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| ISBN: 0517227231 |
| Title: 100 Great Artists: A Visual Journey form Fra Angelico to Andy Warhol |
| Author: Charlotte Gerlings |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book contains arts of 100 great artists. This book represents a visual and thought provoking treat for anyone who wants to understand and appreciate Western painting. Taken together the artists featured provide an incredible visual journey of religion all the way through to the modern commercial icons of Pop Art. |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 208 |
| Size(mm): 234 x 289 |
| Weight(grams): 1210 |
| Price: US$ 13.25 |
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| ISBN: N000007147 |
| Title: 100 Years Survey of Punjab Painting 1841-1941 |
| Author: K. C. Aryan |
| Edition Year: 1975 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book can be claimed as among the few dealing in the art of the Punjab. It has as its purpose the presentation of a complete picture of painting in the Punjab in the previous century and the present. Art is the key to the understanding of any culture and painting is rightfully chosen as a salient aspect of the culture in question. Painting here is death within historical order so that we may understand the development in the general artistic ethos. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Notes, References and Bibliography. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 106 |
| Size(mm): 240 x 240 |
| Weight(grams): 600 |
| Price: US$ 13.25 |
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| ISBN: R000032440 |
| Title: A Book of Toys |
| Author: Gwen White |
| Edition Year: 1946 |
| Cover: Leather Bound |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: The toys in this picture book are drawn from the real ones in the London Museums. |
| Remarks: Fine/--dj. Octavo. Blue leather binding with gilt lettered spine. White endpapers and foxing of the leaves. Otherwise a fine copy. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 63 |
| Size(mm): 125 x 190 |
| Weight(grams): 210 |
| Price: US$ 60.00 |
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| ISBN: 8174363025 |
| Title: A Celebration of Love |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Editedby: Harsha V. Dehejia |
| Abstract: This book is about love and how it was celebrate at India. It shows the romantic heroine in the Indian Art. Author has gathered a galaxy of scholars form around the world to take the reader no a journey that celebrates the romantic heroine in the Indian arts. It is a visually rich journey which takes us to opulent havelis and bucolic groves, temples and courtyards, where we meet kings and nobility and also artists and artisans, as we hear whispers of gopis and the footfalls of Krishna. Encounter the nayika in miniature paintings and temple sculptures, pothis and calendars, dance and music but above all hear resonances of her heart throbbing longingly in our own selves for ultimately the nayika in the Indian tradition is a paradigm of the perennial quest of mankind for a divine and transcendent love. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 303 |
| Size(mm): 235 x 285 |
| Weight(grams): 1640 |
| Price: US$ 39.95 |
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| ISBN: 8185832013 |
| Title: A Guide to the Indian Miniature |
| Author: Pramod Ganpatye |
| Edition Year: 1997 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about Indian Miniature. The art of painting has been a medium of both expression and communication from the earliest known period of history. Man, as nomad, wandering in search of food and security, gradually discovered a language of line and form for expressing his ideas, which account for pre-historic paintings appearing in rock shelters. At a later period, this found expression in the paintings on chalcolithic pottery discovered at various centres. In India, the patterns were either geometric or were styled after the flora and fauna and at times depicted human figures. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings and Illustrations. |
| Edition: Second Edition |
| Pages: 64 |
| Size(mm): 210 x 275 |
| Weight(grams): 300 |
| Price: US$ 14.00 |
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| ISBN: 9994672002 |
| Title: A Ngor Mandala Collection |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Compiledby: Lokesh Chandra, Musashi Tachikawa, Sumie Watanabe |
| Abstract: This book includes a systematic work of theories and practices of Indian and Tibetan mandalas in 1870.This book has reproduced the set of mandala collection used for the line drawings |
| Remarks: Colourful Photographs and Illustrations |
| Edition: Reprinted |
| Pages: 134 |
| Size(mm): 225 x 286 |
| Weight(grams): 1000 |
| Price: US$ 53.50 |
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| ISBN: 0195220412 |
| Title: A Portrait of the Hindus: Balthazar Solvyns and the European Image of India 1760-1824 |
| Author: Robert L. Hardgrave Jr. |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about Balthazar Solvyns and the European image of India at 1760 to 1824. The Flemish artist François Balthazar Solvyns is little known, but his series of etchings of the Hindus provide a rich and compelling portrait of India two hundred years ago. With commitment to faithful representation and with the sensibilities of an astutely observation artists, Solvyns portrays the people of India in their occupations, festivals and cultural life with immediacy and sympathy. It shows his paintings like Hindu castes, with their professions, following sections portray servants, costumes, means of transportation palanquins and boats, modes of smoking, fakirs, musical instruments and festivals. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Illustrations, Appendix, Bibliography, Glossary and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 568 |
| Size(mm): 235 x 310 |
| Weight(grams): 2960 |
| Price: US$ 105.50 |
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| ISBN: 8187737549 |
| Title: Abahoman: Flowing Life |
| Author: Jogen Chowdhury |
| Edition Year: 1980 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is an overview of authors and his many works, the studies the still life, presents us with the main distinction between what feels alive and what does not. The contour becomes the metaphor for life, it is as if the contour becomes waves of yearning desire in an artistic phase has nothing to do with possession, it is a transition that feeds on the tensions that thrive within our emotions for that period. It is a collection of paintings of author different ways of life moods. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 152 |
| Size(mm): 242 x 305 |
| Weight(grams): 1300 |
| Price: US$ 26.75 |
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| ISBN: 9781405315784 |
| Title: Acrylics Workshop: Simple Steps to Success |
| Author: Phyllis McDowell |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is for anyone who wants to find out how to paint with acrylics or improve their skills. Using simple colour palettes and easy to follow methods, it shows how to create successful paintings of a wide variety of subjects. Starting with materials and basic techniques, it moves on to inspiring and achievable step by step projects that will help to train your eye and develop your painting skills. Clear explanations of the basic principles of acrylics encourage you to tackle subjects ranging from simple studies to landscapes and portraits, while building the image, illustrations provide at a glance overviews of the projects. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Illustrations, Glossary and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 128 |
| Size(mm): 199 x 262 |
| Weight(grams): 660 |
| Price: US$ 10.75 |
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| ISBN: 8171070345 |
| Title: Ajanta |
| Author: Amina Okada and Jean-Louis NOU |
| Edition Year: 1996 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about Ajanta paintings. The Ajanta caves, with their compelling architecture, their outstanding high relief and sculptures, the remarkable richness and variety of the canopies and profusion of the shafts of their carved columns, are universally admired for the beauty of their paintings. These paintings, which decorate the walls, the columns, the door frames, the ceilings, illustrate, in a very detailed and precise fashion, about thirty Avadana, or Jataka extracted from the vast body of tales, poems and belleds, sanctified and edifying tales attributed to the Buddha who, it is said, narrated them to his disciples. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings and Bibliography. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 216 |
| Size(mm): 265 x 305 |
| Weight(grams): 1900 |
| Price: US$ 66.75 |
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| ISBN: N000007134 |
| Title: An Anthology of Canadian Art |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1960 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Editedby: R. H. Hubbard |
| Abstract: This book is about anthology of Canadian Art. It is still so little known of the history of Canadian art that many are astonished to find that it covers three centuries. As artists were active in New France before 1670, Canadian art therefore goes back as far as American, though neither country can complete for seniority with Latin America and her four centuries of development. Various similarities and differences become apparent when the arts of the French, English and Spanish colonies are compared with one another. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Paintings, Notes and Biography. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 187 |
| Size(mm): 240 x 179 |
| Weight(grams): 690 |
| Price: US$ 50.00 |
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| ISBN: N000091590 |
| Title: An Illustrated Aranyaka Parvan in the Asiatic Society of Bombay |
| Author: Karl Khandalavala and Moti Chandra |
| Edition Year: |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a monograph on the illustrated manuscripts of Aranyaka Parvan which has an importance all its own. For, not only does the manuscripts bear a precise date, Samvat 1573, Sravana Vadi 9, Monday but mentions the reign of the monarch Sultan Sikandar Lodi, in which it was produced and, it would appear the very place where it was written and painted. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations. |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 53 |
| Size(mm): 192 x 255 |
| Weight(grams): 395 |
| Price: US$ 41.25 |
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| ISBN: 090760577X |
| Title: Art of Buriatia: Buddhist Icons from Southern Siberia |
| Author: Deborah Ashencaen and Gennady Leonov |
| Edition Year: 1996 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about art of Buriatia. It is a charming painting illustrative a popular legend according to which the compassionate goddess Tara emerged from a lake formed by a single tear of Avalokiteshvara. Popular throughout Central Asia, the cult of Tara acquired a curious feature in Buriatia. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings and Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 48 |
| Size(mm): 210 x 295 |
| Weight(grams): 300 |
| Price: US$ 41.25 |
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| ISBN: N000006279 |
| Title: Art of the Asian Mountains |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1969 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about an art of the Asian mountains. The art of these mountain lands, now caught up in the conflict of two great Asian powers, is threatened by the processes of modernization, conflicts of political ideology and a sweeping social revolution. Because these lands are little known and their remoteness from Western experience, the Miami Art Center and its director, Mr. Grover Cole, have made a major contribution to the cultural development of Miami. The exhibition provides an opportunity to see a vision of a very different world with strange aesthetic, moral and religious values. The intensity of the art, its mixture of the sense and the horrible, the sense of conviction and total involvement in the experience of inner reality, the transformation of life and understanding, all of this is vividly manifest in these works. |
| Remarks: Photographs and Paintings. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 68 |
| Size(mm): 225 x 230 |
| Weight(grams): 250 |
| Price: US$ 82.25 |
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| ISBN: 1402702396 |
| Title: Art Techniques for Light and Shade |
| Author: Paul Taggart |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book helps to learn essential art techniques as you progress from drawing to painting. Through a wealth of exercise and projects, professional artist and teacher Paul Taggart shows you the many effects that can be achieved. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings and Index. |
| Edition: Reprinted Edition |
| Pages: 112 |
| Size(mm): 235 x 233 |
| Weight(grams): 520 |
| Price: US$ 8.00 |
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| ISBN: 1402702388 |
| Title: Art Techniques from Pencil to Paint Textures and Effects |
| Author: Paul Taggart |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book will help you to build your skills as you progress from working with simple lines in a range of media to move advanced paint techniques. And find out some other ideas that incorporate different approaches to both visual and physical textures. Get creative with scratching, wiping, tearing, distressing and other inventive methods for achieving unusual, distinctive effects. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations and Index. |
| Edition: First Paperback Edition |
| Pages: 112 |
| Size(mm): 237 x 234 |
| Weight(grams): 510 |
| Price: US$ 8.00 |
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| ISBN: 1402702361 |
| Title: Art Techniques from Pencil to Paint: Line to Stroke |
| Author: Paul Taggart |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book will help you to master fundamental line and stroke techniques as you progress from drawing to painting. Not only you will work with different media such as pastels and watercolors, you will also understand key concepts like how stroke direction brings the eye into paintings. Even scribbling can lead to wonderful results, with loosely drawn lines gradually assuming different shapes. No matter what your experience, you will find out how much these media have to offer. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W illustrations and Index. |
| Edition: First Paperback Edition |
| Pages: 112 |
| Size(mm): 235 x 232 |
| Weight(grams): 510 |
| Price: US$ 8.00 |
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| ISBN: 9994695681 |
| Title: Batsyayana & Hisbarbs: A Cartoonists Take on Post-1990 Nepal |
| Author: Ajit Baral |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: Batsyayana is Nepal's foremost cartoonist, both interms of the content of his work and its technical quality. With great with, insight and skill, he has over the years, created a brilliant document of the post-1990 democratic era, with all its strengths and foibles. |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 148 |
| Size(mm): 190 x 190 |
| Weight(grams): 360 |
| Price: US$ 6.95 |
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| ISBN: 1932771905 |
| Title: Brushing the Spirit: The Magical Art of Charan Sharma |
| Author: Charan Sharma |
| Edition Year: |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book includes dozens of lush images reproduced in highest quality art prints, highlight the vibrant colours and evocative shadows of Sharma's native Rajasthan. |
| Remarks: Foreword by Donald Kuspil and Colourful Illustrations, |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 159 |
| Size(mm): 262 x 261 |
| Weight(grams): 1300 |
| Price: US$ 45.00 |
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| ISBN: 9781932771909 |
| Title: Brushing the Sprit |
| Author: Charan Sharma |
| Edition Year: |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a magical art of authors. Imbued with sensual art, the sculpture and sacred architecture acquire sensual presence, indeed, an engrossing presence that makes their spirituality, that is, their power to alter consciousness all the more uncanny and enigmatic. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings. |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 160 |
| Size(mm): 260 x 260 |
| Weight(grams): 1320 |
| Price: US$ 61.75 |
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| ISBN: 3765444855 |
| Title: Buddhismus: Acht Schritte zum Gluck |
| Author: Dieter Glogowski |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: German |
