Art Criticism

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Still Looking

Still Looking

by John Updike

John Updike was born in 1932, in Shillington, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Harvard College in 1954 and spent a year in Oxford, England, at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art. From 1955 to 1957 he was a member of the staff of The New Yorker and since 1957 has lived in Massachusetts. He is the author of more than fifty books, including collections of short stories, poems, and criticism. His novels have won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and... Read more about this item
Warriors Of Art

Warriors Of Art

by Yumi Yamaguchi

Visual Thinking

Visual Thinking

by Rudolf Arnheim

Surrealism

Surrealism

by Julien Levy

The Visual Dialogue

The Visual Dialogue

by Nathan Knobler

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Views From Abroad

by Rudi &Amp; Adam D Weinberg Fuchs

Art Criticism Books & Ephemera

The Afro-American Artist

The Afro-American Artist

by Fine, Elsa Honig

David To Delacroix

David To Delacroix

by Friedlaender, Walter

Hogarth

Hogarth

by Paulson, Ronald

Bright Earth

Bright Earth

by Ball, Philip

Writings Interviews

Writings Interviews

by SERRA, Richard

Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1994. Later printing. Softcover. 280 pages. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers.
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SGD 40.97
Giovanni Bellini

Giovanni Bellini

by FRY, Roger

New York: Ursus Press, 1995. First edition thus. Hardcover. Introduction by David Alan Brown. Includes an afterword by Hilton Kramer. Includes 25 black and white illustrations. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A fresh copy.
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SGD 17.07
Sculpture in 20th Century Britain: Identity, Infrastructures, Aesthetics, Display, Reception

Sculpture in 20th Century Britain: Identity, Infrastructures, Aesthetics, Display, Reception

Leeds, England: Henry Moore Institute, 2003. First edition. Softcover. A wide ranging collection of essays. A fine copy in French style wrappers.
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SGD 27.31
Rembrandt; Selected Paintings

Rembrandt; Selected Paintings

by Borenius, Professor T. (Tancred)

Phaidon Press, London, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Rembrandt. IV, 96 pages of text then 104 pages of plates and four pages following -- index of museums and collections, introduction by author and notes on the plates. Coloured illustrated frontispiece, by Rembrandt, which has been tipped in. The text is illustrated with 104 pages of reproductions of Rembrandt's work of which 7 are in colour and have been tipped in. Beige coloured boards with brown titles... Read more about this item
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SGD 31.18
Hans Bellmer: The Anatomy of Anxiety

Hans Bellmer: The Anatomy of Anxiety

by BELLMER, Hans and Sue Taylor

Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 310 pages. A critical examination of the work of German surrealist Hans Bellmer. Includes 5 color and 121 black and white illustrations. A clean very near fine copy in cloth boards in a near fine dust jacket with some slight sunning to the spine.
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SGD 170.71
Wifredo Lam and the International Avant-Garde, 1923-1982

Wifredo Lam and the International Avant-Garde, 1923-1982

by SIMS, Lowery Stokes

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2002. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 281 pages. Features text by Lowery Stokes Sims. Includes some color and numerous black and white illustrations. A clean and tight near fine copy in cloth boards in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear. Seemingly fairly uncommon.
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SGD 239.00
The Reenchantment of Art

The Reenchantment of Art

by Gablik, Suzi

New York, NY: Thames & Hudson. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1993. Trade Size Paperback. 9.2 X 5.9 X 0.6 inches; 191 pages; Trade Size Paperback, Book Shows Little Wear, Text is clean no markings seen No Dust Jacket, B&W Photos; BX458C .
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SGD 21.85
Art deala Couleur

Art deala Couleur

by ITTEN, Johannes

Paris: Dessain & Tolra, 1973. Small oblong hardcover. 95 pages. Text in French. Includes numerous color illustrations. A near fine copy in a poor dust jacket that has some large chips, tears, and peeling to the lamination.
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SGD 54.63
About the Bayberry Bush

