Skip to main content

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Artículos no disponibles para compra.
Por favor revisa tu carrito. Puedes eliminar los artículos no disponibles ahora o los eliminaremos nosotros automáticamente al momento de pagar.
artículosartículo
artículosartículo

Recomendado para ti

Loading...
  • Rogues' Gallery

    The Rise (and Occasional Fall) of Art Dealers, the Hidden Players in the History of Art

    de Philip Hook ...
    This "expert and elegantly written" book reveals how dealers have been a major force in art history from the Renaissance to the avant garde ( The Guardian, UK).Philip Hook's riveting narrative takes us from the early days of art dealing in Antwerp, where paintings were sold by weight, to the unassailable hauteur of contemporary galleries in New York, London, Paris, and beyond. Along the way, we ... Leer más

    Antes $12.99 USD Ahora $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Modern

    Genius, Madness, and One Tumultuous Decade That Changed Art Forever

    de Philip Hook ...
    A revelatory, fast-paced account of the most exciting, frenzied, and revolutionary decade in art history—1905 to the dawn of World War I in 1914—and the avant-garde artists who indelibly changed our visual landscapeModern begins on a specific day—March 22, 1905—at a specific place: the Salon des Indépendants in Paris, where works of art we recognize as modern were first exhibited. Drawing on his ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Breakfast at Sotheby's

    An A–Z of the Art Word

    de Philip Hook ...
    "A witty journey through the wonderfully tumultuous world of art dealers and markets—organized in the style of a dictionary, complete with a glossary." — InterviewTwo questions are key to experiencing a work of art in a museum or exhibition: 1.) Do I like it? 2.) Who's it by? You need quite a few more questions if you're in an auction room or dealer's gallery, however. You'll find yourself asking, ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Tales of the Art World

    And Other Stories

    de Philip Hook ...
    Philip Hook returns to fiction in this collection of short stories. Many are set in the art world, of which the author has deep inside knowledge. Others are about cricket, football, war, espionage and marriage. Some are funny, some are moving, some are surreal. All of them are compulsive reading. ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • The Ultimate Trophy

    How The Impressionist Painting Conquered The World

    de Philip Hook ...
    In 1892 Degas' painting In the Café was sold for a mere 180 guineas at auction, with the public hissing as the hammer fell. Less than a century later another Impressionist work, Renoir's Moulin de la Galette, sold at Sotheby's for $78 million, accompanied by enthusiastic applause. In this history-cum-memoir Philip Hook, Senior Director of Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art department, examines ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    Rogues' Gallery

    The Rise (And Occasional Fall) of Art Dealers, the Hidden Players in the History of Art

    de Philip Hook ...
    Narrado por Nigel Patterson ...

    Completo

    10 hora 8 minutos

    Here for the first time is the history of art dealers, those extraordinary men and women who, over centuries (and almost entirely out of the public eye), built their profession on a singular skill: identifying the intangible but infinitely desirable qualities that characterize the greatest works of art—and finding clients for whom those qualities are irresistible.Philip Hook's riveting narrative ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    Modern

    Genius, Madness, and One Tumultuous Decade That Changed Art Forever

    de Philip Hook ...
    Narrado por David Vickery ...

    Completo

    11 hora 31 minutos

    Modern begins on a specific day—March 22, 1905—at a specific place: the Salon des Indépendants in Paris, where works of art we recognize as modern were first exhibited. Drawing on his forty five-year fine art career, author Philip Hook illuminates how this new art came to be—and how truly shocking it was.We witness movement upon movement that burst forth in dizzying succession: Fauvism, ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

La gente que leyó estos también disfrutó

  • Audiolibro

    Harlem Is Nowhere

    A Journey to the Mecca of Black America

    Narrado por Karen Chilton ...

    Completo

    8 hora 46 minutos

    As gentrification encroaches on historic Harlem, Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award recipient Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts untangles the myth and meaning of its storied legacy. Drawing on Harlem's history and her own observations, Rhodes-Pitts introduces a variety of observers who shared a common hope that Harlem would become the ground from which blacks fully entered America's democracy. ". a ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    American Rebels

    How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution

    Narrado por Suzie Althens ...

    Completo

    15 hora 54 minutos

    Nina Sankovitch’s American Rebels explores, for the first time, the intertwined lives of the Hancock, Quincy, and Adams families, and the role each person played in sparking the American Revolution.Before they were central figures in American history, John Hancock, John Adams, Josiah Quincy Junior, Abigail Smith Adams, and Dorothy Quincy Hancock had forged intimate connections during their ... Leer más

    $32.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Art

    Using the tools of the "new" art history (feminism, Marxism, social context, etc.) An Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Art offers a richly textured, yet clear and logical, introduction to nineteenth-century art and culture. This textbook will provide readers with a basic historical framework of the period and the critical tools for interpreting and situating new and unfamiliar works of art ... Leer más

    $104.99 USD

  • Coco Chanel

    The Legend and the Life

    Filled with fresh new research and never-before-seen photos, this updated edition of the definitive fashion biography of Coco Chanel deepens our understanding of the history and legacy of the incredible woman who shaped modern fashion and created an empire of haute couture.Coco Chanel was an extraordinary inventor, conjuring up the little black dress, bobbed hair, trousers for women, contemporary ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • Complete Works of Johannes Vermeer (Delphi Classics)

    Series Libro 2 - Delphi Masters of Art
    Now acknowledged as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age, Johannes Vermeer specialised in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life in his home city of Delft. The artist’s reputation fell into obscurity after his death and it was not until the 19th century that his work was rediscovered by Gustav Friedrich Waagen and Théophile Thoré-Bürger, who published an essay attributing 66 ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD