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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. From the classical to the contemporary, from impressionism to pop art, painters and sculptors from every era, every movement, and every country in the world are introduced in this superb series that brings children intimate portraits of the world's most celebrated artists and the fascinating times they lived in Full-color reproductions included This proud, passionate, and tormented artist painted in great creative bursts, falling into deep depression once the mood had waned. In fact, he painted his masterpiece, Starry Night, from his room in an asylum. Find out what drove Vincent Van Gogh to create brilliant paintings -- and finally, to take his own life.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Robert Doisneau (1912-1994) is best known for his magical, timeless 35mm street portraits taken in Paris and its suburbs. Fresh, unstaged, and full of poetry and humor, his photographs portray everyday people (in everyday places, doing everyday things) frozen in time, unwittingly revealing fleeting personal emotions in a public context. Doisneau's gift was the ability to seek out and capture, with humanity and grace, those little epiphanies of everyday Parisian life. This book traces Doisneau's life and career, providing a wonderful introduction to the work of this seminal photographer. …

Paperback. Condición: Good. This volume contains reproductions of all 35 surviving paintings by Vermeer, most of which show women about their business. Vermeer records the tasks and duties of women, hinting at the imperatives of virtue under which their lives were lived.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. Robert Doisneau (1912-1994) is best known for his magical, timeless 35mm street portraits taken in Paris and its suburbs. Fresh, unstaged, and full of poetry and humor, his photographs portray everyday people (in everyday places, doing everyday things) frozen in time, unwittingly revealing fleeting personal emotions in a public context. Doisneau's gift was the ability to seek out and capture, with humanity and grace, those little epiphanies of everyday Parisian life. This book traces Doisneau's life and career, providing a wonderful introduction to the work of this seminal photographer. …

Paperback. Condición: Good. A series of photo books that feature famous personalities in the history of cinema. These books contains 150 portraits, posters and lobby cards, rare film stills, and photos showing the stars as they really are.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Covering the full scope of Impressionist painting, this book outlines the history of Impressionism in France, addressing the work of the acknowledged masters, and that of such unjustly neglected artists as Bazille, Caillebotte, Berthe Morisot or Lucien Pissarro. It contains bibliographies, portraits and biographical data on 236 artists.…

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Paperback. Condición: Good. A visual biography of Audrey Hepburn, this title is part of a series of photo books that feature the famous movie icons in the history of cinema. It features portraits, colorful posters and lobby cards, film stills, and photos showing the stars as they really are. These images are accompanied by introductory essays by leading film writers.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. A visual biography of Audrey Hepburn, this title is part of a series of photo books that feature the famous movie icons in the history of cinema. It features portraits, colorful posters and lobby cards, film stills, and photos showing the stars as they really are. These images are accompanied by introductory essays by leading film writers. …

Paperback. Condición: Good. The 35 paintings that have come down to us from the hand of Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) place him beside Rembrandt and Frans Hals as one of the great masters of the golden age of Dutch art. Most of his pictures, all of which are reproduced in this text, show women about their daily business. Vermeer records the tasks and duties of women, the imperatives of virtue under which their lives were lived, and the dreams that provided the substance of their contrasting counter-world.…

Paperback. Condición: Fair. The 35 paintings that have come down to us from the hand of Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) place him beside Rembrandt and Frans Hals as one of the great masters of the golden age of Dutch art. Most of his pictures, all of which are reproduced in this text, show women about their daily business. Vermeer records the tasks and duties of women, the imperatives of virtue under which their lives were lived, and the dreams that provided the substance of their contrasting counter-world.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. The importance of Hans Scharoun (1893-1972) as one of the leading figures in the modern movement has only recently been acknowledged. His use of non-rectilinear geomerty in plan and creation of expressive flowing spaces define his place in architectural history. The Philharmonic Concert Hall and the State Library, both in Berlin, count amongst his most recognised works.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The importance of Hans Scharoun (1893-1972) as one of the leading figures in the modern movement has only recently been acknowledged. His use of non-rectilinear geomerty in plan and creation of expressive flowing spaces define his place in architectural history. The Philharmonic Concert Hall and the State Library, both in Berlin, count amongst his most recognised works.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Cologne's Museum Ludwig features the L. Fritz Gruber Collection of international photography. This book features all the major photographers from this collection, from Richard Avedon to Piet Zwart, and includes biographical details and commentaries on the most important pictures.…

