Secondhand Art Books

Modern Art and Modernism offers first-hand material for the study of issues central to the development of modern art, its theory and criticism. The history of modern art is not...

"My drawings inspire, and are not to be defined. They place us, as does music, in the ambiguous realm of the undetermined." -RedonIn reaction to the "narrow-mindedness" of his fellow...

Style is the quality that distinguishes one painter's work from another's. Just as people evolve their own distinctive handwriting, so in time painters develop an individual style. Aspiring watercolourists seeking...

At the time of Mark Rothko's apparent suicide in 1970, the deeply troubled, pioneering artist of Abstract Expressionism was at the height of fame and financial success yet within months...

In "The Ultimate Mixed Martial Artist", ten of the world's most accomplished MMA fighters combine forces to elevate your fighting skills to the next level. Through detailed narrative and more...

Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) was the foremost wood engraver not only of his generation, but of all subsequent generations, and the quality of his work has remained unsurpassed. His extraordinary woodcuts...

From Debbie Bliss, the UK's foremost knitwear designer, comes this handy little book of tips and hints, which is aimed at both new knitters who want a quick reference guide...

A tribute to Bob Ross-the soft-spoken artist known for painting happy clouds, mountains, and trees -- Happy Little Accidents culls his most wise and witty words into one delightful package.Ross...

'A breeze of a read, makes you see our male-manufactured world a little differently... Grayson Perry has written the very book I wanted to write'Matt Haig'GRAYSON PERRY FOR KING AND...

Of all the great paintings in the world, Guernica has had a more direct impact on our consciousness than perhaps any other. In his new book the acclaimed biographer of...

Nigel Coates is the name behind such work as the futuristic Oyster House, the National Centre for Popular Music in Sheffield and the giant "Body" in London's Millennium Dome. He...

Once upon a time in a land not so far away...Though it lies just across the Mediterranean from Europe, barely a stone's throw from Spain's southernmost tip, Morocco couldn't possibly...

A non-specialist introduction and work of reference to the fine arts, covering artistic endeavour through all time and throughout the world.