| Abstract: A collection of the pictures of the buddhist, their cultural practices including the sayings and thoughts by famous personality in German language. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 383 |
| Size(mm): 240 x 171 |
| Weight(grams): 1290 |
| Price: US$ 45.00 |
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| ISBN: N000005803 |
| Title: Buddhist Art of the Tibetan Plateau |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1989 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Compiledby: Liu Lizhong (Photographer) |
| Editedby: Ralph Kiggell |
| Translatedby: Ralph Kiggell |
| Abstract: This book deals on the historical relationship between Tibet and the Mongol, Manchu and Han courts in Beijing and includes a description of the Lamaist monuments, many of which still stand, in the Beijing area. |
| Remarks: Coloured photographs, Appendix, Index and Map of major temples of Tibet |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 362 |
| Size(mm): 264 x 325 |
| Weight(grams): 2530 |
| Price: US$ 342.95 |
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| ISBN: 2880860016 |
| Title: Buddhist Wall-Painting of Ladakh |
| Author: Charles Genoud and Takao Inoue |
| Edition Year: 1982 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is concerned with showing the profound meaning which the iconography represents for Tantric Buddhism. The author analyzes in detail the symbolism of one divinity and his Mandala according to Tibetan commentaries. After a summary of the history of Ladakh and of the introduction of Tibetan Buddhism to this region, he comments on the evolution of Buddhist art form the first representation of the Buddha up to belated developments as they are seen in Ladakh. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs, Glossary, Notes and Bibliography. |
| Edition: First English Edition |
| Pages: 116 |
| Size(mm): 214 x 307 |
| Weight(grams): 1620 |
| Price: US$ 205.75 |
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| ISBN: AS00001126 |
| Title: Carnets d un peintre au Népal |
| Author: Patrick Jager |
| Edition Year: 2001 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: French |
| Abstract: This is the collection of the paintings of Patrick Jager relating to the landscapes, monasteries and people of Nepal. |
| Remarks: Signed by Author, Colour Illustrations and Map |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 143 |
| Size(mm): 290 x 220 |
| Weight(grams): 950 |
| Price: US$ 200.00 |
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| ISBN: 1932771727 |
| Title: Celestial Gallery |
| Author: Romio Shrestha |
| Edition Year: 2005 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: The paintings in this celestial gallery draw from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist and Hindu traditions which, for centuries, have expressed some of humankinds deepest spiritual insights. The paintings depict Buddhist deities and bodhisattvas. These are not gods remote from our experience, but reflections of different states of awareness. The Buddhas, Taras, and other peaceful divinities represent sublime states of consciousness, while the wrathful or diabolical forms represent our inner tendencies for resentment, jealousy, greed, and guilt. |
| Remarks: Text by Ian A. Baker. Foreword by Deepak Chopra. Afterword by Robert A.F. Thurman. Beautiful Colour Paintings and Glossary. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 61 |
| Size(mm): 427 x 620 |
| Weight(grams): 5000 |
| Price: US$ 160.00 |
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| ISBN: 8123000510 |
| Title: Chaurapanchasika: A Sanskrit Love Lyric |
| Author: Leela Shiveshwarkar |
| Edition Year: 1994 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is for the first time all the 18 miniatures, illustrating the well-known Sanskrit love lyric of 12 century A. D, known as Chaurapanchasika are reproduced in this album in actual colour. They belonged to the late N. C. Mehta, who was a distinguished scholar of Indian art, the text has been provided by his daughter Leela Shiveshwarkar. These paintings along with the entire collection of Indian miniatures of the late N. C. Mehta can now be seen in the N. C. Methta Gallery of Miniature paintings in the Gujarat Museum society at Ahmedabad. |
| Remarks: Devanagari Scripts, Colour Paintings, References, Appendix and Bibliography. |
| Edition: Reprinted Edition |
| Pages: 55 |
| Size(mm): 225 x 280 |
| Weight(grams): 580 |
| Price: US$ 21.50 |
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| ISBN: N810903970 |
| Title: Childrens Homage to Picasso |
| Author: Michael Batterberry and Ariane Ruskin |
| Edition Year: |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is the result of the gift given by Vallauris people to Picasso on his eight-fifth birthday. This book contains paintings and drawing of bullfight. Picasso is a lover of bullfight so in gift everyone give me bullfight paints and drawings. From the entire gift he has chosen the best and published in this book along with his paintings. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations. With 52 drawings by Picasso and 48 by Children |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 100 |
| Size(mm): 247 x 291 |
| Weight(grams): 1100 |
| Price: US$ 200.00 |
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| ISBN: R000033505 |
| Title: Chinese Portraiture |
| Author: Eli Lancman |
| Edition Year: 1966 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This is about painting that is always one of the first manifestations of the developing culture and that is difficult to pinpoint its origins in China-a country whose beginnings are obscure, and clouded by myth and legend. |
| Remarks: Good/--dj. Quarto. A Mint Copy. Red cloth boards with illustration at the front hard board. Some stains at the edges. Otherwise a perfect copy. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 188 |
| Size(mm): 190 x 265 |
| Weight(grams): 950 |
| Price: US$ 100.00 |
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| ISBN: 9788123741499 |
| Title: Chitralakshana: Story of Indian Paintings |
| Author: Mulk Raj Anand |
| Edition Year: 2007 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book tells the stories of arts of India from prehistory, Gupa, medieval etc. All the dates of the painting contain in this book are the guess work of the author. This book will be mostly suitable for children as well as researchers and Indian arts lovers. |
| Remarks: B&W and Colour Illustrations. |
| Edition: Reprinted |
| Pages: 118 |
| Size(mm): 180 x 243 |
| Weight(grams): 350 |
| Price: US$ 2.50 |
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| ISBN: 0195669886 |
| Title: Cholamandal: An Artists Village |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Editedby: Josef James |
| Abstract: This book story of Cholamandal, which begin in 1966 as a village of artist situated on a ten acre plot on the Coromandel Coast near Chennai. It offered place where artists could live, create and share their art with others within the community. At Cholamandal, the creative artist is an equal participant in society, self employed and independent. It profiles a series of such creative artists, who have each carved a place for themselves in the world of art, some of them, internationally. Illustrated with over 130 beautiful colour plates depicting the artists work, this is a wonderful and important document of a novel and sustainable idea, one which deserves emulation. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs and Paintings. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 400 |
| Size(mm): 223 x 282 |
| Weight(grams): 2280 |
| Price: US$ 79.95 |
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| ISBN: R000032401 |
| Title: Citralaksana: A Treatise on Indian Painting |
| Author: Asok K. Bhattacharya |
| Edition Year: 1974 |
| Cover: Leather Bound |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: Citralaksana is the chapter dealing with the technique of painting included in the well known text Silparatna by Srikumara. This is almost a concise handbook providing the basic information on the subject in both its aesthetic and technical aspects. |
| Remarks: B&W Photographs and Devnagari Script |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 90 |
| Size(mm): 150 x 230 |
| Weight(grams): 280 |
| Price: US$ 40.00 |
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| ISBN: R000032125 |
| Title: Collectors Luck |
| Author: Stowers Johnson |
| Edition Year: 1968 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This is one of the most fascinating books about art collecting that have been written. This is a true story of Mr. Johnsons adventure and luck in combining through the auction rooms and junk shops of the country in search of treasure. He remarks that the biographical side of his book might well be turned or how to buy a work of art for a few shillings and find its value estimated in thousands. This is a kind of travelogue in art, intended to appeal to connoisseurs and those engaged in museums. |
| Remarks: Fine/Poor dj. Octavo. The illustrated dust jacket is chipped off and slightly faded away. Loose hinge. Sky blue endpapers which is slightly faded away. Otherwise a fine copy. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 211 |
| Size(mm): 150 x 220 |
| Weight(grams): 600 |
| Price: US$ 45.00 |
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| ISBN: 1590303024 |
| Title: Coloring Mandalas - 3: Circles of the Sacred Feminine |
| Author: Susanne F. Fincher |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book presents designs organized according to a scheme of twelve archetypal stages that represents a cycle of personal growth. It enables to experience the spiritual energy, deepen meditation, provide relaxation, evoke a sense of harmony and so on. |
| Remarks: B&W Illustrations of 50 designs to color and draw for all people of all ages |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: |
| Size(mm): 254 x 268 |
| Weight(grams): 650 |
| Price: US$ 26.00 |
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| ISBN: 1570625832 |
| Title: Coloring Mandalas-1 : For Insight, Healing and Self - Expression |
| Author: Susanne F. Fincher |
| Edition Year: 2000 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book presents designs organized according to a scheme of twelve archetypal stages that represents a cycle of personal growth. It enables to experience the spiritual energy, deepen meditation, provide relaxation, evoke a sense of harmony and so on. |
| Remarks: B&W Illustrations of 48 sacred circle designs for all people of all ages |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: |
| Size(mm): 254 x 268 |
| Weight(grams): 500 |
| Price: US$ 26.00 |
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| ISBN: 1590300866 |
| Title: Coloring Mandalas-2: For Balance, Harmony and Spiritual Well - Being |
| Author: Susanne F. Fincher |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book presents designs organized according to a scheme of twelve archetypal stages that represents a cycle of personal growth. It enables to experience the spiritual energy, deepen meditation, provide relaxation, evoke a sense of harmony and so on. |
| Remarks: B&W Illustrations of 72 sacred circle designs for all people of all ages |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: |
| Size(mm): 254 x 268 |
| Weight(grams): 600 |
| Price: US$ 26.00 |
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| ISBN: 0944142176 |
| Title: Company Paintings: Indian Paintings of the British Period |
| Author: Mildred Archer |
| Edition Year: 1992 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book illustrates the paintings of the British period, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Indian artists were commonly employed by the British East India Company and its servants to illustrate the manners and customs of India and to record its many picturesque sights, monuments, deities, festivals, crafts and occupations. This work, a blend of Indian and British styles, is known as company painting and is represented in the Victoria and Albert museum by over 2600 examples. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Illustrations, Map, Glossary, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 240 |
| Size(mm): 225 x 285 |
| Weight(grams): 1310 |
| Price: US$ 33.50 |
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| ISBN: 1932476083 |
| Title: Demonic Divine: Himalayan Art and Beyond |
| Author: Rob Linrothe and Jeff Watt |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: A description of more than sixty artworks of wrathful deities, largely drawn from the museum's permanent collection. This book provides how the dieties and cultures are being protected in Himalaya. |
| Remarks: 200 Colour Illustrations and Photographs, Glossary and Index |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 321 |
| Size(mm): 215 x 290 |
| Weight(grams): 1650 |
| Price: US$ 68.35 |
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| ISBN: 9069800292 |
| Title: Depicted Deities: Painters Model Books in Nepal |
| Author: M. L. B. Blow |
| Edition Year: 1989 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book deals with the rules of art. More specifically, it treats of the unwritten rules of Nepalese art as laid down in model books. These can be seen as manuals for the artists in which, they can find the correct way to represent, in visual art, any of some 2000 godly figures. The representation of these gods, all of them with their particular attributes, was subject to more or less strict rules. The kind of which is also found in Europe in the early middle age, have developed into a special tradition in Nepal, where a unique number of model books was found to be in existence, the of them going back to the 15th century. |
| Remarks: Photographs, Illustrations, Appendix, Tables, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 92 |
| Size(mm): 239 x 313 |
| Weight(grams): 590 |
| Price: US$ 133.50 |
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| ISBN: 0500017239 |
| Title: Derek Jarman: A Portrait |
| Author: Roger Wollen |
| Edition Year: 1996 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book unravels the complexity and meaning of vision of Jarman by looking at all aspect of his creativity. Published here are not only examples of his late work, as well as dramatic photographs of stage sets and film stills and moving images of the garden he created at Dungeness. Specially commissioned essays explore the artistic, personal and political dynamism which drove all his work. The exposure here of shared themes, ideas and influences provides fresh insights into creative mind of Jarman and forces us to look again at one of the most intriguing and controversial personalities of our time. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs, Illustrations, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: Reprinted Edition |
| Pages: 175 |
| Size(mm): 170 x 235 |
| Weight(grams): 750 |
| Price: US$ 80.75 |
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| ISBN: 1861605943 |
| Title: Drawing and Painting: The Figure |
| Author: Stan Smith and Linda Wheeler |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book explains how the figure can be treated in all the drawing and painting media. It looks at the history of the figure in art, with examples drawn from the work of prominent artists. Improve your technique by using the helpful diagrams, illustrations and step by step examples. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Sketches, Glossary and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 160 |
| Size(mm): 222 x 294 |
| Weight(grams): 640 |
| Price: US$ 15.95 |
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| ISBN: 1864762942 |
| Title: Drawing Animals |
| Author: Belinda Willson and Jason Willson |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book was specifically designed to encourage and develop accurate drawing and perception skills, whilst having fun drawing animals. The studies begin initially, at an easy standard using a four step process. |
| Remarks: Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: |
| Size(mm): 210 x 299 |
| Weight(grams): 210 |
| Price: US$ 4.75 |
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| ISBN: 1864762969 |
| Title: Drawing Caricatures |
| Author: Luke Jurevicius |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book was specifically designed to encourage and develop accurate drawing and perceptions skills, whilst having fun drawing caricatures. The studies begin initially, at an easy standard using a four step process. |
| Remarks: Sketches. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: |
| Size(mm): 208 x 298 |
| Weight(grams): 210 |
| Price: US$ 4.75 |
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| ISBN: 9780600614821 |
| Title: Drawing in 10 Steps |
