Sir William Van Horne (1843–1915), connaisseur bourré de talent dont la renommée est surtout attribuable à sa contribution à la construction du Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique, a assemblé l’une des collections les plus complètes de céramiques japonaises en Amérique du Nord.
Facsimile edition of the 1972 reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1914 pioneering typological catalogue of Egyptian amulets, one of a number of such catalogs to be reissued in this new series.
All those involved in Higher Education are under pressure to familiarise themselves with the newest developments in Information Technology, and to understand the ways in which they can make use of these resources.
Susanne Bieri, Leiterin der Graphischen Sammlung der Schweizerischen Nationalbibliothek, führt in ihrem Buch durch die wechselvolle Geschichte dieser Institution, von der Neugründung im Jahr 1895 bis in die Gegenwart.
As a result of the Napoleonic wars, vast numbers of Old Master paintings were released on to the market from public and private collections across continental Europe.
WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE'BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2021' Guardian and Irish Times'Starts as a charming romantic comedy and turns into something tender and affecting about our need for connection.
An exhibition in book form, this showcase of the best of drawing now features one hundred works by almost fifty artists including Susan Hauptman, Paul Noble, Jeff Gabel, Tracey Emin, Jane Harris, Julia Fish, Cornelia Parker and Jerwood Drawing Prize winner Sarah Woodfine.
Die Geschichte des Kunsthandels im "Dritten Reich" zu schreiben, steht nicht nur aufgrund einer schwierigen Quellenlage vor besonderen Herausforderungen.
Die Schweizer Künstlerin Miriam Cahn setzt sich in Ölmalereien, Kohle-, Kreide-, Farb- und Bleistiftzeichnungen, Fotografien, Filmen und Installationen mit politischen und gesellschaftlichen Themen auseinander.
In 2009 Roy Huteson Stewart set out on an expedition into unknown realms to chronicle the life and times of the so-called "e;wickedest man in the world"e;.
A spectacular overview of one of the most highly acclaimed art collections on the West Coast, which greets travelers at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) as they journey between land, sea, and sky.
This beautiful and informative volume illustrates the vitality and importance of North Carolinas contemporary art scene, showcasing the creation, collection, and celebration of art in all its richness and diversity.
Though you might not encounter the subject in Artforum or stumble across it at Sotheby's, the thriving business of erotica is a mixture of sophistication and seduction, an underground world of eccentric artists and serious collectors.
The stunning, specially commissioned cover illustrations are one of the great joys of the New Naturalist series, lending it a distinctive style which has inspired nature enthusiasts for many decades.
Only thirty-nine when he took over the National Gallery in 1955, Jarvis already had an extraordinary record of achievement and social mobility at home and in England: he had trained with Canada's greatest artists, won a Rhodes scholarship, lunched at the Algonquin Round Table in New York, managed an aircraft factory, written a bestseller, produced films, run a slum settlement, and moved in a London social circle that included Noel Coward and Vivien Leigh.
The Edizioni Conz of the Italian collector, publisher and photographer Francesco Conz-including portfolios, large silkscreen prints on fabrics and objects-are among the finest and most elaborate art editions of the second half of the 20th century.
In the mid-1950s, Swiss-born New Yorker Robert Frank embarked on a ten-thousand-mile road trip across America, capturing thousands of photographs of all levels of a rapidly changing society.
In less than half a century, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia successfully defeated Fascist occupation, fended off dominating pressures from the Eastern and Western blocs, built a modern society on the ashes of war, created its own form of socialism, and led the formation of the Nonaligned Movement.
Im "Wissenschaftlichen Jahrbuch der Tiroler Landesmuseen 2016" stellen MitarbeiterInnen der Landesmuseen aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse zur Natur, Kultur und Geschichte des Landes Tirol vor.
Facsimile edition of the 1972 reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1914 pioneering typological catalogue of Egyptian amulets, one of a number of such catalogs to be reissued in this new series.
I Stand in My Place with My Own Day Here features essays by more than fifty renowned international writers who consider thirteen monumental works of art created for The New School between 1930 and the present.
