Caspar David Friedrich
R250The hauntingly beautiful work of Germany’s most renowned Romantic painter springs to life in the pages of this beautifully produced overview featuring famous and lesser-known works in full and in detail.
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John Martin: Apocalypse
R400This first comprehensive book on Martin in many years examines the critic’s idea of the proper role of the artist, questioning Martin’s place in art history as well as our own ideas of “good” and “bad” taste, “high” and “low” art.
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Sketches of My Life
R85With an introduction by a leading expert on the art of the period, this engaging book provides many new insights into the work of this extraordinary artist and the times in which he lived.
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Romanticism
R250Around 1800, philosophers, writers, and artists revolted against rationalism, spreading a new “romantic” vision—one that believed in the goodness of humanity, the divine spirit of nature, and that saw the artist as an individual creator. This comprehensive introduction gathers an essay situating the genre across different regions, crisp reproductions, and detailed interpretations of 31 crucial pieces. For more information…
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Songs of Innocence and of Experience
R220Reissued with gilded page edges to celebrate Tate Britain’s William Blake exhibition, this beautiful book of The Songs of Innocence and of Experience is an authentic edition of this rare and wonderful collection of poetry reproducing William Blake’s own illumination and lettering from the finest existing example of the original work.
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This is Goya
Original price was: R220.R180Current price is: R180.Modern art begins with Goya. He was the first to create works of art for their own sake, and he lived in a time of incredible cultural and social dynamism when the old concepts of social hierarchy were being shaken by the new concept of equality for all.