| Author: Ian Sidaway |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book teaches you all the skills you need to create beautiful drawings in just 10 steps. Follow the series of simple projects to master essential techniques, then pull them all together in the final step to compose a striking work of art. It helps to understand proportion and shape, apply the rules of perspective, create lines, introduce tone etc. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs, Illustrations and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 144 |
| Size(mm): 218 x 280 |
| Weight(grams): 620 |
| Price: US$ 16.25 |
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| ISBN: 1405312874 |
| Title: Drawing Workshop: Simple Steps to Success |
| Author: Lucy Watson |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to draw or improve their skills. Using a wide variety of different media, from pencil and charcoal to colour pastels, it shows how to create successful drawings of a wide variety of subjects. It moves on to inspiring and achievable step by step projects that will help to train your eye and develop your drawing skills. Clear explanations of the basic principles of drawing encourage you to tackle subjects ranging from simple studies to landscapes and portraits, while building the image provide at a glance overview of the projects. |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations, Glossary and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 128 |
| Size(mm): 200 x 262 |
| Weight(grams): 650 |
| Price: US$ 10.75 |
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| ISBN: AS00001045 |
| Title: Earth Door Sky Door: Paintings of Mustang |
| Author: Robert Powell with Introduction by Roberto Vitali |
| Edition Year: 1999 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book presents the architectural paintings in watercolour from the Himalayan Kingdom of Mustang in northern Nepal. The landscape of Mustang is stripped of comfort, dry, windblown, dramatic and overwhelming in scale. |
| Remarks: Author Signed, Colour and B&W Photographs of Paintings |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 109 |
| Size(mm): 230 x 305 |
| Weight(grams): 750 |
| Price: US$ 400.00 |
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| ISBN: 0906026539 |
| Title: Earth Door Sky Door: Paintings of Mustang |
| Author: Robert Powell |
| Edition Year: 1999 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book presents the architectural paintings in watercolour from the Himalayan Kingdom of Mustang in northern Nepal. The landscape of Mustang is stripped of comfort, dry, windblown, dramatic and overwhelming in scale. Yet with the careful control of water, man-made islands of subsistence arose in remote corners. The structures man builds to maintain these islands, and to thrive, are the subjects of these paintings. Virtually every built object in Mustang bears the signs of ritual activity. |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations and Introduction by Roberto Vitali. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 109 |
| Size(mm): 230 x 305 |
| Weight(grams): 750 |
| Price: US$ 50.00 |
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| ISBN: AS00001190 |
| Title: Empowered Masters: Tibetan Wall Paintings of Mahasiddhas at Gyantse |
| Author: Ulrich Von Schroeder |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book illustrates and describes the important murals. The stories of the Mahasiddhas depict unorthodox, existential lives that encompass all of human experience and provide insight into a wide range of tantric practice. It intoduces the monastic complex of Gyantse, then guides through every wall painting of this magnificent chapel. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Appendix and Index |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 224 |
| Size(mm): 240 x 290 |
| Weight(grams): 1470 |
| Price: US$ 350.00 |
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| ISBN: 1840137339 |
| Title: Erotic Drawings |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book contains erotic drawings drawn by some of the most popular artist in the world such as Picasso, Pascin, Masson, Rodin, Munch, Fussli, Freud, Degas, Boucher, Bellmer, Hockney, Ingres, Kirchner, Klimt and many more. If you are an artist then this is the best book you can get to take some ideas from the best artists in the world. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 255 |
| Size(mm): 147 x 162 |
| Weight(grams): 470 |
| Price: US$ 16.00 |
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| ISBN: R000032395 |
| Title: Exhibition of Paintings |
| Author: Gopen Roy |
| Edition Year: 1959 |
| Cover: Leather Bound |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: |
| Remarks: Fine/--dj. Octavo. Black leather binding with gilt lettered spine. Foxing of the endpapers. The leaves are chipped off. Otherwise a fine copy. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 54 |
| Size(mm): 140 x 225 |
| Weight(grams): 250 |
| Price: US$ 30.00 |
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| ISBN: 0878463143 |
| Title: Faces of Asia: Portraits from the Permanent Collection |
| Author: Vishakha N. Desai and Denise Patry Leidy |
| Edition Year: 1989 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book demonstrates the commitment of the museum of fine arts to the study and publication of its permanent collections and to presenting the lesser known aspects of its holdings to a wide audience. It is the first cross cultural exhibition of portraiture from China, Japan, India and Iran. Considering both the relative dearth of scholarship on Asian portraiture and the inherent fascination that this genre holds for museum visitors, it is fitting that we should undertake this important project. The exhibition makes the beginning of the centennial celebration of the department of Asiatic Art. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Bibliography and Map. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 71 |
| Size(mm): 190 x 290 |
| Weight(grams): 290 |
| Price: US$ 21.95 |
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| ISBN: 9993343501 |
| Title: Faces of Nepal |
| Author: Jan Salter and Harka Gurung |
| Edition Year: 1996 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: A unique collaboration between a British artist and a Nepali scholar, this book celebrates that diversity, in a country that is like no other. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 80 |
| Size(mm): 230 x 280 |
| Weight(grams): 420 |
| Price: US$ 35.95 |
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| ISBN: R000032481 |
| Title: Febazaar Paintings of Calcutta: The Style of Kalighat |
| Author: W.G. Archer |
| Edition Year: 1953 |
| Cover: Leather Bound |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This is about Kalighat painting, which is the subject of this monograph, is a type of Indian art that bears the same relation to Mughal and Rajput miniatures as do Japanese colour prints to the scroll-paintings of the classical schools. Not only are the pictures an invaluable key to popular Indian interests but they reveal the Indian feeling for line, form and rhythm in its least inhibited guise. |
| Remarks: B&W Paintings. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 74 |
| Size(mm): 190 x 250 |
| Weight(grams): 480 |
| Price: US$ 330.00 |
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| ISBN: 1890206598 |
| Title: Forty Masterpieces: 20th Century Painting and Drawing from India, Pakistan Bangladesh and Sri Lanka |
| Author: Neville Tuli |
| Edition Year: |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book contains forty masterpieces of 20th century painting and drawing from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with brief description of the drawing and painting. This book will be suitable for arts lovers and arts students. |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations and Index. |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 123 |
| Size(mm): 191 x 286 |
| Weight(grams): 880 |
| Price: US$ 40.00 |
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| ISBN: 1890206911 |
| Title: Francis Newton Souza: Bridging Western and Indian Modern Art |
| Author: Aziz Kurtha |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about Francis Newton Souza. Francis Newton Souza was a founder member of the Progressive artists group, largely responsible for shaping the modern art movement in India. He went on to become a celebrated artist in Europe, following exhibitions in London in the 1950s. He was influence by the traditional temple sculptures of India, even as he imbibed from the sensibilities of European Old masters and modern painters. He was ranked along with artists of the stature of Georges Rouault, Chaime Soutine, Graham Sutherland and even Pablo Picasso. Souza was bitterly critical of his natal Catholic church and the hypocrisy of its clergy. He sought to disturb accepted notions of aesthetics and jolt stereotypical perceptions about religion, sin, sensuality and the oppressive political order. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Illustrations, Appendix, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 212 |
| Size(mm): 235 x 285 |
| Weight(grams): 1400 |
| Price: US$ 93.50 |
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| ISBN: 3829029306 |
| Title: Francisco de Goya |
| Author: Elke Linda Buchholz |
| Edition Year: 1999 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This is the biography of Francisco de Goya one of the most popular artist in the world. If you want to know his life story from his childhood to his old then this is the book for you. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations, Glossary and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 95 |
| Size(mm): 165 x 200 |
| Weight(grams): 230 |
| Price: US$ 4.75 |
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| ISBN: R000032407 |
| Title: From Feng Tse-Kais Drawings of Children |
| Author: Wang Chao-wen |
| Edition Year: |
| Cover: Leather Bound |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This is a collection of Wang Chao-wens drawings that he made when he was at the age of 27 and already a father of three children. |
| Remarks: B&W Illustrations |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 95 |
| Size(mm): 135 x 190 |
| Weight(grams): 260 |
| Price: US$ 100.00 |
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| ISBN: 0195111931 |
| Title: From the Ocean of Painting: Indias Popular Paintings 1589 to the Present |
| Author: Barbara Rossi |
| Edition Year: 1998 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: In this book, the author presents 101 works of extraordinary beauty representing twenty-one forms of popular painting of India and spanning 400 years. Based on her traveling, this book is the first comprehensive overview of this diverse material and is organized around the primary functions these artworks serve, from ritual tradition that lead, through the act of painting, to spiritual and materials benefits. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations, Maps, Notes, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 295 |
| Size(mm): 221 x 261 |
| Weight(grams): 1400 |
| Price: US$ 31.50 |
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| ISBN: N000022332 |
| Title: Ganesha-Sthapana: The Folk Art of Cultural |
| Author: S. S. Hitkari |
| Edition Year: 1981 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is profusely illustrated by typical masterpieces of Ganesha-Sthapanas both in colour and in monochrome. The chapter on lord Ganesha makes a very interesting reading. This fascinating and exciting account of lord Genesha adds immensely to the value of it, which will be read with equal interest both by the students of oriental culture and by the connoisseurs and lovers of Indian folk arts. |
| Remarks: Colour Plates and Appendix. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 101 |
| Size(mm): 145 x 220 |
| Weight(grams): 320 |
| Price: US$ 41.25 |
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| ISBN: 1840132310 |
| Title: Gauguin |
| Author: Lesley Stevenson |
| Edition Year: 1995 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: In this reassessment of Gauguin, the author sets his life and work in the social and artistic context of late nineteenth century France in order to dispel some of the mythology that has accumulated around him, much of it created by the artist himself. By emphasizing the importance of the early work, the author demonstrates that Gauguin started as a conventional painter in the impressionist style. Only after losing his job he decided to commit himself to painting. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 112 |
| Size(mm): 262 x 362 |
| Weight(grams): 775 |
| Price: US$ 10.75 |
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| ISBN: 1932771972 |
| Title: Goddesses of the Celestial Gallery |
| Author: Romio Shrestha |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: In its finest moments, art offers a mirror into the soul. The paintings gracing this celestial gallery represent the creative force of the divine within each of us manifest in the spirited combination of paint, canvas, and the transcendent insight. This gallery depicts the feminine deities in all their divine and diabolical states. They are expressions of the energy of Shakti and reflections of the feminine state of awareness. These ecstatic deities show the transmutation of our natural passions into a force for spiritual awakening and the harmonious reintegration of trust and desire that allow the feminine to boldly express and commune with the energies of the universe. |
| Remarks: Foreword by Deepak Chopra. Preface by Caroline Myss. Afterword by Andrew Harvey. Beautiful Colour Paintings, Glossary, Endnotes, Biographies and Colophon. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 64 |
| Size(mm): 427 x 620 |
| Weight(grams): 5000 |
| Price: US$ 116.00 |
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| ISBN: 0517317761 |
| Title: Great Paintings of the Old American West |
| Author: Partricia Janis Broder |
| Edition Year: 1979 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This volume provides fifty of the most arresting of all paintings of the American West, chosen from thousands of irreplaceable treasures that repose, unknown to much of the general public, in the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 104 |
| Size(mm): 302 x 380 |
| Weight(grams): 1470 |
| Price: US$ 130.25 |
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| ISBN: N000007145 |
| Title: H. K. Kejriwal Collection 1830-1995 |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1996 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a collection of paintings ranging from 1830 to 1995 which give a glimpse of the history and development of visual arts in the country. It will go a long way in exposing young artists and art lovers to a treasure trove to visual arts. |
| Remarks: Paintings. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 80 |
| Size(mm): 212 x 278 |
| Weight(grams): 350 |
| Price: US$ 21.75 |
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| ISBN: AS00001044 |
| Title: Himalayan Drawings |
| Author: Robert Powell |
| Edition Year: 2001 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Editedby: Michael Oppitz |
| Abstract: This book presents a range of more than 140 documentary works of high aesthetic appeal, testifying to the wealth of local traditions in the valleys of the world's highest mountains. It includes the essays written by the specialists in the field of art and architecture, social anthropology and ethnography, Tibetan, Islamic, Indian and Nepalese studies, as well as general history of the Himalayan region. |
| Remarks: Author Signed, Colour and B&W Photographs of Paintings and Bibliography |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 304 |
| Size(mm): 225 x 280 |
| Weight(grams): 1600 |
| Price: US$ 1100.00 |
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| ISBN: 0752536664 |
| Title: How to Draw the Human Figure: A Complete Guide |
| Author: John Raynes and Jody Raynes |
| Edition Year: 2001 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is constructed as a series of 68 projects which are creatively linked so that basic drawing skills, methods of perception and the principles of simple human anatomy are first established and then the reader is introduced anatomy are first established and then the reader is introduced to more advanced ideas involving the use of colour, perspective, varying light fall and increasingly complex types of composition. The final sections deal with character and the ways in which students can use their developing ability to reproduce form and movement on paper so as to communicate the aspects of people that make them unique their individual personalities. |
| Remarks: Colour Sketches and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 160 |
| Size(mm): 203 x 270 |
| Weight(grams): 870 |
| Price: US$ 13.25 |
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| ISBN: 1861890397 |
| Title: In the Image of Tibet: Tibetan Painting After 1959 |
| Author: Clare Harris |
| Edition Year: 1999 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This is a unique study of the ways in which the idea of Tibet has been imagined by Tibetan artists both in exile in India and in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (T.A.R) of the Peoples Republic of China. This is the first major study of the fate of Tibetan art since the Chinese occupation and colonization of Tibet. It provides a fascinating portrait of Tibetan art produced in two parallel but connected words-the world of Tibetan refugee painters in exile and the world of Tibetan painters in Tibet. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 219 |
| Size(mm): 160 x 235 |
| Weight(grams): 500 |
| Price: US$ 34.50 |
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| ISBN: 9780944142608 |
| Title: India 20: Conversations with Contemporary Artists |
| Author: Anupa Mehta |
| Edition Year: 2007 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a crisp and lively compilation of conversations with twenty landmark contemporary Indian artists who are internationally recognized for their cutting edge work. These no holds barred tête-à-tête provides succinct insight into their idiom, trajectory and concerns. The interview format and a wide selection of images allow the reader to map this progression. An introductory essay and a representative timeline provide an overview of seminal events in their journey and developments within the filed of Indian contemporary art. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs and Bibliography. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 215 |
| Size(mm): 190 x 248 |
| Weight(grams): 740 |
| Price: US$ 40.00 |
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| ISBN: 1890206393 |
| Title: India: A Historical Lila |
| Author: Neville Tuli |
| Edition Year: 2001 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a curated auction of Indian modern and contemporary paintings, drawings and graphic art. The process of first building of India auction house for the arts, hand in hand with the archives for Indian modern and contemporary fine arts, cinema and architectural heritage has naturally taken its toll in many forms. Reconciling the contradictions, at every stage, is becoming very difficult. There are no preset guidelines regarding building the infrascape. Further, the process does not and cannot have the same rules as building a corporate infrastructure. Most of the corporate norms pertaining to time, scale and management, the advantage of specialization of labour, the manner by which individuals are inspired to go beyond their expectations and the like, are misleading if not irrelevant for cultural institution building. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings and Illustrations |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 198 |
| Size(mm): 209 x 275 |
| Weight(grams): 960 |
| Price: US$ 53.50 |
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| ISBN: 8190124706 |
| Title: India: The Passionate Detachment |
| Author: Neville Tuli |
| Edition Year: 2001 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This is a catalogue of Curated Auctions of Indian Modern and Contemporary Art and Books. This book contains paintings that have been put in auction for sale along with its price. This book will be useful for paintings collectors and fans of arts Indian art. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Paintings and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 238 |
| Size(mm): 209 x 277 |
| Weight(grams): 1080 |
| Price: US$ 53.50 |
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| ISBN: 818773700X |
| Title: Indian Contemporary Art Post Independence |
| Author: Yashodhara Damia, Ella Datta, Chaitanya Sambrani, Santo Datta and Martha Jakimowicz |
| Edition Year: 2007 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book attempts to capture vignettes of contemporary heritage of Indian painting and profile the personal journeys of artist in independent India. The entire artists of India who have made an impression on the development of contemporary art are included in this book. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Paintings, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: Reprinted |
| Pages: 316 |
| Size(mm): 252 x 341 |
| Weight(grams): 2602 |
| Price: US$ 96.00 |
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| ISBN: 0878480463 |
| Title: Indian Drawings and Painted Sketches: 16th Through 19th Centuries |
| Author: Stuart Cary Welch |
| Edition Year: 1976 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book covers three hundred years of history of India and illustrated with eighty richly varied sketches, ranging from the liveliest folk art to the most sophisticated palace portraits. In 1910 the famous art historian Coomaraswamy wrote that the reproduction in his pioneer study, a small monograph published in London, would be welcomed as a revelation of an exquisite but hitherto almost unknown art. Sixty five year Indian drawings are scarcely better known. |
| Remarks: Sketches, Map and Bibliography. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 142 |
| Size(mm): 250 x 258 |
| Weight(grams): 920 |
| Price: US$ 24.00 |
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| ISBN: R000030982 |
| Title: Indian Painting |
| Author: Percy Brown |
| Edition Year: 1965 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book describes about the Indian painting that may be broadly resolved into the three great religious divisions-Buddhist, Hindu and Muhamadan. This book deals with the survey of the history of Indian painting, divided into its main periods or schools. It is devoted to a description of the principal developments of the art, as these arose out of this history. |
| Remarks: Fine/--dj. Octavo. The yellow paper cover is faded away with some chipped off parts. Slight foxing of the leaves. Loose hinge. Otherwise a fine copy. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 132 |
| Size(mm): 125 x 180 |
| Weight(grams): 130 |
| Price: US$ 5.00 |
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| ISBN: N000020331 |
| Title: Indian Pigment Paintings on Cloth |
| Author: Kay Talwar and Kalyan Krishna |
| Edition Year: 1979 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is devoted to a particular field of Indian textile history and includes a full technical and aesthetic description of relevant pieces in the collection, relating them collectively and aesthetically to their historical context. |
| Remarks: Colour Plates, Notes and Appendix. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 166 |
| Size(mm): 220 x 288 |
| Weight(grams): 1520 |
| Price: US$ 340.00 |
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| ISBN: 0500512078 |
| Title: Indian Wisdom 365 Days |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book includes the wise words of a great master, philosopher and poet for everyday of the year, accompanied by Oliver Follmi's beautiful and moving photographs of Indian people and places. |
| Remarks: 385 colour Illustrations by Danielle and Olivier Follmi |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: |
| Size(mm): 235 x 154 |
| Weight(grams): 2000 |
| Price: US$ 61.75 |
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| ISBN: 8843561383 |
| Title: Indian: Miniatures and Paintings from the 16th to the 9th Century |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1997 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Editedby: Gian Giuseppe Filippi |
| Abstract: This book is about Indian miniatures and paintings from the 16th to the 9th century. Indian painting has to be divided into two areas that differ in their technique and period, but interact as far as their inspiration, content and expressive force is concerned. These are the mural painting and the miniature. The mural is represented as in the oldest caves as Ajanta and vanishes from the scene at Vijayanagar, in the same 16th century that saw great developments in miniature painting in Northern India. Of course, this disappearance relates solely to an artistic genre with a particular technique style, not to the decoration of walls in general. In fact, the same period in which mural painting in the south died out saw the emergence of a new type of decoration on the walls of Rajput palaces and castles in the north west of the country. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 150 |
| Size(mm): 250 x 280 |
| Weight(grams): 980 |
| Price: US$ 76.75 |
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| ISBN: N000023766 |
| Title: Jaur Gita-Govinda: A Dated Sixteenth Century Gita Govinda from Mewar |
| Author: Kapila Vatsyayan |
| Edition Year: |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a study of unique role of the Gita govinda in the literary, pictorial, musical and theatrical history of the Indian arts between 1250-1850 many hitherto unpublished light. These belong to diverse schools of Indian miniature painting and cover a vast geographical area ranging from Gujarat to Orissa and Assam. While an independent larger study is contemplated on the Gita Govinda and the Indian artistic traditions, the present monograph restricts itself to a consideration of an important illustrated manuscript acquired by the National Museum in 1976. Similar manuscripts on twenty other unpublished as part of the larger study. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations, Appendix, Devanagari Transliteration, Appendix and Index. |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 125 |
| Size(mm): 315 x 245 |
| Weight(grams): 1210 |
| Price: US$ 26.75 |
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| ISBN: 1890206172 |
| Title: Kalighat Painting: Images from a Changing World |
| Author: Jyotindra Jain |
| Edition Year: 1999 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book emerged from the changing world of nineteenth century Calcutta, with old and new images seemingly layered one upon another on a transparent plane. Traditionally inherited techniques, iconography and artistic practices co mingled with revivalistic Mughal court culture, Sanskrit drama, the proscenium stage and swiftly drama, the proscenium stage and swiftly churned out and circulated images from photo studios and lithographic presses in the fast growing urban centre, translating folk art forms into popular genres. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Illustrations, Bibliography, Glossary and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 232 |
| Size(mm): 235 x 310 |
| Weight(grams): 1490 |
| Price: US$ 53.50 |
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| ISBN: N112900291 |
| Title: Kalighat Paintings: Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Author: W. G. Archer |
| Edition Year: 1971 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about Kalighat Paintings. Indian paintings from Kalighat, Calcutta, have a unique position in Indian art. Produced between 1800 and 1930 for sale to pilgrims visiting the local temple, they provide an original blend of two distinctive traditions. Their strong colours, bold distortions and majestic rhythms derive from popular scroll paintings executed by village artists in rural Bengal. On the other hand, their use of water colour, lithographed outlines, plain backgrounds and emphatic shading owes much to British prints and water colour drawings of natural history subjects and Indian social characters. |
| Remarks: Plates, Notes, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 127 |
| Size(mm): 190 x 250 |
| Weight(grams): 950 |
| Price: US$ 274.25 |
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| ISBN: 1570624542 |
| Title: Kathamandu Valley Painting |
| Author: Hugo E. Kreijger |
| Edition Year: 1999 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: The core of collection that gives an excellent overall view of the painting tradition in the Kathmandu Valley from the thirteenth to the early twentieth century including several extremely rare scroll for which there are no comparable pieces in collection |
| Remarks: Includes Colour Photographs by Mischa E.Jucker, Notes, Bibliography and Index |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 128 |
| Size(mm): 235 x 309 |
| Weight(grams): 1150 |
| Price: US$ 35.00 |
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| ISBN: R000032318 |
| Title: La Peinture Francaise |
| Author: Georges Wildenstein |
| Edition Year: |
| Cover: Leather Bound |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: French |
| Abstract: This book includes the paintings and the pictures of the French people of 16th and 17th century. |
| Remarks: B&W Photographs |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 60 |
| Size(mm): 130 x 175 |
| Weight(grams): 170 |
| Price: US$ 50.00 |
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| ISBN: 0810908565 |
| Title: Louis Michel Eilshemius |
| Author: Paul J. Karlstrom |
| Edition Year: 1978 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This is a biography of Louis Michel Eilshemius. His paintings reveal a gift for lyrical expression, an ability to impart an unearthly, dreamlike quality to canvas and an extraordinary originality. The abundant illustrations in this first comprehensive volume on the artist attest to the importance of his contribution to American art at the turn of the century. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Paintings, Bibliography, Notes and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 263 |
| Size(mm): 298 x 276 |
| Weight(grams): 2500 |
| Price: US$ 205.75 |
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| ISBN: N000023341 |
| Title: Madhubani: An Invaluable Book on the Original art Tradition |
| Author: K. Prakash |
| Edition Year: 1994 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about Madhubani and their tradition art. What is creativity? Where does it spring from? Can everyone be creative? Did you think creativity is confined to those fortunate few painters whose paintings fetch fanatically high prices? Or that veteran literary genius, whose tomes are shining, stars for thousands of avid readers. Is creativity embedded in the intoxicating verse of the poet? Or is it better reflected in the fantastic illusions of the celluloid-screen? Is creativity dance, drama, music or story telling? Moreover, is it the exclusive domain of the nouveau riche, prohibited to the rest of the world? |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 56 |
| Size(mm): 220 x 280 |
| Weight(grams): 600 |
| Price: US$ 17.50 |
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| ISBN: 0500280185 |
| Title: Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment |
| Author: Denise Patry Leidy and Robert A. F. Thurman |
| Edition Year: 1997 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book presents the art and philosophy of one of Buddhism's most important cosmic symbols in 48 fabulous examples, including sculptures of mandala art and dieties and exquisite early paintings from both the Himalayan and Sino - Japanese traditions. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs and B&W Illustrations |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 175 |
| Size(mm): 241 x 257 |
| Weight(grams): 885 |
| Price: US$ 37.00 |
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| ISBN: 189020658X |
| Title: Masterpieces and Museum-Quality Indian Modern and Contemporary Paintings |
| Author: Neville Tuli |
| Edition Year: 2000 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about Indian modern and contemporary paintings. It builds financially self sufficient framework for the arts rooted amid a genuinely be seen by the nation to have the material appetite and practical ability to put into action its own value system, on its own terms. Without this precondition the arts can never play a significant role in future of India. Naturally, the success of this process lies in nurturing the arts on a national scale without dependency on any of the traditional forms of patronage. Yet at the same time bridges between the governments, corporate and philanthropic sectors need to be harnessed. This implies innovating new forms of financial support with integrity, which equally pushes forward the educational requirements of the process. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Illustrations, Abbreviations and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 331 |
| Size(mm): 210 x 275 |
| Weight(grams): 1400 |
| Price: US$ 66.75 |
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| ISBN: 8174362983 |
| Title: Masterpieces of Indian Art |
