Picasso by Carsten-Peter Warncke
$70.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies
"I wanted to be a painter, and I became Picasso", declared Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in an apt survey of a triumphant career.He had good grounds for the confidence palpable in his statement, for in the history of 20th century art, his name stands out over all the others. In Picasso's paintings, drawings ...Show more
Playing with Fire: Auckland Studio Potters Society Turns 50 by Peter Lange; Stuart Newby
$75.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies | Reading Level: good-very good
This book is a celebration, a miscellany that acknowledges with enthusiasm the wonderful and exciting sub-culture of 50 years of studio ceramics and pottery in Auckland. This period has been quite a ride for many of us - clay has completely taken over our lives, and we hope that this book will help to k ...Show more
Pop: The genius of Andy Warhol by Tony Scherman
$80.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies
He was the magus of pop. He debased high art - 5,000 years of sublime visions and shimmering varnishes - and reduced it to a commodity. With a sleight of hand, Andy Warhol redefined the boundaries of painting, sculpture, and film, bending them to serve the purpose of his vision. Taking its subject from ...Show more
Portraits John Berger on Artists by John Berger
$45.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies
One of the world's most celebrated art writers, John Berger takes us through centuries of art in this distinctive history that will enlighten and inspire. In Portraits, Berger connects art and history in revolutionary ways, from the prehistoric paintings of the Chauvet caves to Cy Twombly's radical work ...Show more
Ralph Hotere by Stephen Stratford
$100.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies | Reading Level: very good
Featuring reproduction of 250 paintings, and 9 photos of Ralph Hotere by Marti Friedlander.
Raphael by Christoph Thoenes
$20.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
Influenced by his contemporaries Michelangelo and Leonardo, Raphael Santi (1483-1520) became, in his own right, one of the most important artists of the High Renaissance. Though Raphael painted many important works in his Florence period, including his famous Madonnas, it was his mature work in Rome tha ...Show more
Reading Women by Stefan Bollmann
$55.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies
Brings together a selection of beautiful images in which artists have captured the intimacy and tranquility of reading. Combined with commentaries, this book reveals the context and history of women and reading, and the activity that enabled women to escape the narrow confines of domestic life.
Red Studio: Forty-five Prints by John Z Robinson
$40.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies | Reading Level: New
Red Studio offers us a selection of 45 colour and back and white prints.
Reg Mombassa: Landscapes by Reg Mombassa
$80.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies
Reg Mombassa: Landscapes is a stunning retrospective of one of Australia's most beloved and celebrated artists. Reg Mombassa's work has been a part of the fabric of Australia's pop culture for nearly 40 years with his irreverent take on life down under, but it is his unique landscapes that have earned h ...Show more
Rembrandt's Eyes by Simon Schama
$50.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies
A masterful portrait of one of the most celebrated painters of all time This dazzling, unconventional biography shows us why, more than three centuries after his death, Rembrandt continues to exert such a hold on our imagination. Interweaving the few known facts of the Dutch master's life with fully ill ...Show more
Rita Angus - An Artist's Life by Jill Trevelyan
$60.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies | Reading Level: very good
Rita Angus (1908#150;70) was one of New Zealand’s most loved and respected artists. Landscapes and portraits such as Cass, Central Otago, and Rutu have become national icons. But until now, Angus’s life has remained a mystery. In this fascinating book, Jill Trevelyan (editor of Toss Woollaston: A Life i ...Show more
Robert Ellis by Hamish Keith
$85.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies | Reading Level: very good
Robert Ellis ONZM is one of the pre-eminent artists in New Zealand with a career extending over 65 years. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, London and began exhibiting his work publicly during that time. He served for two years in the RAF Royal Air Force as a photographer with 3 Group Bomber ...Show more