Ellis Rowan by National Library of Australia
34.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Artists of the National Library of Australia Ser.
'Petite, plucky and always immaculately dressed in the constraint of Victorian finery...throughout her life she was acclaimed internationally, winning 29 medals, and accolades from leading art critics. Her work was also collected by royalty, including Queen Victoria.' — Patricia Fullerton, 2002Ellis Row ...Show more
Harold Cazneaux by National Library of Australia
34.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Artists of the National Library of Australia Ser.
'[Cazneaux’s] work is what matters, its place in the history of Australian photography and its influence on past, present and future generations of photographers.' — Max Dupain, 1978Harold Cazneaux (1878-1953) is widely considered the greatest Australian photographer of the early twentieth century. In p ...Show more
Greg Hansell: Purity of Australian Light by LOU KLEPAC
79.95 AUD
Category: Art History
The first book on Australian artist Greg Hansell
The Artist Explorers - Painting the New World by John Fairley
70.00 AUD
Category: Art History
It was in large part the lure of riches, such as spices and gold, and the promise of fertile land which tempted the British and other Europeans to venture out to unknown lands.These intrepid explorers, who devoted and often lost their lives on journeys of discovery, were frequently accompanied by artist ...Show more
Artful Lives: The Cohen Sisters by Penny Olsen
39.99 AUD
Category: Biography
From Melbourne to the Islands - The Artful Lives of the Cohen Sisters 'Romance is in all of us. We long to fashion romantic careers for ourselves. We yearn to read those of others, whether they be of love, life, wealth' -so wrote artist-journalist Valerie Frankel Cohen in 1936. The Cohen sisters lived f ...Show more
Gauguin and Polynesia by Nicholas Thomas
79.99 AUD
Category: Art History
Paul Gauguin is commonly regarded as one of the greatest modern artists. He is renowned for resplendent, mythic imagery from Oceania, for a life of restless travel and for his supposed immersion in Polynesian life. But he has long been regarded ambivalently, and in recent years both Gauguin's sexual be ...Show more
British Women Artists: From Suffrage to the Sixties by Carolyn Trant
29.99 AUD
Category: Art History
The story of modern British art history told through the stories of its women. Consider for a moment the history of modern art in Britain; you may struggle to land on a narrative that features very many women. On this journey through a fascinating period of social change, artist Carolyn Trant fills in s ...Show more
The Story of Contemporary Art by Tony Godfrey
59.99 AUD
Category: Art History
A lively introduction to and history of international contemporary art from 1960 to the present.What does it mean?Is it really art?Why does it cost so much?While these questions are perpetually asked about contemporary art, they are not the questions that E. H. Gombrich set out to answer in his seminal ...Show more
Griselda Pollock on Gauguin by Griselda Pollock
29.99 AUD
Category: Art History | Series: Pocket Perspectives Ser.
Surprising, questioning, challenging, enriching: the Pocket Perspectives series presents timeless works by writers and thinkers who have shaped the conversation across the arts, visual culture, and history. Celebrating the undiminished vitality of their ideas today, these covetable and collectable littl ...Show more
Joyce Evans by Sasha Grishin
39.99 AUD
Category: Art
‘I don’t know what sort of photographer I am, but I try to be an honest one.’Joyce Evans was an unusual phenomenon in the Australian photography scene. Her conversion to photography did not occur until she was already in her forties, while her engagement in professional photography had to wait until she ...Show more
Australian Film, 1900-1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production by Andrew Pike
40.00 AUD
Category: Film
Revised edition of this 1980 publication, considered the bible of reference works to the films of this era. Pike and Cooper's work discusses almost five hundred films made during the first eight decades of film-making in Australia. Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush provides a new foreword.
Great Women Painters by Alison M Gingeras
100.00 AUD
Category: Art History
A sumptuous survey of over 300 women painters and their work spanning almost five centuries Great Women Painters is a groundbreaking book that reveals a richer and more varied telling of the story of painting. Featuring more than 300 artists from around the world, it includes both well-known women paint ...Show more