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"The true story of the world's most prolific art thief--a spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Woods. For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly ten years--in museums and cathedrals all over Europe--Breitwieser,...
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A young girl tours and twirls through museum galleries experiencing different emotions evoked by different styles of art, and then expresses her energy and inspiration when she finds an empty canvas.
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[2024]
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"From former editor-in-chief of New York magazine Adam Moss, a collection of illuminating conversations examining the very personal, rigorous, complex, and elusive work of making art. What is the work of art? In this guided tour inside the artist's head, Adam Moss traces the evolution of transcendent novels, paintings, jokes, movies, songs, and more. Weaving conversations with some of the most accomplished artists of our time together with the journal...
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A story spanning a decade and starring a cast of characters straight out of novel-from rock icons and film stars, art dealers and art forgers-brings to life the bitter debate over the authenticity of a series of paintings by the most famous American artist of the 20th century.
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"Set in the art world of 1970s London, The English Masterpiece is a fast-paced read to the end, full of glamour and secrets, tensions and lies, as one young woman races against the clock to uncover the truth about a Picasso masterpiece. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Ariel Lawhon"-- Provided by publisher.
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In this definitive guide to resources, aspiring artists and serious amateurs devoted to their art will find scores of time-tested strategies to help them set up and work safely from a home studio; learn where and how to acquire appropriate art materials; develop their abilities with others as well as create art alone; explore opportunities for education in a wide variety of forms; overcome mental blocks; mat, frame, pack, and ship works of art; and...
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Gabriel Allon, art restorer and occasional spy, searches for a stolen masterpiece by Caravaggio in #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva's latest action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.
Sometimes the best way to find a stolen masterpiece is to steal another one . . .
Master novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled readers with sixteen thoughtful and gripping spy novels featuring a diverse cast of compelling
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[2019]
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"Simple shapes make drawing aliens and spaceships fun and easy. Step-by-step instructions feature shapes that combine to become flying saucers, rockets, space worms, and more. Back matter shows the Crayola colors used in the drawings"--Provided by publisher.
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"A fun and fact-filled introduction to the dismissed Black art masters and models who shook up the world. Elegant. Refined. Exclusionary. Interrupted. The foundations of the fine art world are shaking. Beyoncé and Jay-Z break the internet by blending modern Black culture with fine art in their iconic music video filmed in the Louvre. Kehinde Wiley powerfully subverts European masterworks. Calls resonate for diversity in museums and the resignations...
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This richly illustrated examination of visual arts in the European tradition shows how the great masters employed the "golden mean" and other geometrical patterns to compose their paintings. Author Charles Bouleau explores a tremendous variety of ancient and modern works: the Parthenon friezes, Italian mosaics, the Bayeux Tapestry, and Gothic stonemasons' marks of France and Germany as well as paintings by Picasso, Kandinsky, Klee, and Pollock. His...
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2016
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Antarctic Press is proud to present an artwork showcase of one of the most amazing comic book artists of our time: Joseph Wight. One of the very first (if not THE first) artist to do painted art in Photoshop (Shotgun Mary, 1995), Joe's gorgeous rendering (color and grayscale), narrative timing (comic, dramatic, and horror) and near-fanatical precision in rendering machines (real and fictional) on land and sea and air have graced titles for numerous...
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2021
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Chamba is an Australian comic book artist who fame came from drawing titles such as Street Fighter and X-Men. At TidalWave Chambas art was showcased in Ray Harryhausen: Sinbad, Rogue of Mars and 10th Muse. This 28-page gallery showcases never before seen images and covers from the legendary artist.
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A veteran art critic helps us make sense of modern and contemporary art
The landscape of contemporary art has changed dramatically during the last hundred years: from Malevich's 1915 painting of a single black square and Duchamp's 1917 signed porcelain urinal to Jackson Pollock's midcentury "drip" paintings; Chris Burden's "Shoot" (1971), in which the artist was voluntarily shot in the arm with a rifle; Urs Fischer's "You" (2007), a giant hole dug...
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