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Robert Motherwell Robert Motherwell Jack Glenn,Motherwell, Robert.,Flam,Dore Ashton,Robert Buck,Constance Glenn Exhibition on expresionist abstract painter Motherwell with artworks from the holdings of the T.B. Walker art collection. OL112484W
Schritte zur Erkenntnis Schritte zur Erkenntnis Heidi von Schroeder Inhalt 9 Vorwort Albert Lutz 11 Erweiterung der Tibet-Sammlung Berti Aschmann 13 Einführung 15 Der historische Buddha 17 Bodhisattvas 18 Urbuddha und kosmische Buddhas 20 Die Fünf Tat… OL11772072W
Hearst, the collector Hearst, the collector Mary L. Levkoff "William Randolph Hearst (1860 1951) was one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in America in the first half of the twentieth century and his media conglomerate is still one of the largest priva… OL11946606W
Auspicious vision Auspicious vision Mary E. Murray "50th-anniversary commemoration of Edward Wales Root's bequest in late 1956 of 227 modern American paintings and drawings to the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute's Museum of Art"--Provided by p… OL11984240W
Tibetan Painting Tibetan Painting Hugo Kreijger "Shambhala Publications presents one hundred of the finest Tibetan thangka paintings from the renowned Jucker Collection. Starting with paintings of the historical Buddha and his emanations and follo… OL12023W
It's a still life It's a still life Arts Council of Great Britain. 71 p. : 21 x 22 cm OL1225335W
Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Gerd Woll,Carla Lathe,Reinhold Heller,Dieter Buchhart,Frank Hoifodt,Iris Müller-Westermann,Albrecht Schröder,Albertina Wien,Christoph Asendorf,Edvard Munch,Arne Eggum,Marian Bisanz-Prakken,Antonia Hoerschelmann Während eines achtmonatigen Aufenthalts in dem Sanatorium von Dr. Daniel Jacobsen in Kopenhagen verwandelt Munch sein Krankenzimmer in ein Atelier und entwickelt einen neuen extrovertierteren und exp… OL136192W
Emil Nolde Emil Nolde Manfred Reuther,Emil Nolde,Jolanthe Nolde,Barnett Newman The book, its title a reference to a characterization that his artist friend Paul Klee bestowed on Nolde, is published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Emil Nolde' at Zentrum Paul Klee and includes… OL1392435W
Picasso Picasso Pierre Daix,Jean-Louis Andral,Pablo Picasso In 1946, when Picasso received the offer to use one of the great rooms in the castle at Antibes as a studio, he exclaimed enthusiastically: “I'm not only going to paint, I'll decorate the museum too.… OL145191W
Read My Pins Read My Pins Madeleine Korbel Albright Before long, and without intending it, I found that jewelry had become part of my personal diplomatic arsenal. Former president George H. W. Bush had been known for saying "Read my lips." I began urg… OL15178700W
Masterful Illusions Masterful Illusions Donald Keene "Japanese prints have enthralled collectors in the West since the middle of the nineteenth century, when woodblock prints of landscapes, courtesans, kabuki actors, and warriors introduced the "floati… OL15350553W
New formations New formations Karel Srp "Offers a rare glimpse into Roy and Mary Cullen's collection of Czech modernist glass and avant-garde paintings, collages, and artist-made books produced in the first half of the twentieth century"--… OL15946644W
Miniatures in the Wallace Collection Miniatures in the Wallace Collection Wallace Collection (London, England) Presents one of the major British collections of miniatures, chiefly collected by the 4th Marquess of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace. OL16300867W
The Steinway Collection The Steinway Collection James Huneker In this historic volume, beautiful color paintings by prominent American artists and eloquent prose portraits by the renowned performing arts critic James Huneker celebrate the lives and work of some… OL17318750W
The Printer's Eye The Printer's Eye Julia Meech,David Waterhouse,Melissa M. Rinne,Laura W. Allen Featuring over 100 rare Japanese woodblock prints and thoughtful commentary, The Printer's eye paints a vibrant and fascinating picture of Japan's Uikoyo-e or "floating world." Edwin Grabhorn (18… OL17564610W
The art of silver jewellery The art of silver jewellery Rene Van Der Star,Ien Rappold,Hugo Krijger,John Beringen,Michiel Elsevier Stokmans "In thirty years of travel and passionate research, Rene van der Star has collected and catalogued with philological rigor an exceptional collection of silver jewellery from the most remote villages … OL18455529W
Gonzaga Gonzaga Raffaella Morselli 682 p. : 28 cm OL18866748W
La Collection Havemeyer La Collection Havemeyer Henry Osborne Havemeyer 109 p. : 28 cm OL18940447W
The propaganda front The propaganda front Anna Jozefacka "A socialist worker raises the red flag. Adoring crowds greet Hitler and Mussolini. Uncle Sam orders Americans to enlist. In the first half of the twentieth century, these images and many more circul… OL19732954W
An ethnography of the Hermit Kingdom An ethnography of the Hermit Kingdom Chang-su Houchins In 1884, Smithsonian Secretary Spencer Baird appointed J.B. Bernadou, a naval officer, to gather a collection of material culture from the Hermit Kingdom, which had been closed to outsiders until 188… OL20008700W
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