Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour by David Coles
40.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
This is the paperback edition of the highly successful Chromatopia. Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour; or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? Throughout history, artists' pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dun ...Show more
Banksy: The Man behind the Wall: Revised and Illustrated Edition by Will Ellsworth-Jones
45.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
A fully updated and illustrated edition of the bestselling story of the worlds most famous graffiti artist For someone who shuns the limelight so completely that he conceals his name, never shows his face and gives interviews only by email, Banksy is remarkably famous. From his beginnings as a Bristol g ...Show more
Mr Lear - A Life of Art and Nonsense by Jenny Uglow
35.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
Acclaimed historian Jenny Uglow brings us a fascinating and beautifully illustratedbiography of Edward Lear, shortlisted for Waterstone's Book of the Year, and a Telegraph and Spectator Book of the Year.
Muse: Uncovering the hidden figures behind art history's masterpieces by Ruth Millington
37.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
Uncovering the hidden figures behind art history's masterpieces. Meet the unexpected, overlooked and forgotten models of art history. Who was Picasso's 'Weeping Woman'? Why was Grace Jones covered in graffiti? How did Francis Bacon meet the burglar who became his muse? The perception of the muse is that ...Show more
The Madman's Gallery: The Strangest Paintings, Sculptures and Other Curiosities From the History of Art by Edward Brooke-Hitching
55.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
Enter The Madman's Gallery - the perfect gift book for any art lover. Discover an eccentric exploration through the curious history of art, to find the strangest paintings, sculptures, drawings and other artistic oddities ever made.From the author of the bestseller The Madman's Library (SundayTimes Lite ...Show more
Frida Kahlo. 40th Ed. by Luis-Martín Lozano
55.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
Among the women artists who have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in over fifty extraordinary self-portraits, has been admired by generations; along with hundreds of photographs taken by notable artists ...Show more
The Artist's Garden: The secret spaces that inspired great art by Jackie Bennett
65.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
The Artist's Garden will feature up to 20 gardens that have inspired and been home to some of the greatest painters of history. These gardens not only supplied the inspiration for creative works but also illuminate the professional motivation and private life of the artists themselves - from Cezanne's h ...Show more
Starry Night: Van Gogh at the Asylum by Martin Bailey
45.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
A fully illustrated account of Van Gogh's time at the asylum in Saint-Remy.
Artists' Lives by Michael Peppiatt
55.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
Engaging encounters, personal anecdotes, and jargon-free critical insights into some of the liveliest creative minds in modern art, by an international art-world insider. Praised by The Art Newspaper as "the best art writer of his generation," Michael Peppiatt has encountered many European modern artis ...Show more
The Art Thief: A true story of love, crime and a dangerous obsession by Michael Finkel
38.00 NZD
Category: True Crime
The true story of the world’s most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Wood. For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the ...Show more
Secret Knowledge : Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters by David Hockney
75.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
Rediscovering the lost techniques of the Old Masters Secret Knowledge created a sensation when it was first published. David Hockney?s enthralling story of how some of the great works of Western art were created with the help of mirrors and lenses and how the optical look came to dominate painting attra ...Show more
Gustav Klimt: Landscapes by Stephan Koja
45.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
Now available again, this visually stunning collection of Gustav Klimt's landscape paintings brings to light a lesser-known aspect of the Viennese painter's oeuvre. While Gustav Klimt is largely revered for his opulent, symbolladen portraits of the Viennese bourgeoisie, these works were just one aspec ...Show more