In the Darkness of the Night
R240With striking illustrations and a beautiful rhyming text, this book takes the reader through the sounds that a young child hears whilst curled up in bed waiting to fall asleep.
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Informal Beauty: The Photographs of Paul Nash
R340Paul Nash is widely regarded as one of the most significant British artists of the 20th century. Best known for his evocative paintings of war-ravaged landscapes and his quasi-Surrealist visions of the English countryside, Nash was also a consummate photographer, who believed that the camera could reveal aspects of the world that the painter could not.
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Inspector Brunswick: The Case of the Missing Eyebrow
R270After a long week of investigating crimes, the world’s greatest cat detective, Inspector Brunswick, and his loyal assistant, Nelson, are visiting the art museum. They’ve barely arrived when Brunswick’s whiskers tingle with curiosity. The art museum’s prized portrait of the Admiral somehow looks different!
Clever conclusions and sophisticated solutions ensue as Brunswick and Nelson track down the missing item, discovering in the process a caterpillar with a fondness for art.
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J.M.W. Turner: The ‘Skies’ Sketchbook
R380Turner’s sketchbooks were private things which he kept to himself. They might live for some time in his coat pockets or travel bags, to be pulled out as need arose. In the studio, they served as memory banks for future work.
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British Artists: James McNeill Whistler
Original price was: R175.R125Current price is: R125.The American-born artist James McNeill Whistler (1934-1903) was hugely influential in the Victorian art world, his work the subject of vigorous debate.
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Jill and Lion
R260In this exciting follow-up to Jill and Dragon, feisty Jill and her loyal companion Dog are back and ready for another adventure.
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Joan Miro
R400Joan Miro’s paintings are among the most widely recognized of any modern artist, reproduced everywhere from books to t-shirts and Spanish tourist posters. While he is most often seen as a surrealist or a post-war abstract painter, terms he rejected, this book brings new insights into Miro’s work by framing it in the context of the turbulent times in which he lived.
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Tate British Artists Series: John Constable
R200John Constable (1776–1837) is best known for his idyllic paintings of the English countryside. Yet he was also a brilliant innovator who brought a new vivacity to the observation of nature.
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London Calls: Hardcover
R160Taking in all the major sights and sounds of the British capital, London Calls zooms past parks and palaces, monuments and museums at a pace that readers of all ages will find exhilarating.
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Tate British Artists Series: Lucian Freud
R200Lucian Freud (1922–2011) was one of the most influential artists of his generation. Though he was hailed as the “greatest living realist painter,” Freud’s commitment to realism, and particularly to the human figure, was often controversial
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Magritte: A to Z
R300The Belgian painter, printmaker, sculptor, and filmmaker René Magritte (1898–1967) was one of the leading figures in the Surrealist movement, producing some of the most iconic images of the 20th century. His trademark flat, inexpressive manner, combining apparently mundane, everyday scenes with elements of the fantastic or erotic, created a disturbing, dreamlike atmosphere that is all his own.
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Meet the Circus
R130The circus is in town and ready to show the audience a good time! In this creative and playful book, illustrator Ed Cheverton invites readers to meet a troupe of circus performers who create sculptures from found objects and shapes.
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Melvin: The Unluckiest Monkey in the World
R150Melvin is certain he’s the unluckiest monkey in the world. He’s run out of bananas, thinks he has a terrible disease and decides nobody can help, not even his best friend Pete.
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Meschac Gaba: Museum of Contemporary African Art
R550Born in Cotonou, Benin in 1961, Meschac Gaba moved to the Netherlands in 1996 to take up a residency at the Rijksakademie. It was there that he conceived Museum of Contemporary African Art 1997 – 2002, an ambitious work, that took him five years to complete and that cemented his reputation as one of the most important artists working today.
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Miffy the Artist
R220Ever since Dick Bruna created Miffy in 1955, she has endeared herself to generations of young children and has become one of the best-loved children’s book characters of all time. In this charming new addition to the Miffy story, Miffy takes inspiration from a visit to an art museum and decides to become an artist herself. Looking at the colors and shapes of the world around her, she discovers what fun it can be to make pictures of the things she sees. By bedtime, her bedroom walls are covered with her wonderful artwork. An inspiring book for budding artists and a terrific introduction to the value of a visit to the art museum—Miffy will find new fans with this volume.
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Miffy the Artist – Lift the Flap Book
R200In this charming new addition to the Miffy story, Miffy takes inspiration from a visit to a museum and decides to become an artist herself.