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. This volume deals with Roman architecture in Italy, France, Spain, the Rhineland, and North Africa. It covers all the major Roman amphitheatres and arenas, temples and baths, aqueducts and fortresses, as well as Pompeii and Hardpan's Villa at Tivoli. It includes specially designed maps, plans and artist's reconstructions, as well as a clear chronological table, sorted by historical events and buildings.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. This volume presents the best of architecture in the world from 100 contemporary architects.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. A traditional Chinese temple mingles with a minimalist Shigeru Ban villa, a Shanghai hotel that holds the world record for the tallest hotel, and a luxurious Beijing club in this compact tour of China's most exceptional interiors. Proposing a refreshing blend of antiquity and modernity, these images exude feelings of simplicity, Zen, and wellbeing.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. This is a collection of paintings by Picasso.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Gustav Klimt's art expresses the apocalyptic atmosphere of Vienna's upper middle-class society - a society devoted to the cultivation of aesthetic awareness and the cult of pleasure. His fame, however, rests on his reputation as one of the greatest erotic painters and graphic artists of his time.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. James Dean died at the age of 24, yet half a century later his mystique is unfaded. Had luck favored him that fatal evening, he might still be with us, an actor in the same generation as Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, and Sean Connery. His phenomenally charismatic performances in such classics as "Rebel Without a Cause" and "East of Eden" have immortalized him as a cinematic great. Dean also had serious ambitions of becoming a writer-director, and it is haunting to imagine what he might have done if his life had not been cut short. He remains such icon of gifted youth: even 50 years after his death, we still look at James Dean in full suspense, wondering how he's going to turn out. "The Movie Icon" series: People talk about Hollywood glamour, about studios that had more stars than there are in heaven, about actors who weren't actors but were icons. Other people talk about these things, TASCHEN shows you. "Movie Icons" is a series of photo books that feature the most famous personalities in the history of cinema. These 192-page books are visual biographies of the stars. For each title, series editor Paul Duncan has painstaking selected approximately 150 high quality enigmatic and sumptuous portraits, colorful posters and lobby cards, rare film stills, and previously unpublished candid photos showing the stars as they really are. These images are accompanied by concise introductory essays by leading film writers; each book also includes a chronology, a filmography, and a bibliography, and is peppered with apposite quotes from the movies and from life.…

Paperback. Condición: Fair. This is a collection of paintings by Picasso.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. An informative introduction to one of Spain's most renowned artists. Goya (1746-1828) was the most original artist of his time and this work touches upon his versatility in differing media and portayal of emotions.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Tracing the life of "Sissi" Empress of Austria, Brigitte Hamann paints a portrait of a highly-gifted, clear-sighted and unconventional personality. The volume contains extracts from Elisabeth's diaries and includes relevant pictures from original pictorial documentation.

Paperback. Condición: Good. A child's room is a place of play, work and rest, for this reason, it should consist of a space that is comfortable, and endowed with plenty of storage space. This edition offers a multitude of suggestions and tips on how to achieve all these characteristics when designing a child's room. Throughout these 192 pages, stylists and interior designers from around the word display their designs, offering imaginative, colourful and practical solutions that taken on classical, urban and contemporary styles.…

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Paperback. Condición: Good. Fun, happy, and sexy homes populate the dreamy seaside city of Miami. Whether they're exploding with color and pizzazz or imploding with white minimalism, these are the creme de la creme of Miami pads. This book talks about these locales.

Paperback. Condición: Good. At a time when artists were still primarily occupied with religious or mythological subject matter, the Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel turned his shrewd eye on everyday ways. This book outlines the artist's account of his society and times, and the relevance that account has for us today.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Claude Monet (1840-1926) was the most typical and the most individual Impressionist painter. His long life he dedicated to a pictorial exploration of the sensations which reality, and in particular landscape, offer the human eye. This basic art album presents his work.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Gaudi's bizarre and romantic buildings, interiors and exteriors, mosiacs and public spaces, have imbued Barcelona with unique character and ensured his place in the pantheon of great architects.