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Painting the century Painting the century Robin Gibson From Boldini, Schiele, Grosz and Picasso to Hockney, Freud and the latest wave of new emerging artists, this book celebrates the turbulent history and extraordinary revolutions in styles & attitudes … OL15832515W
Renoir Renoir Colin B. Bailey "Throughout his long working life, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) produced large-format portraits and subject pictures. From the mid-1870s to the mid-1880s--the decade of Impressionism--his vertic… OL16361903W
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
Citizens and kings Citizens and kings Rosenblum, Robert.,Norman Rosenthal,Sebastien Allard,Guilhem Scherf,MaryAnne Stevens 429 pages : 29 cm OL19522179W
Florine Stettheimer Florine Stettheimer Florine Stettheimer A new look at the art of one of the most charming and idiosyncratic personalities of early 20th-century New York, Florine Stettheimer (1871-1944). Stettheimer was a New York original: a society lady … OL19725842W
George and Martha Washington George and Martha Washington Ellen Gross Miles 56 p. : 28 cm OL1988742W
Picturing people Picturing people Charlotte Mullins "The companion to the bestselling Painting people, exploring the most exciting artists working with the figure today."--Back cover. OL20016389W
Picasso portraits Picasso portraits Elizabeth Cowling Picasso's portraits epitomise the astonishing variety and innovation of his art. This major exhibition of over eighty works focuses on the artist's portrayal of family, friends and lovers and reveals… OL20045058W
Kehinde Wiley Kehinde Wiley Kehinde Wiley "This volume includes a selection of 22 new portrait paintings from Kehinde Wiley's multinational World Stage series, which has included Africa, China and India in the past and now moves on to Brazil… OL20546801W
Portrait Portrait Antoine Laurain,Jane Aitken,Emily Boyce 128 pages ; 20 cm OL21143567W
Madame Cézanne Madame Cézanne Dita Amory "Paul Cézanne's (1839-1906) portraits of Hortense Fiquet (1850-1922), his wife and the subject of some of his most iconic portraits, rank among the most powerful of their kind in French modernism. Ye… OL22323126W
Elizabeth Peyton Elizabeth Peyton Elizabeth Peyton Item contains chapters from books, poems and extracts from literature as well as plates of work by the artist. OL2265262W
The art of professing in Bourbon Mexico The art of professing in Bourbon Mexico James M. Córdova "Offering a pioneering interpretation of the "crowned nun" portrait, this book explores how visual culture contributed to local identity formation in Mexico"-- OL23295512W
BP portrait award 2014 BP portrait award 2014 National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) The BP Portrait Award is a showcase for artists specialising in portraiture. This book, a full catalogue of the exhibition, includes reproductions of the prize winners and all entries selected by the… OL24155664W
Mother Mother Juliet Heslewood Mother: Portraits by 40 Great Artists is a combination of biographical anecdote and art history, and an elegant celebration of the powerful relationships between sons, daughters and their mothers. OL24287065W
Two faced Two faced Systems Design Limited This book is a creative showcase of modern-day portraiture. With many specials and different paper stocks, the book features 100 portraits & self-portraits produced exclusively for this project, from… OL24427862W
Portraits from life in 29 steps Portraits from life in 29 steps John Howard Sanden,Elizabeth Sanden Creating a likeness of a person is one of the greatest challenges an artist can face. In this book, John Howard Sanden makes the challenge much more achievable by breaking it down into 29 logical ste… OL28764390W
Self-portraits Self-portraits Peggy Roalf An exploration of painting through 2000 years of art history, focusing on self-portraits by such artists as Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Gorky, and Picasso. OL3913250W
The portrait in Britain and America The portrait in Britain and America Robin Simon 255 pages, 32 pages of plates : 28 cm OL5270699W
Mirror, mirror Mirror, mirror Liz Rideal "Mirror Mirror explores the history and function of the self-portrait in the work of forty women artists, from the seventeenth century to the present day. It covers works in all media, from oil paint… OL8557810W
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