| Author: Dr. Alka Pande |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: Illustrated from museums across the world, this book is a rich and stunning portal of the most precious treasures of Indian art. Extensive photo research and detailed examination of every facet of the arts make it nothing less than a book of illustrated art history. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs and Bibliography. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 156 |
| Size(mm): 312 x 312 |
| Weight(grams): 1790 |
| Price: US$ 53.50 |
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| ISBN: 1890206741 |
| Title: Materials Methods and Symbolism in the Pichhvai Painting Tradition of Rajasthan |
| Author: Desmond Peter Lazaro |
| Edition Year: 2005 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a most unusual one as far as subject matter is concerned. It is written by someone who has spent 11 years as an actual craftsman in a traditional studio in Jaipur, it lovingly documents the entire process of learning the craft, the significance of various colours, positions adopted while preparing them, alchemical changes, myths with which the process is associated and not least, the link with Hindu philosophy and Tantric practice. It carefully documents a craft, the elaborate and marvelous nature of which may easily bypass the casual observer who gazes at Pichhavias with little sense of its amazing attention to detail and combination of colours. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs, Illustrations and Glossary. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 204 |
| Size(mm): 248 x 285 |
| Weight(grams): 1250 |
| Price: US$ 45.50 |
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| ISBN: 0500276919 |
| Title: Mirror of the Orient |
| Author: Roland and Sabrina Michaud |
| Edition Year: 1992 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a vibrant mixture of civilizations and tongues, united by Islam, diversified by different histories, cultures and languages. Persia, Turkey, Afghanistan and their neighbors are famed for their literature and their multi hued arts and crafts, but few realize how alive, how close to the surface their powerful and enduring traditions are. It is a counterpoint the brilliant colour photographs of the renowned partnership of Roland and Sabrina Michaud with exquisite reproductions of fourteenth to nineteenth century central Asian miniatures. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs and Paintings. |
| Edition: Reprinted Edition |
| Pages: 80 |
| Size(mm): 250 x 214 |
| Weight(grams): 540 |
| Price: US$ 61.75 |
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| ISBN: 0856674095 |
| Title: More than a Bookshop: Zwemmers and Art in the 20th Century |
| Author: Nigel Vaux Halliday |
| Edition Year: 1991 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about art in the 20th century of Zwemmer. It has a central place in the history of British art in the twentieth century. From the early 1920s, the bookshop was a unique source of information on modern art, supplemented in 1929 by the opening of the Zwemmer gallery specializing in contemporary art, Zwemmer was a meeting place for a cross section of the art world, artists, collectors, academics and nonprofessionals, attracted by a range of it covering all arts of all periods. |
| Remarks: Photographs, Paintings, Appendix and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 325 |
| Size(mm): 185 x 250 |
| Weight(grams): 1240 |
| Price: US$ 76.95 |
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| ISBN: 8185026408 |
| Title: Mughal Masters: Further Studies |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1998 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Editedby: Asok Kumar Das |
| Abstract: This is a sequel of earlier Marg widely acclaimed Master of the Imperial Mughal Court, discussing Mughal painting through the contributions of outstanding artists. With the discovery of new materials providing key information and recent research on painters and their royal patrons, the study of Mughal painting has reached an interesting stage. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 148 |
| Size(mm): 250 x 329 |
| Weight(grams): 1305 |
| Price: US$ 49.50 |
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| ISBN: 8172231083 |
| Title: My Kind of Kathmandu: An Artistics Impression of the Emerald Valley |
| Author: Desmond Doig |
| Edition Year: 1994 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book celebrates a long standing love affair between Desmond Doig and the Emerald Valley. At times ebullient, at others profound, never boring, this book was what Desmond Doig always wanted to do because he wanted to share Kathmandu with everybody |
| Remarks: Beautiful Colour and B&W Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 208 |
| Size(mm): 280 x 370 |
| Weight(grams): 2175 |
| Price: US$ 80.00 |
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| ISBN: 8175251026 |
| Title: My Search My Evolution |
| Author: Laxman Pai |
| Edition Year: 2000 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: The concept and visualization of this book, is to enlighten the ART lovers, the involvement and devotion of the creative artist, whose life is like a continuous flow of river from its source, absorbing and digesting all the influences on the way. This book contains the paintings done by Laxman Pai since 1948 to 1998. |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations and B&W Photographs. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 204 |
| Size(mm): 224 x 289 |
| Weight(grams): 1420 |
| Price: US$ 93.50 |
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| ISBN: N000007149 |
| Title: Nepalese Miniatures |
| Author: Rajatananda Das Gupta |
| Edition Year: 1968 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book draws a systematic and chronological account of miniature painting of Nepal. A special study has been made in this work of the art of manuscript illumination from the Buddhist and Brahmanical manuscript from Nepal. Unlike the Mughal and the Rajasthan schools of painting of India, no separate miniatures were normally painted in Nepal. Hence Nepalese miniature painting is essentially book-illustrated or manuscript as in Assam. But in the later periods separate a miniatures were produced depicting Hindu and Buddhist deities for selling to pilgrims visiting Nepal. |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations, Glossary, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 55 |
| Size(mm): 180 x 250 |
| Weight(grams): 380 |
| Price: US$ 27.50 |
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| ISBN: N000020406 |
| Title: Ninth Triennale-India |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1997 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a group of works presented on the 50 anniversary of independence of India in Triennale-India was inspired by the bold designs and colors worn by women in India. Like birds of brilliant plumage, from poor rural village to urban metropolis, women established their presence with their clothing even when they were covered up. Specially when they were covered up, as the personality and features become secondary to the statement of their dress. |
| Remarks: Devanagari Scripts, Photographs, Paintings and Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 246 |
| Size(mm): 265 x 265 |
| Weight(grams): 1770 |
| Price: US$ 76.50 |
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| ISBN: 9781405315791 |
| Title: Oil Painting Workshop: Simple Steps to Success |
| Author: Aggy Boshoff |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is for anyone who wants to find out how to paint with oils or improve their skills. Using simple colour palettes and easy to follow methods, it shows how to create successful paintings of a wide variety of subjects. It moves on to inspiring and achievable step by step projects that will help to train your eye and develop your painting skills. Clear explanations of the basic principles of oil painting encourage you to tackle subjects ranging from simple studies to landscapes and portraits, while building the image, illustrations provide at a glance overviews of the projects. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Glossary and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 128 |
| Size(mm): 198 x 262 |
| Weight(grams): 660 |
| Price: US$ 17.50 |
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| ISBN: 9780600615750 |
| Title: Oils in 10 Steps: Learn all the Techniques you Need in just one Painting |
| Author: Ian Sidaway |
| Edition Year: 2007 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a complete beginning guide to those who are keen to improve your skills, this easy to follow course will show you how to create impressive works of art in just 10 simple steps. Each technique is accompanied by step by step photographs, clear instructions and commentary of artist to help you progress quickly and easily. Once you have mastered the basics, there are there larger projects that will help you to practice all that you have learnt. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 144 |
| Size(mm): 218 x 280 |
| Weight(grams): 640 |
| Price: US$ 16.25 |
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| ISBN: 0719547318 |
| Title: Osaka Prints: Dean J. Schwaab |
| Author: John Murray |
| Edition Year: 1989 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book represents a pinnacle of Japanese art and craftsmanship in the nineteenth century. By that time the outside world was beginning to intrude on the previously isolated culture of Japan. But while Edo grew progressively more international, the city of Osaka, the ancient capital of the country, remained conservative and inward looking. Consequently the specialized printing and publishing industry based in Osaka and catering mainly to a rich and demanding elite continued to produce magnificent prints of a singular craftsmanship, employing the best papers and pigments, the most complex techniques and luxurious materials such as brass, mica and copper dust. |
| Remarks: Paintings, Glossary and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 288 |
| Size(mm): 245 x 310 |
| Weight(grams): 1770 |
| Price: US$ 148.50 |
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| ISBN: 1890206695 |
| Title: Painted Poems: Rajput Paintings from the Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor Collection |
| Author: Pratapditya pal |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book presents so evocative paintings from the collection of Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor, many of which have been donated to the Norton Simon Museum. To provide background for the reader, author Pratapaditya Pal discusses the tradition of Rajput painting and then offers insightful commentary on each of the paintings featured. It also includes an appendix of English translations of the inscriptions of paintings. |
| Remarks: Devanagari Scripts, Appendix, Bibliography and Map. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 191 |
| Size(mm): 230 x 260 |
| Weight(grams): 1000 |
| Price: US$ 46.75 |
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| ISBN: 8185026416 |
| Title: Painters of the Pahari Schools |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1998 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Editedby: Vishwa Chander Ohri and Roy C. Craven |
| Abstract: This book makes a further major contribution to the study of painters who lived and worked in the hill states of the western Himalaya. It includes a wealth of new information and opinions of several scholars, often sharply divergent. Recently discovered material forms the basis for fresh insights and attributions. Characteristics peculiar to specific hill states as identified and an attempt made to address several unresolved problems related to the development of painting at various centre. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 172 |
| Size(mm): 249 x 330 |
| Weight(grams): 1430 |
| Price: US$ 52.00 |
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| ISBN: 158180735X |
| Title: Painting Animals on Rock |
| Author: Lin Wellford |
| Edition Year: 2005 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: Turn wonders of Mother Nature into whimsical works of art with this comprehensive, fully illustrated, easy, step-by-step book. Lin Wellford, the original rock artist show you how to transform ordinary rocks into fun for the whole family. You will also find tips of finding the right rocks to suit your imagination, painting techniques and how to capture those details that will make every rock a timeless treasure. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Photographs. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 320 |
| Size(mm): 217 x 284 |
| Weight(grams): 1520 |
| Price: US$ 23.95 |
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| ISBN: R000031466 |
| Title: Painting During the Sultanate Period |
| Author: Dr. M. Abdulla Chaghatai |
| Edition Year: 1963 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This is an attempt to present some material on painting during the Sultanate period, which has so far received very little attention from scholars. The mail two aspects are described here. They are Mural Painting and Miniature Painting. |
| Remarks: Near Fine Copy/--dj. Quarto. The illustrated green hard boards are faded with dent edges and wormings. The spine is badly damaged. Marbled endpapers. Foxing of the leaves with full of wormings. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 62 |
| Size(mm): 170 x 240 |
| Weight(grams): 250 |
| Price: US$ 50.00 |
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| ISBN: 1861608853 |
| Title: Painting with Acrylics |
| Author: Jenny Rodwell |
| Edition Year: 204 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is an exciting introduction to Acrylics, most versatile of painting mediums, which can be used in the same way as oil, gouache and watercolor, yet with the advantage of being faster-drying and easier to work with. You will learn how you can use acrylics to imitate the effects of just about any other medium, how to combine it with inks, pencil and gouache for effective results and many more. |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations, Glossary and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 176 |
| Size(mm): 190 x 246 |
| Weight(grams): 615 |
| Price: US$ 15.95 |
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| ISBN: 1890206784 |
| Title: Paintings of the Razmnama: The Book of War |
| Author: Asok Kumar Das |
| Edition Year: 2005 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is the Persian translation of the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. The Mughal Emperor Akbar took a personal interest in the translation project and invited learned men, well versed with the work, from all over the country to help some of his best Persian scholar-courtiers prepare the most authentic text possible. Once this was complete, master painters at his atelier produced a lavishly illustrated copy for his personal use, Akbar then invited his nobles to get copies of the text made for them. Out of the three copies made, the three volumes Razmnama in the Birla academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, is the only one complete with 81 miniatures. Most of these images are full paging ones and the text bears the name of the scribe and date of completion 1605. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Glossary and Bibliography. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 191 |
| Size(mm): 220 x 305 |
| Weight(grams): 1180 |
| Price: US$ 53.50 |
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| ISBN: 0195667565 |
| Title: Paintings the Mughal Experience |
| Author: Som Prakash Verma |
| Edition Year: 2005 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book uses rare paintings from galleries across the world and draws on diverse textual sources to delve into the social history of dominant themes, motifs, and styles of Mughal. The author provides a vivid account of the Mughal atelier and of the work of individual artists. In a comprehensive introduction he highlights the fresh treatment, in this style of painting, of real life situations. Tracing the various influences on this magnificent genre of sixteenth- century narrative art, Verma also touches upon parallel artistic traditions. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations, Abbreviations, Glossary, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 185 |
| Size(mm): 224 x 289 |
| Weight(grams): 1000 |
| Price: US$ 60.00 |
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| ISBN: 0500236593 |
| Title: Paradiso: The Illuminations to Dantes Divine Comedy by Giovanni di Paolo |
| Author: John Pope-Hennessy |
