was delivered at a 2010 colloquium in Madrid dedicated to bridging the gap between writing and the visual arts. On... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was:
Letters to A Young Painter (Balthus) by Rainer Maria Rilke - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Never before translated into English, Rainer Maria Rilke’s fascinating Letters to a Young Painter, written toward the end of his life between 1920 and 1926, is a surprising companion to his infamous Letters to a Young Poet, earlier correspondence... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was:
Japanese Woodblock Prints - Basic Art Series MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: The Japanese woodblock print showcased breathtaking landscapes, blush-inducing erotica, ghosts and demons that torment the living, and made sumo wrestlers and kabuki actors into rock stars. This book reveals the most exceptional prints from 1710–1925,... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was:
The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence MSRP: Now: $70.00 Was: Showcases some of the most stunning treasures from the dynasty that created the Taj Mahal The Great Mughals presents, for the first time, the opulent, internationalist culture of Mughal Hindustan in the age of its greatest emperors: Akbar (r... MSRP: Now: $70.00 Was:
Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: A magnificently illustrated oversized book that uses art to illuminate the lives of medieval women, from peasants to queens Medieval women ruled over kingdoms, abbeys, and households; produced stunning works of art and craft; and did the hard work that... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was:
