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Bauhaus by Frank Whitford; Michael White (Introduction by)
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Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
The aesthetic of our contemporary environment, including everything from housing developments to furniture and websites, is partly the result of a school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919, the Bauhaus. While in operation for only fourteen years before being shut down by the Nazis in 1933, the ...Show more
Colour in Art by John Gage
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Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
The complex phenomenon of color has received detailed attention from the perspectives of physics, chemistry, physiology, psychology, linguistics, and philosophy. However, the people who work most closely with color--artists--have rarely been canvassed for their opinions on this mysterious subject.John G ...Show more
Contemporary Painting by Suzanne Hudson
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Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
The twentieth century brought radical changes in art--including the shift from modernism to postmodernism--which were accompanied by fierce debates regarding the place of painting in contemporary culture. Contemporary Painting argues that the medium has not only persisted in the twenty-first century but ...Show more
Cézanne (Cezanne) by Richard Verdi
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Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
An updated edition of thisclassic survey illustrated incolor throughout, this book isthe definitive overview ofPaul Cézanne's life and work.For Picasso he was "like our father"; for Matisse, "a god of painting." PaulCézanne (1839-1906) is widely regarded as the father of modern art. Inthis authoritative ...Show more
Miró by Roland Penrose; Antony Penrose (Introduction by)
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Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
A new edition of this classicillustrated survey on the lifeand work of Spanishsurrealist Joan Miró byhistorian and close friendRoland Penrose.Among the great twentieth-century masters, the surrealist painter Joan Miró stands out for the atmosphere of wit and spontaneity that pervades his work. Author an ...Show more
The Sources of Modern Architecture and Design by Nikolaus Pevsner; Kenneth Frampton (Foreword by)
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Category: Architecture | Design | Series: World of Art Ser.
The turn of the nineteenth century saw an extraordinary flowering of invention in architecture and design, leading to the emergence of two contrasting styles: art nouveau and the International Style. Professor Nikolaus Pevsner brings clarity to this period of dynamic change by tracing the origins of twe ...Show more
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