| Edition Year: 1993 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: Paradiso is the third and the last book of the Divine Comedy of Dante was written by Sienese artist Giovanni di Paolo. Not only are they outstanding works of art, but they also represent how the poem would have been read in the middle of the fifteenth century. In this book, the cycle of illustrations is reproduced in colour for the first time. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 223 |
| Size(mm): 258 x 277 |
| Weight(grams): 1720 |
| Price: US$ 98.75 |
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| ISBN: N000093015 |
| Title: Paubha Exhibition: An Exploration of Nepals Sacred Art Form |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a catalogue of Paubha exhibition held by joint effort of Nepal Heritage Society and the Nepal Tourism Board. This exhibition was held with the main purpose of promoting the Pauba art and to bring new artists in the light. This book will be useful for art students and arts lovers. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs. |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 30 |
| Size(mm): 141 x 218 |
| Weight(grams): 120 |
| Price: US$ 3.50 |
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| ISBN: 0500092818 |
| Title: Paul Klee: Catalogue Raisonne: Volume Three |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1999 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Editedby: Paul Klee |
| Abstract: This book is chronological presentation of complete oeuvre of Klee, embraces approximately 1000 works dating from the years following World War 1, when the artist had achieved some financial success and was becoming more widely known. He was able to conclude a general agency agreement in 1919 with the Munich bookseller and gallery owner Hans Goltz, having already held several exhibitions in Berlin at gallery Der sturm of Herwarth Walden. In 1920 Klee was invited by Walter Gropius to teach at the Bauhaus in Weimar. The influence of teaching of Klee activity at the Bauchus can be seen during this time in his systematic exploration of pictorial effects, frequently characterized by a highly formalized use of colour. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Illustrations, Notes, Glossary, Appendices, Bibliography and Index |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 544 |
| Size(mm): 280 x 325 |
| Weight(grams): 3800 |
| Price: US$ 596.95 |
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| ISBN: 8188204129 |
| Title: Peerless Images: Persian Painting and Its Sources |
| Author: Eleanor Sims |
| Edition Year: 2002 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is figural arts of the Iranian world from prehistoric times to the early twentieth century ever to consider themes, rather than styles. Analyzing primarily painting, in manuscripts and albums, on walls and on lacquered, painted pen boxes and caskets, but also the related arts of sculpture, ceramics and metalwork, the author finds that the underlying themes depicted on them through the ages are remarkably consistent. It demonstrates that all these arts display similar concerns, kingship and legitimacy, the righteous exercise of princely power and the defense of national territory and the performance of rituals and the religious duties called for by the paramount cult of the day. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Notes, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 349 |
| Size(mm): 257 x 329 |
| Weight(grams): 2410 |
| Price: US$ 80.00 |
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| ISBN: 0943231043 |
| Title: People of the High Plateau |
| Author: Carl Berman and Frederick J. Dockstader |
| Edition Year: 2000 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a record of a half -century odyssey in search of the life ways of those people who have chosen to dwell on the high plateau country of South America and northern Asia. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings and Map. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 114 |
| Size(mm): 260 x 260 |
| Weight(grams): 840 |
| Price: US$ 17.95 |
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| ISBN: 1904310133 |
| Title: Persian Art: Lost Treasures |
| Author: Vladimir Loukonine and Anatoli Ivanov |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book demonstrates a common theme running through the art of the region during the past 3000 years. Despite many religious and political upheavals, Persian art, whether it is in its architecture, sculpture, frescoes, miniatures, porcelain, fabrics or rugs, whether in the work of the humble craftsmen or the high art of court painters, displays a delicate touch and a sub-the refinement that has had a profound influence on art throughout the world. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs, Illustrations and Bibliography. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 256 |
| Size(mm): 245 x 320 |
| Weight(grams): 1870 |
| Price: US$ 40.00 |
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| ISBN: R000032147 |
| Title: Persian Illustrated Manuscripts |
| Author: G.M. Meredith-Owens |
| Edition Year: 1965 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: |
| Remarks: Fine/--dj. Octavo. Illustrated paper cover with slight bumped edges. Otherwise a fine copy. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 32 |
| Size(mm): 140 x 220 |
| Weight(grams): 100 |
| Price: US$ 30.00 |
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| ISBN: 0500237220 |
| Title: Picasso Paints a Portrait |
| Author: David Douglas Duncan |
| Edition Year: 1996 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: In this book, the author reveals his unprecedented photojournalistic coup, capturing the legendary Spanish master as he created a constantly changing oil-on-canvas portrait of Jacqueline, his compassion and future wife. These historic pictures were selected from hundreds taken in two days at Villa La California on the French Riviera, the centre of the world of Picasso in 1957. |
| Remarks: B&W Photographs. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: |
| Size(mm): 237 x 287 |
| Weight(grams): 740 |
| Price: US$ 61.75 |
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| ISBN: 9789937509190 |
| Title: Picturesque Glimpses: Devkota |
| Author: Jiba Lamichhane |
| Edition Year: 2009 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is published on the occasion of centennial ceremony of Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota who is the renowned Poet of Nepal. On the centennial ceremony of Devkota an art competition was organized, in this book, the author has collected the best pictures drawn by top ten competitors including ten other paintings done by renowned artists - Amar Chitrakar, Manuj Babbu Mishra, K.K. Karmacharya, Dr. Modnath Prasit etc. |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations |
| Edition: First Indian Edition |
| Pages: 114 |
| Size(mm): 145 x 217 |
| Weight(grams): 340 |
| Price: US$ 4.25 |
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| ISBN: 1878351044 |
| Title: Piero Della Francesca |
| Author: Alessandro Angelini |
| Edition Year: 1994 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about the Piero Della Francesca one of the most popular artist of France. He was born in Borgo San Sepolcro in 1415. If you want to know more about his life and work then this is the perfect book for you. This book will be useful to the arts students, historians and arts lovers. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations and Bibliography. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 79 |
| Size(mm): 210 x 281 |
| Weight(grams): 430 |
| Price: US$ 7.95 |
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| ISBN: 8185822158 |
| Title: Pleasure Gardens of the Mind |
| Author: Pratapaditya Pal, Stephen Markel and Janice Leoshko |
| Edition Year: 1993 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book documents an exhibition at the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art chosen from the collection of Jane Greenough Green to demonstrate some of the richness and stylistic variety of the Indian pictorial tradition. The book begins with a brief overview of Indian painting, followed by the four thematic groupings: the divine world, themes of romance, musical modes and courtly themes. |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations, Appendix and Bibliography. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 159 |
| Size(mm): 232 x 261 |
| Weight(grams): 920 |
| Price: US$ 36.00 |
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| ISBN: N000093026 |
| Title: Poetry and Patriotic Fervour |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is an inextricable romance tied up with art in India in the early 20th century. Among the front ranking provinces of a colonized nation, Bengal became the epicenter of the tensions and dichotomies of a nascent nationalism. On the most obvious level, the province demonstrated the need to counter the imperial British presence. This it sought with an assertion of an Indian identity in the constructing of Swadeshi, as much as in the need to modernize and to locate India among the comity of nations. This forward backward pull in the political sphere made for a slew of contradictions and for a critical period of transitions. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings and Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 96 |
| Size(mm): 278 x 208 |
| Weight(grams): 520 |
| Price: US$ 26.75 |
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| ISBN: 3201009768 |
| Title: Popular Art in Afghanistan: Paintings on Trucks, Mosques and Tea-Houses |
| Author: Micheline Centlivres-Demont |
| Edition Year: 1976 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about popular arts in Afghanistan. It shows how Afghanistan people used to paint in Trucks, Mosques and Tea-Houses. It includes truck-paintings as caravan and truck, development of the road system, truck and its crew, goods and their destination, types of Vehicle and Mosque-paintings as the Mosque, Architecture of Village Mosque, Painted Mosques, the Paintings and teahouse-paintings as the tea house, decoration, teahouse-paintings, guest houses and private home. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs, Paintings and Notes. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 63 |
| Size(mm): 275 x 250 |
| Weight(grams): 730 |
| Price: US$ 48.00 |
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| ISBN: 0195658728 |
| Title: Popular Indian Art |
| Author: Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is the fascinating story of how modern printing techniques transformed the face of art and imagery in India, catapulting mythical and popular images with the reach of ordinary people. Aimed at the general reader as well as the art aficionado, popular Indian art is item of collector. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Illustrations, Glossary and Bibliography |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 175 |
| Size(mm): 227 x 300 |
| Weight(grams): 1130 |
| Price: US$ 66.75 |
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| ISBN: 0714114839 |
| Title: Princes, Poets and Paladins |
| Author: Sheila R. Canby |
| Edition Year: 2000 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a historical and artistic context, demonstrating how Islamic and Indian artists have given visual form to myth, legend history and literature. Her introductory essay reviews the background against which the paintings were produced in the courts and cities of Turkey, Iran and India, examining the nature of patronage and imitation across five centuries of Islamic and Indian painting. The catalogue is organized by schools with a brief summary of the period followed by detailed consideration of the works, each of which is illustrated in colour. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Illustrations, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: Reprinted Edition |
| Pages: 191 |
| Size(mm): 220 x 280 |
| Weight(grams): 1220 |
| Price: US$ 94.25 |
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| ISBN: R000032150 |
| Title: Ragaragini Miniatures from the Central Museum Jaipur |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1960 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: The paintings in this book attempt to express the meaning of the Indian music, confined as it is to its thirty-six Ragas and Raginis, through the medium of pictorial art. Indian art, being a bye product of religious emotion, interprets itself in various forms in that very outlook. |
| Remarks: Fine. Octavo. Illustrated paper wrapper with gilt faded title. Blue endpapers. Some writings on the verso. Colour paintings protected with tracing papers. Damp stains at the tracing paper. Otherwise a fine copy. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: |
| Size(mm): 140 x 180 |
| Weight(grams): 200 |
| Price: US$ 500.00 |
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| ISBN: 8190157639 |
| Title: Raja Ravi Varma: The Most Celebrated Painter of India 1848-1906 |
| Author: Parsram Mangharam |
| Edition Year: 2007 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a tribute to the greatest painter ever in the history of India, Raja Ravi Varma. This book contains magnificent painting made by him. This book also contains biography of Raja Raja Verma. This book will be useful to the arts students as well as arts lovers. |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 208 |
| Size(mm): 224 x 288 |
| Weight(grams): 1150 |
| Price: US$ 40.00 |
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| ISBN: N000000073 |
| Title: Rajput Painting: Volume 1 and 2 |
| Author: Ananda Coomaraswamy |
| Edition Year: 1976 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a pioneer work on Rajput Art pertaining to Hindu painting of Rajaputana and the Punjab Himalayas, from 1300 to 1900 A.D. It presents clear pictures of Indian People, their manners, customs, costumes, and their peculiar traits. The volume 1 contains text on Rajput and volume 2 contains Rajput paintings along with details. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations and Appendix. |
| Edition: Second Edition |
| Pages: |
| Size(mm): 254 x 367 |
| Weight(grams): 3500 |
| Price: US$ 105.95 |
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| ISBN: 0517254204 |
| Title: Rembrandt Paintings |
| Author: Horst Gerson |
| Edition Year: 1968 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a definitive presentation of the work of master. Author, one of the foremost authorities of world on Rembrandt, combines impeccable scholarship with a lucid style. His text examines the artist and his world and offers the reader a new image, in many ways a startling one, of life of Rembrandt and art. The central theme of it is a historical and human, problem of vital fascination, how is a surpassing genius like Rembrandt related to the other artists of his day and the world around him? What did he learn from his teachers and what did he pass on to his pupils? How did he behave toward his competitors in the art world of his time and what did he think of their work? |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Photographs, Notes, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 527 |
| Size(mm): 270 x 375 |
| Weight(grams): 4050 |
| Price: US$ 150.00 |
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| ISBN: 8187138319 |
| Title: Rendering with Pencil and Pen: A Guide to Sketching |
| Author: Keshav Kumar |
| Edition Year: 2009 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a thorough guide for the students as well as artist to sketching and drawing, techniques and presentations. Here is everything you need to know, including clear instructions and useful tips. It shows Indian cultural and historical diversity and model portraits. |
| Remarks: Sketches. |
| Edition: Reprinted Edition |
| Pages: 176 |
| Size(mm): 182 x 238 |
| Weight(grams): 400 |
| Price: US$ 4.75 |
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| ISBN: N000092460 |
| Title: Sacred Art of Tibet |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1972 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is collection of sacred art from Tibet. It is a specific detail of the Tibetan images and they are very complex and interest of primarily to students of esoteric Tantric Buddhist practices. Unfortunately, very few people today can even explain their meaning. Mostly they correspond to various specific meditations, visualizations and other advanced practices. It tries explaining these details generally by the introduction and by large images have symbolical meaning related to the study of the human consciousness. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Paintings and Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: |
| Size(mm): 208 x 263 |
| Weight(grams): 400 |
| Price: US$ 50.00 |
