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Author
Pub. Date
2002
Lexile measure
NC 1030L
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and career of the nineteenth-century French Neo-Impressionist artist Georges Seurat, best known for inventing the painting technique known as Pointillism.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
135 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Fifty of the most important works from the early nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries are gorgeously reproduced, including the best of Monet, Degas, van Gogh, Renoir, Cezanne, Cassatt, Manet, Seurat, and Pisarro. Each piece is given a brief overview establishing its place in the Impressionist pantheon as well as in its artist's oeuvre. An introductory text explains the Impressionistic style, tracing the movement's development, while an...
Author
Series
Fantastic frame volume 2
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016].
Lexile measure
530L
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Tiger and Luna return to the fantastic frame, and this time they enter the famous dotted world of Georges Seurats painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. After arriving on the shore of the pleasant scene, they dash through Paris, get captured by police, and encounter one misadventure after another. And of course, Tiger and Luna must return to the real world to avoid getting trapped in the painting before time runs out!" --
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
157 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A century and a half of masterpieces is covered in this chronologically arranged volume that captures the development of art in a new age. Starting with James Abbott McNeill Whistler and ending with Matthew Barney, nearly every prominent figure in Modern art is represented in double-page spreads that show how these artists continued to redefine norms and challenge tradition. Biographical and anecdotal information about each artist is provided alongside...
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm + 5 reproducible masterpiece painting sheets
Language
English
Description
Explores the world of art and artists, including Michelangelo, Mary Cassatt, and Vincent Van Gogh, and features do-it-yourself art projects.
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (186 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This series presents a unique and masterly survey of the greatest achievements in the history of art from the medieval era to the post-impressionist world. This authoritative and thought-provoking series employs powerful graphic images to entertain and inform the student and the art lover. The collection also features expert commentary and analyses from leading authorities, art historians and scholars, new location footage and re-creations.
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
61, [3] pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jam-packed with imaginative ideas for all kinds of creative crafts . . . this book will make YOU an artist! Pick up your pencils, collect your collage materials, and take inspiration from 25 of the world's best-known artists in this fact-filled book full of activities. Discover famous masterpieces through the included photographs of real works of art - from ancient cave painting to contemporary performance - and lots more in between!"-- Provided...
Author
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
761 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
". . . [This book] puts some of the world's most famous paintings under a magnifying glass, to help us look much, much closer at images we might have thought we knew well. Guiding our eye to the minutiae of subject and symbolism, Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen help us become detectives of details, solving the mysteries of a masterpiece through its most small and subtle elements. Is the bride pregnant? Why is just one candle burning in the chandelier?...
Author
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
463 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
The Complete Resource Book for Preschoolers is an absolute must-have book for every teacher. Offering a complete plan for every day of every week of the year, this book can also be an excellent reference book for responding to children's specific interests.
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