About the Bayberry Bush

by Schaffner, Ingrid with Melissa Feldman

Southampton, New York: Parrish Art Museum, 2001. Softcover. Fine/no jacket. 113 pages, illustrations throughout, 20cm tall, 12mo. A collection of essays concerning the Impressionist paintings of William Merritt Chase, published in conjunction with an exhibition "About The Bayberry Bush" at the Parrish Art Museum.
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SGD 20.49
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS : SPECIAL LAKE POWELL EDITION : April 1982, Volume 58, No 4

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS : SPECIAL LAKE POWELL EDITION : April 1982, Volume 58, No 4

by Avey, Gary (Editor)

Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Dept of Transportation, 1982. Volume 58, No 4, April 1982 . Soft Cover/Magazine. New/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Vintage 1982 Edition, Vol 58, No. 4. Stapled softcover/NF w/trace shelfwear. COVER ART: "Lake Powell", photo, Jerry Jacka. This April 1982 issue is the story of Lake Powell --- 2nd largest (behind Lake Mead in terms of size) artificial reservoir, planned by US Bureau of Reclamation in the 1940's to 1950's, completed in 1964. Named for naturalist... Read more about this item
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SGD 33.46
Solstice;  The Art of Roy Henry Vickers

Solstice; The Art of Roy Henry Vickers

by Vickers, Roy Henry

Eagle Dancer Enterprises Ltd, British Colombia, Canada, 1988. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Roy Henry Vickers. impressions by Ed Hill, reflections by Roy Henry Vickers and an index of the images. Illustrated endpapers, being a Native American symbol repeated against a dark blue coloured background. The text is illustrated with numerous full coloured reproductions of Roy Henry Vickers' artwork -- from some of his earlier works and styles through... Read more about this item
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SGD 26.72
Alexis Smith

Alexis Smith

by Armstrong, Richard

Whitney Museum of American Art/Rizzoli, New York, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Alexis Smith. 244 pp., foreword by David A. Ross, Alexis Smith: a fictional biography or "The Story of the Century" by Amy Gerstler, exhibition history, bibliography, works in the exhibition and acknowledgements. Illustrated endpapers again by Alexis Smith showing a design for a deck of cards. The text is illustrated with black and white photography,... Read more about this item
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SGD 48.59
British Sporting Artists;  from Barlow to Herring

British Sporting Artists; from Barlow to Herring

by Sparrow, Walter Shaw

Spring Books, London, 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. XIV, 250 pages, last blank, contributors of pictures, prints , and information -- to whom grateful thanks are returned by the author, list of illustrations, publisher's note to the 1965 edition and index. Illustrated frontispiece, being a reproduction of " Shooting Plover " by Francis Barlow. The text is illustrated with numerous coloured and black-and-white illustrations of famous ( not so famous ] sporting... Read more about this item
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SGD 62.36
Looking back at Art Basel: Fotografien Photographies Photographs

Looking back at Art Basel: Fotografien Photographies Photographs

by WYSS, Kurt

Basel, Switzerland: Schwabe Verlag, 2009. First edition. Oblong hardcover. 243 pages. Text in English, French and German. Includes numerous black and white images. A clean very near fine copy in photo illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued.
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SGD 54.63
Picasso's War:  The Destruction of Guernica, And The Masterpiece That Changed The World

Picasso's War: The Destruction of Guernica, And The Masterpiece That Changed The World

by Martin, Russell

New York: Dutton, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good./Very Good.. 274p.
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SGD 16.39
A Holistic Activation of the Arts

A Holistic Activation of the Arts

by CHAPMAN-SMITH, Peter

Burnet, TX: Tui Li Sun, nd. First edition. Softcover. 51 pages. A collection of short pieces by Chapman-Smith. A near fine copy in wrappers with some minor wear. Scarce with no copies listed in OCLC.
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SGD 47.80
Expressing Abstraction:  Writings on Art for The Nation

Expressing Abstraction: Writings on Art for The Nation

by Faison, Jr., S. Lane

Williamstown, Massachusetts: President and Trustees of Williams College, 2006. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine.. 96p. Softcover. Anthology. Modern art.
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SGD 16.39
La Vie Sentimentale de Paul Gauguin

La Vie Sentimentale de Paul Gauguin

by DORSENNE, Jean

Paris: Cahiers De La Quinzaine, 1927. Softcover. Text in French. Includes some black and white images. A near fine copy in wrappers.
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SGD 34.14
THE NEW GUIDE OF FLORENCE : ANew Guide with a Monumental Map

THE NEW GUIDE OF FLORENCE : ANew Guide with a Monumental Map

by Bonechi, Edourdo

Florence, Italy: Il Turismo, 1966. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. Pocket-size. Softcover w/wrap-around flaps/NF. Vintage, 1966, First Edition. NOTE: Book published with a "Monumental Map" tucked in, not included. Illustrated w/some 70 b/w & color photos. The focus of this handy tour guide is on art history --- both Florence & Tuscany are birthplaces of the Renaissance, and home to masterpieces of art & architecture,... Read more about this item
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SGD 19.80
Paul Gauguin: The Mysterious Centre of Thought

Paul Gauguin: The Mysterious Centre of Thought

by GAMBONI, Dario and Paul Gauguin

London: Reaktion Books, 2015. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 464 pages. A critical look at the work of Paul Gauguin. Includes 200 illustrations of which 163 are in color. A clean and tight very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket.
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SGD 61.46
Self-Taught Artists of the 20th Century; An American Anthology

Self-Taught Artists of the 20th Century; An American Anthology

by (no author)

New York: Museum of American Folk Art/Chronicle Books, 1998. Bound in self-wraps; illustrated in color; 256pp.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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SGD 47.80
Profile Vol. 4 Nos. 3 & 4 Summer 1984: Vito Acconci

Profile Vol. 4 Nos. 3 & 4 Summer 1984: Vito Acconci

by BLUMENTHAL, Lyn and Kate Horsfield (editors) - Vito Acconci

Chicago, IL: Video Data Bank School of The Art Institute of Chicago, 1984. First edition. Softcover. 46 pages. Includes interviews of Acconci by Kate Horsfield along with numerous black and white illustrations and a selected bibliography. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with some slight sunning to the front panel near the spine and a paperclip impression to a couple of pages.
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SGD 47.80
Caravaggio Studies

Caravaggio Studies

by FRIEDLAENDER, Walter

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1974. Softcover. 320 pages. Text by Friedlaender. Includes numerous black and white illustrations throughout the text and 66 black and white plates. Author Clayton Eshleman's copy with marginalia, highlighting and some notes and with one page having an illustration clipped out. A very good with some other minor wear. Despite the flaws an interesting copy of this book.
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SGD 17.07
Mary Nohl Inside & Outside: Biography of the Artist

Mary Nohl Inside & Outside: Biography of the Artist

by MANGER, Barbara, Janine Smith, and Mary Nohl

Milwaukee, WI: Greater Milwaukee Foundation, 2008. First edition. Oblong softcover. 131 pages. Text by Barbara Manger and Janine Smith. Includes numerous color illustrations. A clean near fine copy in French style wrappers. Signed by both Manger and Smith on the title page. Uncommon thus.
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SGD 47.80
Poor Richard's: The Almanacs for the Years 1733-1758, by Richard Saunders, Philom

Poor Richard's: The Almanacs for the Years 1733-1758, by Richard Saunders, Philom

by Franklin, Benjamin

Paddington Press Ltd, New York, 1976. First Edition Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Norman Rockwell. introduction by Van Wyck Brooks, publisher's note, a note on the text, translations of foreign aphorisms and notes. Pale yellow coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with six full-page ( 2 double page ) illustrations by Norman Rockwell and numerous small black-and-white illustrations. 1/4 dark brown cloth spine with silver coloured titles... Read more about this item
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SGD 26.72