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BRITTANY OF ARTISTS IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE / TAITEILIJOIDEN BRETAGNE 1800-LUVUN LOPUSSA/ LA BRETAGNE DES ARTISTES À LA FIN DU XIXe SIÈCLE.
Author: Kivimäki, Kati, and Marja Supinen, eds
Country: Finland
Code: 3943
Language: English/ Finnish/ French
Year Published: 1998
No. of pages: 111
Illustrations: 29 Color Illustrations. 35 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 10 1/2”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
Price: 125.00
In order to pay homage to the breadth of French influence on Nordic art, this exhibition presents the visual experiences of Finnish artists visiting Brittany. Towards the end of the 19th century, Brittany became a haven for artists as they searched for locales that were exotic, primeval and authentic at a time when industrialization and urbanization became widespread. Many Finnish artists ventured to Brittany where they were exposed to the major trends in French art. In addition to paintings and sculptures that reveal the influences of French art, a significant portion of the exhibit consists of ethnographic objects and material from Brittany itself.
BRØNDUM’S DINING ROOM . IN GRATITUDE FOR HAPPY DAYS
Author: Jensen, Mette Bøgh
Country: Denmark
Code: 7198
Language: English
Year Published: 2011
No. of pages: 311
Illustrations: 150 Color Illustrations. 53 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 10 1/2” x 9 1/2”
Weight: 4.00
Price: 175.00
The dining room of Brøndum’s Hotel in Skagen, Denmark played a crucial role in the story of the Skagen painters and the artist’s colony that flourished in Skagen in the 1880’s and 1890’s. The dining room today constitutes an integral part of the Skagens Museum. The Museum has long wanted to go into the many stories surrounding this. This book is the result of several years of research by curator Jensen, with the stories as well as examination of the individual works of the many brilliant and well-known artists who frequented the dining room. Lavishly illustrated including portraits of the artists.
CALIFORNIA ART: 450 YEARS OF PAINTING AND OTHER MEDIA.
Author: Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall
Country: California
Code: 5362
Language:
Year Published: 1998
No. of pages: 560
Illustrations: 475 Color Illustrations. 45 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 12”x 9”
Weight: 7.00
Price: 55.00
This is the first survey history of California art from the maps made by European explorers ca. 1550 to the multicultural message art of 2000. Focusing on painting and written in easy to understand terms, it takes the reader through the historic records and dramatic scenes of California's Sierra Nevada produced in the nineteenth century as well as movements like Tonalism, Impressionism, Regionalism, and modernism of the early twentieth century. Since 1945 California has challenged New York with its forward thinking and unique materials as in LA's 1960 glass and plastics movement, her light and space movement, the Bay Area's innovations in ceramic sculpture, and the statewide artistic advances made by feminists and peoples of different races. Today much of the world is following California's lead, particularly in conveying ideas with images derived from popular culture, in performance, computer art, and digital photography. Comprehensive. Intelligent. Each of California's many styles are discussed in its own chapter, chronologically. The book appeals to art lovers, history buffs and students with its easy-to-understand history, allows contemporary artists to see what styles preceded theirs, and teaches collectors what movements art historians consider important and what qualities to look for when purchasing California art. Winner special mention (3rd place out of 200 entries), 20th Annual George Wittenborn Memorial Book Awards, ARLIS/NA, the Art Libraries Society of North America. Beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated. Includes time-line.
CENTRAL ITALIAN DRAWINGS. Schools of Florence, Siena, the Marches and Umbria
Author: Fischer, Chris
Country: Denmark
Code: 4860
Language: English
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 358
Illustrations: 18 Color Illustrations. 215 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 12 1/2”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 5.00
Price: 135.00
This impressive catalogue raisonné presents 237 works from perhaps the least well-known part of Royal Museum of Fine Art collection. However, almost all the protagonists of the Florentine art scene from the 1570s to the end of the 1600s are represented , and the quality of the drawings is remarkable. Highlights include work by Fra Bartolommeo, Giorgio Vasari, Stefano della Bella, and Cecco Bravo, amongst many others, in addition to detailed indices of catalogue numbers and former dealers and owners.
CHESSPLAYERS, THE/ SAKINPELAAJAT. Italian Paintings from the Collections of the Muzeum Norodowe in Poznan/ Italialasisia Maalauksia Poznanin Kansallismuseon Kokoelmista Puolasta
Author: Huhtamäki, Ulla, Konstanty Kalinowski, Piotr Michalowski, et al
Country: Finland
Code: 5130
Language: Finnish/ English
Year Published: 1999
No. of pages: 84
Illustrations: 26 Color Illustrations. 3 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 9”
Weight: 1.00
Price: 29.50
A collection of masters of the Italian Renaissance from a foreign source, Poland. This exhibition contains gems of Italian paintings from many periods, spanning from the early 1300s to the late 1700s. The title of the exhibition- “The Chessplayers”- was isnpired by Sophisba Anguissola’s work painted in 1555, showing the female artist’s sisters gathering around a game of chess, an image of the new Renaissance woman who was conscious of her social status and erudition.