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ART IN EXILE: FLANDERS, WALES AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Oliver Fairclough; Robert Hoozee; Caterina Verdickt; Carolyn Stewart.
Stock no. 1829660
Published by Pandora. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Kunst in Ballingschap. Vlaanderen, Wales & de Eerste Wereldoorlog / Art in Exile. Flanders, Wales & the First World War at the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent; at the Hannema-de Stuers Foundation in Heino/Wijhe; and at the National Museum & Gallery of Wals in Cardiff in 2002. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and colour illustrations. 207 pages including index. ISBN: 905325174X. SIGNED by Carolyn Stewart (with personal dedication) to front flap of covers. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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THOMAS JONES (1742-1803): AN ARTIST REDISCOVERED
Written by Ann Sumner; Greg Smith; et al. Illustrated by Thomas Jones.
Stock no. 1829652
Published by National Museums & Galleries Of Wales; Yale University Press. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

Welsh artist, Thomas Jones, a talented landscape painter, has received increasing popular attention in recent decades although little has been published about his life and work. This comprehensive catalogue was produced for a major exhibition of the same name and offers groundbreaking essays by leading Jones scholars and presenting paintings and drawings from throughout the artist's career. ~Edited by Sumner and Smith. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. xv and 287 pages including index. ISBN: 0720005345. Diagonal crease to front cover. Rear cover lightly scuffed and laminate beginning to lift at edges. Top corner of Prelims creased. Some waviness to contents but clean.

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HENRY MOORE: SCULPTING THE 20TH CENTURY
Written by Dorothy M. Kosinski; et al. Illustrated by Henry Moore.
Stock no. 1829647
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This catalogue accompanies a major exhibition organized by the Dallas Museum of Art, collaborating with the Henry Moore Foundation. The exhibition ran from 2001-2002. Edited by Dorothy M. Kosinski. Large format, heavy. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. 323 pages including index. ISBN: 0300089929. Spine is slightly cocked else this is a lovely copy.

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MASTERPIECES FROM THE PEGGY GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION
Written by Thomas Krens; Philip Rylands.
Stock no. 1829633
Published by Guggenheim Museum. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Foreword by Thomas Krens; The Story of a Museum-Collection by Philip Rylands. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos and colour illustrations. Includes biographies of the artists featured. 256 pages. ISBN: 0892071818. Spine cocked, covers lightly scuffed. Else a lovely copy.

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THE VORTICISTS: MANIFESTO FOR A MODERN WORLD
Written by Mark Antliff; Vivien Greene; et al.
Stock no. 1829628
Published by Tate Publishing. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

The history of Vorticism, born in London during the summer of 1914. The Vorticists set out to break decisively with the past and to forge an art that expressed the dynamism of the moder age. Published to accompany a major, touring exhibition of the same name. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 9781854378859. Light rubbing to cover corners. Rear cover scuffed with a small mark. Contents clean.

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PAUL NASH: MODERN ARTIST, ANCIENT LANDSCAPE
Written by Jemima Montagu; Andrew Causey; Simon Grant; Paul Nash. Illustrated by Paul Nash.
Stock no. 1829627
Published by Tate Publishing. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Published on occasion of the exhibition of the same name 23rd July to October 19th 2003 at Tate Liverpool. Large format. Card wraps. Colour illustrations. 127 pages. ISBN: 1854374680. Light rubbing to base of spine and corners, light scuffing to covers. Else a lovely copy.

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ART AND POWER: EUROPE UNDER THE DICTATORS 1930-45
Written by Dawn Ades.
Stock no. 1829477
Published by Hayward Gallery. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book is about the relationship between art and politics in the 1930s, in the Europe of the dictators. It provides a history of the plight of individual artists and architects under totalitarian rule, structured around the four capital cities of Paris, Rome, Moscow and Berlin. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name organized by the Hayward Gallery, London, running from 1996 - 1996. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 360 pages. ISBN: 1853321486. A lovely copy with some minor staining to lower edge of text block else contents clean.

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FEDERICO BAROCCI: RENAISSANCE MASTER OF COLOUR AND LINE
Written by Judith W. Mann; Babette Bohn; Carol Plazzotta. Illustrated by Federico Barocci.
Stock no. 1829433
Published by The Saint Louis Art Museum. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Federico Barocci was one of the most innovative Italian artists of the second half of the 16th century. His art combines the Renaissance focus on the human body with an unparalleled use of colour and light. This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name which ran from October 2012 to January 2013 and February 2013 to May 2013. Large heavy format. Orange cloth boards with gilt title. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. xv and 360 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300174779. A lovely copy with a few pale foxspots to top edge of text block else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine and justa little scuffed.

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PETER DEWINT 1784 - 1849 'FOR THE COMMON OBSERVER OF LIFE AND NATURE'
Written by John Lord. Illustrated by P. Dewint.
Stock no. 1829421
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

Accompanies the exhibition of the same name held in 2007. A major reappraisal of the artist's life and career with essays by Peter Bower, Jim Cheshire, John Ellis, John Lord and Ian Waites. Large format, pictorial cardwraps. B/w and colour illustrations. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 9780953923861. Tiny mark to front edge of spine. Text block slightly grubby. One or two minor margin marks but generally clean.

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OLD MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM
Written by Christopher White; Catherine Whistler; Colin Harrison.
Stock no. 1829416
Published by The Ashmolean Museum. 1st thus 1992. Very good condition.

Published for the exhibition originally shown in Rome from 13 May to 13 July 1991 and subsequently in Oxford from 18 August to 11 October 1992. Includes works by artists working in Italy, Spain and Northern Europe, from the time of the Renaissance to the end of the eighteenth century. Large format. Red cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 1854440209. Vertical creasing to spine from reading use. Old price-label to rear cover and a few minor marks. Text block grubby. Faint browning to half-title page else contents clean.

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'COMING FROM THE DARK'
Written by Rungwe Kingdon. Illustrated by Lynn Chadwick.
Stock no. 1829413
Published by Gallery Pangolin. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published for the exhibition of the same name featuring the sculptures of Lynn Chadwick. Square cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 47 pages plus contents. A nice copy.

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BEN NICHOLSON
Written by Jeremy Lewison. Illustrated by Ben Nicholson.
Stock no. 1829389
Published by Tate Gallery. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

This catalogue, published to accompany the major exhibition of Nicholson's work held at the Tate Gallery 1993-1994, sheds new light on Nicholson's achievements and his life. All the works in the exhibition are described and analysed and there are ten essays on different aspects of Nicholson's art. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 277 pages. ISBN: 1854371304. Lower front edge and top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's pictorial slipcase which has a few marks.

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