The Paintings That Revolutionized Art (Stauble Claudia)(Pevná vazba)

The Paintings That Revolutionized Art (Stauble Claudia)(Pevná vazba)

Now available in a paperback edition, this beautifully illustrated, delightfully informative collection of one hundred of the world's most significant paintings covers nearly every period, culture, and style. What makes the Book of Kells such an extraordinary example of illuminated manuscript? Why

Gullah Images: The Art of Jonathan Green (Green Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

Paintings, magisterial and universal, that capture the essence of a vibrant African American communityIn his art Jonathan Green paints the world of his childhood and an ode to a people imbued with a profound respect for the dignity and value of others--the Gullah people of the South Carolina

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings (Galitz Kathryn Calley)(Pevná vazba)

In line with best-selling The Louvre: All the Paintings, and Rizzoli's successful The Hermitage Collections and The Barnes Foundation: Masterworks, this title offers an exquisite tour, unique in its lavish illustration, scholarship, extent, and graceful packaging. As the first large survey

Surrounded by Art: The Julius Baer Art Collection (Staubli Barbara)(Pevná vazba)

A survey of Swiss bank Julius Baer's corporate art collection, highlighting its origins and development over the past four decades and featuring artistic positions of thirty-five contemporary Swiss

Spin Selling (Rackham Neil)(Pevná vazba)

The international bestseller that revolutionized high-end selling Written by Neil Rackham, former president and founder of Huthwaite corporation, SPIN Selling is essential reading for anyone involved in selling or managing a sales force. Unquestionably the best-documented account of sales success

Ten Days in Harlem (Hall Simon)(Pevná vazba)

Rising star Simon Hall captures the spirit of the 1960s in ten days that revolutionized the Cold War: Fidel Castro's visit to New York. New York City, September 1960. Fidel Castro - champion of the oppressed, scourge of colonialism, and leftist revolutionary - arrives for the opening of the United

Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable (Godin Seth)(Pevná vazba)

The cult classic that revolutionized marketing by teaching businesses that you're either remarkable or invisible. Few authors have had the kind of lasting impact and global reach that Seth Godin has had. In a series of now-classic books that have been translated into 36 languages and reached

Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss (Foss Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Foss's groundbreaking and distinctive science fiction art revolutionized paperback covers in the 1970s and 80s. Dramatically raising the bar for realism and invention, his trademark battle-weary spacecraft, dramatic alien landscapes and crumbling brutalist architecture irrevocably changed the

The French Chef Handbook: La Cuisine de Reference (Maincent-Morel Michel)(Pevná vazba)

The book that revolutionized the learning of cooking by offering solid techniques to beginners--a bestseller in the French chef community, now in English The acclaimed La Cuisine de R f rence is now available in its international English version: The French Chef Handbook. Own the keys of French

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Gladwell Malcolm)(Pevná vazba)

From the #1 bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, the landmark book that has revolutionized the way we understand leadership and decision making. In his breakthrough bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes

The Art of John Harris: Beyond the Horizon (Harris John)(Pevná vazba)

World-renowned visionary artist John Harris' unique concept paintings capture the Universe on a massive scale, featuring everything from epic landscapes and towering cities to out-of-this-world science fiction vistas. This collection focuses on his wide variety of futuristic art, as well as his

Degas, Painter of Ballerinas (Metropolitan Museum of Art the)(Pevná vazba)

Through Edgar Degas's beloved paintings, drawings, and sculptures, Susan Goldman Rubin conveys the wonder and excitement of the ballet world. Degas is one of the most celebrated painters of the impressionist movement, and his ballerina paintings are among the most favorite of his fans. In his

American Fried Rice: The Art of Mu Pan (Pan Mu)(Pevná vazba)

The first monograph showcasing the visceral, exciting, and chaotic paintings of Mu Pan Drawing inspiration from nature, Japanese Kaiju films, samurai iconography, and mythology, Taiwanese-born and Brooklyn-based artist Mu Pan invites viewers to examine their own nature as they look upon the

Cats in Art: A Pop-Up Book (Fletcher Corina)(Pevná vazba)

Cats in Art celebrates the work of Susan Herbert, whose paintings have been delighting cat fans and culture buffs for decades. Her trademark blend of humor and feline enthusiasm makes her art instantly recognizable to cat lovers everywhere. Since her first collection, The Cats Gallery of Art, was

Van Gogh and the Olive Groves (Bakker Nienke)(Pevná vazba)

Van Gogh and the Olive Groves reunites for the first time the important series of paintings that Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) dedicated to the motif of olive trees during his stay at the asylum of Saint-R my-de-Provence. The book contextualizes this work within Van Gogh's artistic production and

What Makes a Masterpiece? - Encounters with Great Works of Art(Pevná vazba)

An exploration of the idea of the masterpiece, over fifty world masterpieces, from cave paintings to

Works of Game: On the Aesthetics of Games and Art (Sharp John)(Pevná vazba)

An exploration of the relationship between games and art that examines the ways that both gamemakers and artists create game-based artworks.Games and art have intersected at least since the early twentieth century, as can be seen in the Surrealists' use of Exquisite Corpse and other games,

A Child's Introduction to Art: The World's Greatest Paintings and Sculptures (Hamilton Meredith)(Pevná vazba)

The newest volume in Black Dog's best-selling, award-winning Child's Introduction series explores the fascinating world of art and artists and includes do-it-yourself art projects throughout. In the tradition of Black Dog's best-selling Child's Introduction books, which include The Story of the

Rose Wylie (Wallis Clarrie)(Pevná vazba)

The expressive paintings of Rose Wylie (b.1934), mix styles and subject matter, high art with low and kitsch to create bold depictions of modern life. This monograph, the first of its kind, follows the artist's fascinating artistic journey celebrating her achievements to date while also examining

Frank Stella's Stars: A Survey (Stella Frank)(Pevná vazba)

Stars as minimalist and maximalist motif in the art of Frank Stella, from his earliest paintings to his most recent sculptures As a painter, sculptor and printmaker, Frank Stella (born 1936) has always paid great attention to geometric lines and patterns in his work, creating pieces that are

Art of the Hearthstone - Year of the Mammoth(Pevná vazba)

The third volume of The Art of Hearthstone chronicles the artistic achievements that infused the Year of the Mammoth with charm, character, and

What Great Paintings Say. 100 Masterpieces in Detail - Rainer Hagen, Rose-Marie Hagen

If you thought these paintings were familiar, look again, and look closer. Part art history, part detective work, this fascinating collection explores 100 world-famous works of art through enlarged details, revealing the fashions and lifestyles, the loves and intrigues, politics and people that

What Paintings Say - Hagenová Rose-Marie, Hagener Rainer

This important addition to our understanding of art history’s masterworks puts some of the world's most famous paintings under a magnifying glass to uncover their most small and subtle elements and all they reveal about a bygone time, place, and culture. Guiding our eye to the minutiae of subject

Great Paintings - The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained (DK)(Pevná vazba)