| 1. |  | 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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| 2. |  | Nineteenth Century European Art
from Prentice Hall
Price: $85.66
Customer Review:
I have read this book and used it as a reference resource. As per the critical reviews, a highly readable narrative of nineteenth century art. Gives insight not only onto artists and their work, but also onto the economic, social, and political factors of the nineteenth century and how they affected... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | 19th Century Art
from Prentice Hall
Price: $53.55
Customer Review:
I'm not an artist, I'm a historian, with a special interest in physical social and cultural history: Costume, domestic architecture, social mores, all that stuff. Photography is the obvious source for that, at least from the Civil War on, but an artist's interpretation can also be very useful. For... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Art in Theory: 1815-1900 An Anthology of Changing Ideas
from Wiley-Blackwell
Price: $52.75
Customer Review:
This text, like its counterpart Art in Theory 1900-2000, serves as an indispensable resource for those studying the birth of modern art. A superbly organized compendium of 19th century art criticism, it further incorporates secondary material from noteworthy contemporary art historians. Artists and... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | ArtSpoke: A Guide to Modern Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1848-1944
from Abbeville Press
Price: $14.57
Customer Review:
I learned about this book during a docent training class I just took. Since it was deemed a reliable source by the museum's staff, I thought it would be one I could count on to help bone up on new exhibits that come to the gallery.
It provides informative overviews of art movements, styles, and... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Nineteenth Century Art: A Critical History
from Thames & Hudson
Customer Review:
great book. this actually enables you to understand what the 19th Century art and influences were about. Through its critical review, the writing and approach to it is fantastic. The best art history book I have read! | 3.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Challenge of the Avant-Garde (Art and Its Histories, 4)
from Yale University Press
Price: $65.00
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| 8. |  | Japonisme: The Japanese Influence on Western Art Since 1858
from Thames & Hudson
Price: $36.46
Customer Review:
I ordered this book mainly because of my fascination with a blog by the same name. Here is a link to the blog "Japonisme" http://lotusgreenfotos.blogspot.com/ . I ordered my book "used, but in excellent condition". Its appearance is like any book that I have had for a few weeks. With 1105... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Post-Impressionism to World War II (Blackwell Anthologies in Art History)
from Wiley-Blackwell
Price: $54.83
Customer Review:
This is a black-and-white textbook WITHOUT illustrations - a handbook for serious art students and teachers, which is a collection by many authors providing an artist's point of view by, or analytical materials on many artists - their art's programs and manifestos, spirit and subjectivity, relation... more info | 2.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Readings in Nineteenth-Century Art
from Prentice Hall
Price: $44.40
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