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| ISBN: 8174360425 |
| Title: Sacred Buddhist Painting |
| Author: Anjan Chakraverty |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is an account of thangka painting, a form of scroll painting integral to Tibetan Buddhist worship. It introduces the reader to the gem like iridescence of colours representing Buddhist images of good and evil. |
| Remarks: Thangkas from the collection of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's private Chapel, his apartment and collection donated to the Library of Works and Archives in Dharmasala, India |
| Edition: Reprinted |
| Pages: 135 |
| Size(mm): 234 x 237 |
| Weight(grams): 780 |
| Price: US$ 15.95 |
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| ISBN: 9781407542751 |
| Title: Salvador Dali |
| Author: Norbert Wolf |
| Edition Year: |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book represents readers with the entire spectrum of art of Salvador Dali, sheds light on every facet of his work, and tells the spectacular life story of this eccentric. Excursions into particular aspects of creative work of Dali, as well as a detailed timeline that places his biography in the historical and cultural context of the twentieth century, complete the portrait |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 224 |
| Size(mm): 250 x 314 |
| Weight(grams): 1520 |
| Price: US$ 21.25 |
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| ISBN: 1860190650 |
| Title: Salvador Dali |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1995 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is six superb full colour reproductions of most striking paintings of Salvador Dali. High quality art prints from the leading world art galleries. |
| Remarks: Colour Posters. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 6 |
| Size(mm): 310 x 435 |
| Weight(grams): 390 |
| Price: US$ 9.50 |
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| ISBN: 0500080194 |
| Title: Salvador Dali |
| Author: Robert Descharnes |
| Edition Year: 1994 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Translatedby: Eleanor R. Morse |
| Abstract: This book leads through the fabulous world of dreams, hallucinations, phantasms and fractured reality that Dali has created. Illustrations and words are combined in a masterly fashion to show the private world of a genius, a world that, in its myriad details, speaks to all of us. Dali is a brilliant painter and draftsman. From his birth in figures, Spain, we follow his extraordinary career in art, his exuberant public life and his prolific activities in many areas. In the late 1920s Dali was a leading Surrealist, probing the irrational and subconscious in his paintings. After being expelled from his circle, he struck out independently, his style, whether Cubist, abstract, realistic, paranoiac critical or stereoscopic, was always completely his own. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Photographs, Illustrations and Bibliography. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 127 |
| Size(mm): 230 x 310 |
| Weight(grams): 1140 |
| Price: US$ 71.25 |
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| ISBN: 0810908255 |
| Title: Salvador Dali: The Work, the Man |
| Author: Robert Descharnes |
| Edition Year: 1989 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is most comprehensive and sumptuous ever published about the exceptional artist Salvador Dali, is fitting tribute to the great master on the occasion of his eightieth birthday. In marvelous color plates of his work, in innumerable black and white photographs of his life, in quotes from his many writings and with biographical text by his close friend, the distinguished art historian Robert Discharges, life of Dali parades before us in its scintillating diversity. From his birth in figures, Spain, to the present, follow one of the most extraordinary careers in art as well as his prolific activity in many other areas, not the least as an eccentric publicist of myself the great Dali. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Photographs, Illustrations, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: Reprinted Edition |
| Pages: 455 |
| Size(mm): 265 x 365 |
| Weight(grams): 4320 |
| Price: US$ 267.50 |
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| ISBN: 0712301593 |
| Title: Scenic Splendours: India through the Printed Image |
| Author: Pheroza Godrej and Pauline Rohatgi |
| Edition Year: 1989 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: During the 18th and 19th centuries an increasing number of British men and women explored and sketched in the Indian subcontinent. In this book, the authors discuss the topographical prints of 40 of these artists, with extracts from contemporary descriptions of the scenes they illustrated and from their own travel journals. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Paintings, Maps, Notes, Appendix, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 167 |
| Size(mm): 229 x 284 |
| Weight(grams): 1000 |
| Price: US$ 19.75 |
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| ISBN: 8188204358 |
| Title: Seeker: The Art of Sohan Qadri |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book contains some unique paintings done by Sohan Qadri, the artist, poet and Vajrayan Tantric teacher. He is one of the most unique artists of India. This book will be useful for arts students and lovers. |
| Remarks: Colout and B&W Paintings. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 132 |
| Size(mm): 248 x 298 |
| Weight(grams): 1080 |
| Price: US$ 40.00 |
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| ISBN: 8185182655 |
| Title: Siva in Art: A Study of Saiva Iconography and Miniatures |
| Author: O. C. Handa |
| Edition Year: 1992 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a step in that direction and attempt to explore linear, tonal and compositional qualities of a selection of the traditional miniature paintings on the Siva theme and to evaluate and correlate each of them with its respective subject without going into needless historical narratives and topical literary references. How far the treatment of the subject in the painting conforms to the canonic stipulation has also been thoroughly probed into so that the it can emerged out as a critical study of the miniature paintings on the Saiva theme. |
| Remarks: Plates, Appendix, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 127 |
| Size(mm): 190 x 250 |
| Weight(grams): 710 |
| Price: US$ 17.50 |
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| ISBN: R000031660 |
| Title: Surrealist Painters |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: Surrealism is at once a constant of art history and a phenomenon peculiar to the twentieth century. It takes its place in the tradition of fantastic art and is at the same time the special province of a group of twentieth century painters and writers. |
| Remarks: Fine/--dj. Quarto. Faded and rubbed paper cover that is slightly chipped off. Slight foxing of the endpapers and the leaves. Otherwise a fine copy. |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 7 |
| Size(mm): 240 x 310 |
| Weight(grams): 160 |
| Price: US$ 20.00 |
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| ISBN: 0834800675 |
| Title: Ten Lives of the Buddha: Siamese Temple Paintings and Jataka Tales |
| Author: Elizabeth Wray, Clare Rosenfield, Dorothy Bailey and Joe Wray |
| Edition Year: 1972 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: The masterpeices reproduced in this book represent the best of the rich artistic heritage. They illustrate the last 10 Jatakas, most famous and best loved of all the tales, which are retold here in a lively narrative style that recreates the vibrant world of myth and legend forming such a vital part of the culture of the entire Buddhist world. The Jataka paintings are not only great works of art in their own right, they are also sermons in line and colour. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 154 |
| Size(mm): 200 x 265 |
| Weight(grams): 830 |
| Price: US$ 95.00 |
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| ISBN: 817303186X |
| Title: Thangka: The Sacred Painting of Tibet |
| Author: J R Santiago |
| Edition Year: 1999 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: Tibetan Thangka painting is one of the great arts of Asia and not anyone examining even a small number of Thangka paintings can help being impressed by the exquisite materials and consummate skills that go into their creation. This book introduces the reader to a unique form of Eastern art. |
| Remarks: B&W Line Drawings. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 40 |
| Size(mm): 128 x 180 |
| Weight(grams): 70 |
| Price: US$ 3.00 |
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| ISBN: N000006580 |
| Title: The Age of Humanism: Europe 1480-1530 |
| Author: Andre Chastel |
| Edition Year: 1954 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book was published under the auspices of the council of cultural co-operation following the first art exhibition of the council of Europe Humanist Europe organized in 1954 in Brussels by the Belgian government. It is abut age of humanism at Europe since 1480-1530. To the men of the middle ages church and empire doubtless appeared less as social intuitions than as quasi-natural necessities destined to last as long as humanity itself. In this sense, the middle age came to an end in approximately 1400, with the crisis provoked by the great Schism and the decline of Habsburg power, in the course of that period of incredible anarchy which witnessed the simultaneous appearance of three popes and three emperors, when all secular and religious power was hopelessly trammeled by the network of innumerable interests on which it was dependent and during which authority was flouted by anyone possessing the slightest means of pressure ore defense. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Paintings, Illustrations, Notes and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 347 |
| Size(mm): 260 x 345 |
| Weight(grams): 2750 |
| Price: US$ 1000.00 |
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| ISBN: 0810919834 |
| Title: The Ajanta Caves: Artistic Wonder of Ancient Buddhist India |
| Author: Benoy K. Behl |
| Edition Year: 1998 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book using long exposures that pick up ambient light, author captures some of the finest works of Buddhist art in all their natural luminosity. The artists who created the Ajanta caves were early followers of the Buddha and they sought an isolated haven where they could meditate in peace. Stonecutters carved out of the rock walls massive caves, decorated them with lithe and graceful figures and fashioned beams and rafters in imitation of wooden buildings. Painters worked on exquisite murals that depict the Jatakas of the Buddha, scenes of princely processions, ladies with their handmaidens, bejewelled animals, ascetics in monasteries, as well as ceiling paintings featuring fantastical birds and beasts, all demonstrating the highest degree of sophistication. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Illustrations, Bibliography, Appendix and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 256 |
| Size(mm): 255 x 309 |
| Weight(grams): 1860 |
| Price: US$ 92.00 |
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| ISBN: 1890206822 |
| Title: The Art of Adimoolam |
| Author: Gayatri Sinha |
| Edition Year: 2005 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about art of K. M. Adimoolam. His art resists easy categorizations. He brings to his work a genuine spirit of enquiry and a continually rejuvenating wonder at the generative cosmic possibilities of art. He makes profoundly aesthetic choices, bringing to his abstract painting and apparently realistic drawing sheer, unambiguous artistic skills. He is a primarily resonate with a pleasure in the sensuality of the medium of oil, its dexterity and movement and its ability to translate emotion into colour. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings and Illustrations |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 104 |
| Size(mm): 225 x 305 |
| Weight(grams): 890 |
| Price: US$ 60.00 |
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| ISBN: 8120809904 |
| Title: The Art of Ajanta and Sopocani: A Comparative Study |
| Author: Om D. Upadhya |
| Edition Year: 1994 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book traces the Prana aesthetics as the aesthetics of inner light coded in the creeper motif by the artists of Ajanta, this work emphasis decoding of the creeper motif by Byzantine artists culminating into the frescoes of Sopocani done in Hellenistic, Byzantine aesthetics beatified by Hesycast meditation to which that of Buddhists was not unknown. Comparisons of various determinant aspect, aesthetics and artistic denominators and constraints not allowing similar consummation are properly investigated to substantiate the thesis that Prana aesthetics transfigures at Ajanta but transubstantiates at Sopocani. |
| Remarks: B&W Paintings, Illustrations, Bibliography, Glossary and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 316 |
| Size(mm): 220 x 287 |
| Weight(grams): 1680 |
| Price: US$ 21.50 |
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| ISBN: 1902328485 |
| Title: The Art of Creative Drawing: Animal Designs and Totems |
| Author: Greg C Grace |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: The Art of Creative Drawing series explores the world of Symbolism and art with an emphasis on tapping into our deeper creative potential. This book explores the dynamic energies of animal symbolism and totems in relation to Mandalas. It focuses on associations between shapes and animals, allied with visual principles. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 79 |
| Size(mm): 210 x 298 |
| Weight(grams): 330 |
| Price: US$ 10.75 |
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| ISBN: 1902328493 |
| Title: The Art of Creative Drawing: Mandalas and Cultural Designs |
| Author: Greg C Grace |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: The Art of Creative Drawing series explores the world of Symbolism and art with an emphasis on tapping into our deeper creative potential. This book focuses on the design of Mandalas as they have been used traditionally around the world. Exploring the meaning and relationship between shapes and symbols you will learn to create symbolic Manadalas in a practical way, resulting is inspiring pieces of art. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 79 |
| Size(mm): 210 x 298 |
| Weight(grams): 330 |
| Price: US$ 10.75 |
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| ISBN: 1902328477 |
| Title: The Art of Creative Drawing: Symbol, Shapes and Geometry |
| Author: Greg C Grace |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: The Art of Creative Drawing series explores the world of Symbolism and art with an emphasis on tapping into our deeper creative potential. This book details the geometry in drawing and design. Exploring basic geometric and archetypal shapes it shoes how these are used as structural foundations for mandalas while creating balanced images. Geometric borders and designs are presented as accompaniments recognizing the importance of balance and harmony. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 79 |
| Size(mm): 210 x 298 |
| Weight(grams): 320 |
| Price: US$ 10.75 |
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| ISBN: 8124201110 |
| Title: The Art of Japan |
| Author: Chitralekha Nath and Prem Nath |
| Edition Year: 1998 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book provides a concise guide to the history of art in Japan, from the earliest times to the present day. From the cave art of primitive man in Japan, we move to the flowering of art in Japan in UKIYO, E prints of international fame. Whereas the art of painting has been dealt with in greater comprehensive details, progress on other arts has been briefly, but substantially described through the ages. Commencing with the Geographical and Historical background, arts in far eastern country Japan, have been described, according to the ruling periods. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations, Appendix and Bibliography. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 132 |
| Size(mm): 188 x 245 |
| Weight(grams): 560 |
| Price: US$ 20.00 |
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| ISBN: 157062495X |
| Title: The Art of Twentieth Century Zen: |
| Author: Audrey Yoshiko Seo and Stephen Addiss |
| Edition Year: 1998 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book displays of artistic variations on traditional Zen themes. This is an important contribution to the study of Zen art and serves a window on the Zen world for the Western audience. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Photographs and Illustrations, Notes, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 220 |
