| 1. |  | The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art
from Palgrave Macmillan
Price: $16.47
Customer Review:
Fantastic look at the financial and social structures of the fine art world. A must for those entering this field! And for those who don't get why some things fly as art. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War
from Vintage
Price: $11.53
Customer Review:
This a both a work of considerable scholarship and also a work written with considerable understanding of human nature. Essentially it is written in two parts. The first covers the Nazi expropriation or destruction of works of art all over Europe from 1939 through 1942. The second part covers the... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusion
from Sterling
Price: $12.21
Customer Review:
This book has some fabulous paintings and drawings which as the book states can be really deceptive. My children are both fascinated with it and spend lots of time studying it. They enjoy showing it to their friends and it is very entertaining. A great coffee table book. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern
from Andrews McMeel Publishing
Price: $15.63
Customer Review:
Warning--this is a RAVE review.
I wish I had discovered this wonderful book years ago. (I found it at a museum store in Balboa Park, San Diego.) I see that it's available for almost nothing from after-market vendors. I paid $25 for mine and it was worth every penny.
As a teacher of Art... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century
from Harper
Price: $17.81
Customer Review:
A well written and informative story of one of the greatest hoaxes in art history. Being a novice to the art world, I was worried upon beginning the book that I might not understand the complexities of art forgery. However Dolnick's writing was understandable and intriguing even to a novice. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | The Humanistic Tradition, Book 6
from McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Customer Review:
At first glance the book looks like a mess of pictures thrown in to fill space. Once you start reading the text the contents makes sense.I have actually come across some of the subject matter in my everyday life, a lot of things that would of gone unnoticed. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Keith Haring (Art & Design)
from Prestel Publishing
Price: $29.35
Customer Review:
I know a bargain when I see one. Sussman's book juxtaposes Keith's drawings and paintings alongside interviews with Keith's contemporaries (they even bring in Junior Vasquez), without any attempt at being complete. The price is lowered because of a black Sharpie line on the top of the pages. That's... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave
from D.A.P./Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Price: $34.65
Customer Review:
Very nice, and complete catalog of exhibit at Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The Amazon price was far less than the price at the gallery, and the book arrived quickly in perfect condition. | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Theories of Modern Art A Source Book by Artists and Critics (California Studies in the History of Art)
from University of California Press
Price: $19.77
Customer Review:
The beauty of this book is that so many letters, reviews, interviews etc. about/by so many artists are conveniently gathered in one place. On the whole, there isn't anything in here that you can't find elsewhere, such as in biographies of the individual artists. For example the letters contained in... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 1: From Columbus to the U.S. Constitution (Pt. 1)
from Collins
Price: $12.21
Customer Review:
Having enjoyed the first three in the series, I had to see how Gonick would handle modern history. First, the cartoon framework, with its jokes and simplified (but not simplistic) explanations, helped me to stay engaged through the entire book. Second, actually seeing drawings of the kings and... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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