Looks at the economics and marketing strategies which power the contemporary art market. This title offers behind the scenes look at what makes or breaks an artist and the branding which drives this market. It contains inter

Covering the international nature of the modern art scene, this title encompasses established, iconic works of art and the classics of the future. It presents 500 artists in an alphabetical order, each represented by a full-

This revised edition of Caruana's comprehensive survey contains new illustrations and updated information covering developments in the field of Aboriginal art, which thrives in a variety of contexts - sacred and secular - and

With broad perspective, acute insight and humour, Steven Biel explores the origins and multiple meanings of Grant Wood's indelible portrait.

A study of the origins and multiple meanings of Grant Wood's portrait of the pitchfork-holding Iowa farming couple documents how the piece has represented midwestern Puritanism, hard-working endurance, and the often-parodied

This is the first work to treat the art of the whole world from prehistory to the present day through the extensive use of maps. Covering painting, sculpture and architecture as well as other arts and artefacts, the Atla

With this volume, Gabriele Fahr-Becker delivers a complex portrait of the Art Nouveau phenomenon in all of its fantastic variety. It features different national variations of Art Nouveau in Scotland, England, France, Germany

Combines a survey of world art with maps showing the associations and dissemination of culture across the globe.

Colour in art - as in life - is both inspiring and uplifting, but where does it come from? How have artists found new hues, and how have these influenced their work? Beginning with the ancients - when just a handful

Michelangelo Merisi (da Caravaggio) defied the aesthetic conventions of his time; his use of ordinary people, realistically portrayed - street boys, prostitutes, the poor, and the aged - was a profound and revolutiona

A study tracing the life of Cezanne from his boyhood in Aix through the tumultuous Paris period to his last creative but lonely years in his native town. Letters, documents and photographs are included. Rewald has als

Beginning with an account of colour fundamentals and a history of colour theory, the author explores the four dimensions of colour and their application to compositions in various media. This book serves as a useful resource

Whether exploring the intimate recollections which make up the artist's own life history or questioning the way the gallery and museum present public memory, contemporary art, it would seem, is haunted by the

An extraordinary story of fortune, fraud and the master of modern art. Art dealer Stan Lauryssens made millions in modern art, but he only sold one name: Salvador Dali. The surrealist painter's work was a hot commodity for the newl

Although almost everyone recognizes Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, hardly anyone knows much about the man.

Explores the many ways that Americans participate in the arts - from museum attendance to music downloading. Commissioned by The Wallace Foundation and independently carried out by the Curb Center at Vanderbilt University, t

This is the story of Faberge's Imperial Easter eggs - of their maker, of the tsars who commissioned them, of the middlemen who sold them and of the collectors who fell in love with them. It's a story of meticulous crafts

This 25th anniversary edition returns to the seminal argument originally proposed by Hyde that states that a work of art is essentially a gift and not a commodity.

35 of Europe's most stunning mseums, little-known and well-known, are brought together in one pulication by the quality of the collections.

Hoa Hakananai'a, or 'stolen/hidden friend', was discovered at the impressive ceremonial village of Orongo, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Polynesia, in 1868. It is not known precisely when this basalt figure was carved,

After a decade of arts experiences with Christie's London, Reid is now a leading Australian art market commentator, dealer and consultant. He advises both private and corporate clients and has since the mid 1990s written as

Introduces two basic art historical methods - formal analysis and contextual analysis - revealing how to use these methods in writing papers and in class discussion. This book highlights common strengths and weaknesses of an

Presents an account of greed, hubris, excess, treason and fine art, which tells the story of a failed artist and the greatest forger of all time, who executed a swindle which earned him the equivalent of fifty million dollar

Born in 1776 in East Anglia near the river Stour, John Constable was destined for his father's business of milling and grain-shipping. But, he was obdurately opposed to this and persuaded his family he should become an artis

In 1863, the French painter Ernest Meissonier was one of the most famous artists in the world. Manet was known only as the sloppy painter of a few much-derided canvases depicting absinthe-drinking beggars and bourgeois gentl

This companion text to the author's Learning to Look at Paintings addresses some of the questions commonly asked about modern art, covering key movements of the modern and postmodern periods in an illustrated volume.

The genius of one of the greatest artists in history is explained in an analysis of the art and science contained within his work, such as his usage of the "golden ratio," the mathematical concept key to understanding the link between

Offers an exploration of Matisse's world, uncovering the secret life of the artist, whose paintings shocked and infuriated his contemporaries while paving the way for modern art. This volume tells the story of Matisse's grow

Dazzling commentary on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel paintings.

Explores art's origin and the changes in its style. Using a global perspective, this book discusses dancing bronze figures from southern India, Romanesque sculptures, Baroque ceilings and jewel-like Persian manuscripts.

This volume provides an examination of the idea of modernity.

A probing and profoundly insightful literary meditation on vision exploring the breadth of fascinating phenomena associated with seeing afrom the award winning author.

Modern art disdains beauty, and many philosophers suspect that beauty paints over or distracts us from horrors. This work reclaims beauty from its critics. It seeks to restore its place in art, to reestablish the connections

Comprises eighteen essays on topics ranging from "Contemporary Art and the Plight of Its Public" and the "flat-bed picture plane" to reflections on Picasso, Rauschenberg, Rodin, de Kooning, Pollock, Guston, and Jasper Johns.

Reveals the historical interconnectedness of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim art and symbols, challenging the view that Western art has become secular. Ori Soltes, distinguished curator and historian, traces the interconne

Treasured by the ancient Mexicans, cochineal was sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors. Shipped to Europe, the dye produces the brightest red the world had ever s

A thinking person's guide to reality. " " The science of perspective has informed the representational and decorative arts since their inception, and its gradual perfection during the Renaissance was as important an even

Presenting an account of abstract art since Jackson Pollock, this work addresses the skeptical attitudes, we bring to our experience of abstract art. It sheds light on the biography that inform th