| Size(mm): 215 x 300 |
| Weight(grams): 900 |
| Price: US$ 41.25 |
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| ISBN: R000032516 |
| Title: The Artist at Work |
| Author: H. Ruhemann and E.M. Kemp |
| Edition Year: 1951 |
| Cover: Leather Bound |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book represents in book form the exhibition organised in 1944 for the British Institute of Adult Education and C.E.M.A by Ellen M.Kemp and designed by H. Ruhemann. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations and Index |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 71 |
| Size(mm): 240 x 200 |
| Weight(grams): 400 |
| Price: US$ 25.00 |
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| ISBN: 8172340206 |
| Title: The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1999 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Editedby: Susan Stronge |
| Abstract: This book tells the little known story of the continuing tradition of the later Sikh kingdoms after the annexation of the Punjab by the British in 1849 as well as the beguiling friendship between the deposed Maharaja Dalip Singh and Queen Victoria. Written by leading experts in Sikh history, religion and the arts of the period, it is lavish tribute to the rich cultural splendors of the Sikhs. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs, Illustrations, Notes, Glossary, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 256 |
| Size(mm): 255 x 293 |
| Weight(grams): 1740 |
| Price: US$ 83.75 |
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| ISBN: 0295974141 |
| Title: The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Selected Works |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1994 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This handbook presents a selection by curator of Asian Art Museum of the highlights of the Asian Art Museum collections. This is therefore, simply an introduction to the subject, but this is also an invitation for the reader to investigate further, to visit the museum, and to see at first hand the arrayed masterworks of Asian art installed in the galleries. |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 207 |
| Size(mm): 152 x 254 |
| Weight(grams): 650 |
| Price: US$ 60.00 |
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| ISBN: R000032509 |
| Title: The Bayeux Tapestry |
| Author: Eric Maclagan, C.B.E |
| Edition Year: 1945 |
| Cover: Leather Bound |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations |
| Edition: Revised Edition |
| Pages: 80 |
| Size(mm): 125 x 190 |
| Weight(grams): 180 |
| Price: US$ 20.00 |
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| ISBN: 1858411548 |
| Title: The Beginners Guide to Colour Pencils |
| Author: Dave Pether |
| Edition Year: 1995 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book provides a full and fascinating introduction to a rapidly developing medium. While line gives a drawing its character, colour adds immensely to its impact and this concise and easy to use volume shows how the thin, strong ling characteristic of coloured pencil can be adapted to a wide variety of styles and subject matter, from nature studies to caricature. As well as the different types of pencil available, basic graphic tools such as the dot, the line and the plane are outlined. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Sketches and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 80 |
| Size(mm): 234 x 310 |
| Weight(grams): 790 |
| Price: US$ 20.25 |
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| ISBN: 1570621861 |
| Title: The Bon Religion of Tibet |
| Author: Per Kvaerne |
| Edition Year: 1995 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: The iconography of the Bon religion is presented through a series of thankas, miniatures and bronzes from public and private collections in the West as well as from communities within Tibet and in exile. |
| Remarks: Coloured Photographs, Bibliography and index |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 155 |
| Size(mm): 219 x 305 |
| Weight(grams): 1000 |
| Price: US$ 65.00 |
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| ISBN: R000031658 |
| Title: The Cave Paintings of Ajanta |
| Author: Madanjeet Singh |
| Edition Year: 1965 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: In the early nineteenth century, a few soldiers out hunting in the wild mountainous terrain near Ajanta were led by a cowherd to see some tiger liars. Thus, in the tradition of fairy tales, these forbidding, almost inaccessible grottos were discovered to be rich treasure caverns of the oldest Buddhist art in the world which is called Ajanta Pass. So here are the paintings of that century that were in decent state of preservation. |
| Remarks: Fine/--dj. Quarto. Brown faded and rubbed cloth boards with illustration embossed at the front and full of wormholes. Foxing of the endpapers and leaves. Wormings throughout the text. Otherwise a fine copy. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 189 |
| Size(mm): 265 x 305 |
| Weight(grams): 1640 |
| Price: US$ 600.00 |
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| ISBN: 0600501566 |
| Title: The Colour Library of Art: Watteau |
| Author: Anita Brookner |
| Edition Year: 1985 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is about the life and work of Antoine Watteau. This book contains some of the painting made by him. This book also contains brief biography of him. This book will be useful for historian, arts students, arts lovers and the reader who want to know about Antoine Watteau. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations. |
| Edition: Reprinted |
| Pages: 47 |
| Size(mm): 239 x 274 |
| Weight(grams): 725 |
| Price: US$ 13.25 |
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| ISBN: 8187138955 |
| Title: The Complete Book of Drawing Male and Female |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 2009 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is an outstanding visual manual of male and female showing most difficult images of human body in art capturing structure and proportion of movement, expression, poise and style through line drawings and sketches. This book contains unique drawings and sketches of male and female in different styles and many more. This is an invaluable handbook for artists, teachers and professionals. |
| Remarks: Drawings by Keshaw Kumar. |
| Edition: Reprint Edition |
| Pages: 128 |
| Size(mm): 181 x 2431 |
| Weight(grams): 290 |
| Price: US$ 2.95 |
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| ISBN: 8187138963 |
| Title: The Complete Book of Drawing: Human Body |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 2009 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book presents series of detailed drawings and diagrams of the human body explaining the relationship between bone and muscles structure also importance of producing anatomically drawings. This book is an essential manual to understand human anatomy with figure drawings. |
| Remarks: Drawings by Keshaw Kumar, |
| Edition: Reprinted |
| Pages: 128 |
| Size(mm): 181 x 240 |
| Weight(grams): 300 |
| Price: US$ 2.95 |
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| ISBN: 051744867X |
| Title: The Complete Van Gogh: Paintings, Drawings, Sketches |
| Author: Jan Hulsker |
| Edition Year: 1984 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: The aim of this book is to provide a clear and comprehensive picture path of Vincent Van Gogh as an artist. In order to achieve this, the author has combined a detailed description of that path with illustrations of virtually all his drawings and paintings, a combination never before attempted in any book about Van Gogh. This description follows his series of rather clumsy drawings of figures in the house of his parents until the last impressive landscape. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Drawings, Sketches and Paintings, Notes, Bibliography and Index. |
| Edition: Reprinted |
| Pages: 498 |
| Size(mm): 252 x 354 |
| Weight(grams): 3280 |
| Price: US$ 139.50 |
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| ISBN: 1559707992 |
| Title: The Da Vinci Notebooks |
| Author: Leonardo da Vinci |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Editedby: Emma Dickens |
| Abstract: This book is a treasure trove of unparalleled ingenuity, curiosity and creative energy, here in Leonardo da Vinci own writings and drawings is a unique opportunity to rediscover the endlessly fascinating and inspiring genius that was Leonardo. A short essay by Emma Dickens, the editor of this selection, on life and achievements of da Vinci serves as a succinct introduction |
| Remarks: B&W Illustrations. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 217 |
| Size(mm): 132 x 197 |
| Weight(grams): 305 |
| Price: US$ 18.25 |
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| ISBN: 0500510032 |
| Title: The Dalai Lamas Secret Temple |
| Author: Ian A. Baker |
| Edition Year: |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book includes about the Tibets Potala Palace and The Dalai Lama. It is about the rise of Fourteen Dalai Lamas and the paintings and arts of Buddhist. |
| Remarks: Photographs by Thomas Laird, 188 Illustrations, 150 in colour, Notes, Bibliography,Glossary |
| Edition: |
| Pages: 216 |
| Size(mm): 249 x 330 |
| Weight(grams): 1680 |
| Price: US$ 89.50 |
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| ISBN: AS00001048 |
| Title: The Dalai Lamas Secret Temple |
| Author: Ian A. Baker |
| Edition Year: 2000 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book includes about the Tibets Potala Palace and The Dalai Lama. It is about the rise of Fourteen Dalai Lamas and the paintings and arts of Buddhist. |
| Remarks: Author Signed, Photographs by Thomas Laird, 188 Illustrations, 150 in colour, Notes, Bibliography and Glossary |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 216 |
| Size(mm): 330 x 249 |
| Weight(grams): 1680 |
| Price: US$ 400.00 |
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| ISBN: 1851701893 |
| Title: The Decorative Art of Arabia |
| Author: Prisse Davennes |
| Edition Year: 1996 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book fascination with the intricate ornamentation of the Arab world is typical of the excitement with which Europe discovered the art of Islam in the nineteenth century. The outstanding colour lithographs in his books are fine examples of the French vogue of orientalism that flourished at that time in the wake of the great Romantic painters, most notably Eugene Delacroix, who was a lending exponent of the movement. As more and more artistic, architects and writers began to study its unfamiliar patterns and the brilliant abstract and geometrical designs, Islamic art attracted a growing following. |
| Remarks: Colour Illustrations. |
| Edition: Reprinted Edition |
| Pages: |
| Size(mm): 234 x 335 |
| Weight(grams): 1750 |
| Price: US$ 43.95 |
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| ISBN: 8185026424 |
| Title: The Flowering of a Foreign Faith: New Studies in Chinese Buddhist Art |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 1998 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Editedby: Janet Baker |
| Abstract: This volume presents new research on topics which center around the question of how Chinese Buddhist art evolved and what characteristics mark it as distinctly Chinese. Touching upon the Indian roots of Buddhism, the authors focus on the transformations that took place once the belief system entered the Chinese political, social, and philosophical sphere. |
| Remarks: Colour and B&W Illustrations and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 148 |
| Size(mm): 249 x 331 |
| Weight(grams): 1300 |
| Price: US$ 52.00 |
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| ISBN: 1890206326 |
| Title: The Flute and the Lotus |
| Author: Harsha Dehejia |
| Edition Year: 2002 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book will present romantic paintings thematically arranged and by passing chronology. While the strength of romantic paintings is the line and colour that create a luxurious vocabulary of artistic idioms and metaphors its source is the rich storehouse of poetry. Indian painters and patrons in their creations have shown that they are never far from the abundant images and detailed taxonomies that poetry has provided. It would not be wrong to say that these paintings are indeed visual poetry. The paintings presented here are not only from the personal collection of author but also from the Prince of Wales museum and the British Museum of London. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings, Illustrations, Glossary and Bibliography. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 228 |
| Size(mm): 222 x 285 |
| Weight(grams): 1220 |
| Price: US$ 52.00 |
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| ISBN: 0572028652 |
| Title: The Fundamentals of Drawing Portraits |
| Author: Barrington Barber |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is essential for everyone who wants to improve their drawings skills. It contains a wealth of know how and practical advice, supported by over 300 original illustrations. Guidance is given on how to overcome common difficulties without imposing a particular style or approach. The aim throughout is to help discover your artistic purpose while giving you the technical tools necessary if you are to produce work you will be proud to call your own. |
| Remarks: Sketches and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 208 |
| Size(mm): 178 x 254 |
| Weight(grams): 450 |
| Price: US$ 7.95 |
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| ISBN: 0572031408 |
| Title: The Fundaments of Figure Drawing |
| Author: Barrington Barber |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is intended for anyone who wants to discover every aspect of what for centuries was regarded as the real test of what for centuries was regarded as the real test of a mettle of artist. Renowned teacher and artist author begins his exploration with anatomy, an understanding of which is vital if the artist is to handle form and translate what he sees into a believable representation of life. He goes on to look at the whole figure, clothed, drawn from life, in action and in detail. |
| Remarks: Sketches and Index. |
| Edition: Reprinted Edition |
| Pages: 208 |
| Size(mm): 177 x 254 |
| Weight(grams): 450 |
| Price: US$ 7.95 |
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| ISBN: 8186569472 |
| Title: The Hindu Pantheon in Nepalese Line Drawings |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Compiledby: Gudrum Buhnemann |
| Abstract: This book presents original line drawings from the two manuscripts with detailed documentations, including two tables listing the iconographic characteristics of deities. It is, however, not the aim of it to present an in depth study of the Sanskrit text of the Pratisthalaksanasarasamuccaya. |
| Remarks: Devanagari Scripts, Illustrations and Index. |
| Edition: First Edition |
| Pages: 167 |
| Size(mm): 285 x 220 |
| Weight(grams): 720 |
| Price: US$ 12.00 |
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| ISBN: 818621187X |
| Title: The London Jungle Book |
| Author: Bhajju Shyam |
| Edition Year: |
| Cover: Hardback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: This book is a delightful visual narrative, focalizing the city in terms of metaphors of Gond life and mythology, works like when two times meet and the king of the underworld are most likely to change the perception of reader of Big Ben and cross of King tube stations for ever. |
| Remarks: Colour Paintings. |
| Edition: |
| Pages: |
| Size(mm): 215 x 267 |
| Weight(grams): 490 |
| Price: US$ 20.00 |
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| ISBN: 0906026415 |
| Title: The Mandala: Sacred Circle in Tibetan Buddhism |
| Author: Martin Brauen |
| Edition Year: 1997 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
| Language: English |
| Translatedby: Martin Willson |
| Abstract: About various forms of mandala which is the foremost symbol and allegory in Tantric Buddhism for man's relationship to the cosmos. Mandala supports for meditation, for visualization and ultimately for attainment of Buddhahood. |
| Remarks: Colour Photographs and B&W Illustrations, Notes, Index and Bibliography |
| Edition: First English Edition |
| Pages: 151 |
| Size(mm): 226 x 301 |
| Weight(grams): 830 |
| Price: US$ 45.00 |
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| ISBN: 7805471118 |
| Title: The Nude Art of the Qiuci Grottoes |
| Author: Fe |
| Edition Year: 1992 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Painting |
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