European Art
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The Rape Of Europa
by Lynn H Nicholas
The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War is the title of a book and a subsequent documentary film. The book, by Lynn Nicholas, explores the Nazi plunder of looted art treasures from occupied countries, and the consequences.
Exposed
by Alison Smith
Alison Smith is a curator at Tate Britain and the author of The Victorian Nude: Sexuality, Morality, and Art. She lives in London, England.
European Art Books & Ephemera
John Chamberlain: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Sculpture, 1954-1985
by (Chamberlain, John) Julie Sylvester
New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1986. First printing. 239 pp., large 4to. Cloth in photo-illustrated dust-jacket. With an essay by Klaus Kertess, an edited transcript of interviews with the artist, notes, appendix ("Couches"), chronology, exhibition history, bibliography, and index, and featuring 313 color plates plus 371 black-and-white illustrations. Mild bump to base of spine, otherwise about fine in a near-fine jacket with some rubbing and edgewear.
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$288.00
A Curator's Quest : Building the Collection of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art, 1967-1988
by Rubin, William (author), Ronald S. Lauder (foreword by), Richard E. Oldenburg (preface by), Rhyllis Hattis Rubin (introduction by)
New York and London: Overlook Duckworth, 2011. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine (just about as new) in Near Fine dw. Wide 4to, 624pp, black cloth with blind and gilt stamping, printed dustwrapper. A massive overview of the career of this seminal curator at the Museum of Modern Art. Just about as new, very minor wear to jacket.
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$140.00
Het Hindelooper Schilderboek
by Pietersen-Nauta, Wil and Leidy Venekamp-Looms
Leeuwarden: De Tille, 1984. Hardcover. Good. Square hardcover, text in Dutch. A good copy, but with bumping to the corners of the covers and minor scuffing to the covers. The interior is clean and unmarked and the binding is solid. 96 pp., a photographic collection of examples of Dutch folkart, the designs and patterns used throughout the history of this very distinct painting style. Full color photos throughout.
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$20.00
LE CANTIQUE DES CANTIQUES (1951, IN FOLDER & SLIPCASE) Traduction D'Andre Chouraqui
by Clouzot, Marianne
Paris: Aux Depens De L'Artiste. Very Good. 1951. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. Limited edition #29/150. Sixty-six loose pages inside the clean cardboard folder which has the title on its slightly age toned spine. Most of the drawing illustrations are tissue protected. Publisher's blank slip-case containing the folder has light edge wear. Illustrations by Marianne Clouzot. Deckle page edges. Text in french. Art. B/W drawing illustrations. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to; 66 pages .
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$295.00
Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi
by Christiansen, Keith; and Judith W. Mann
Yale University Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 476 pages. 9-3/4 by 11-1/4 inches. Profusely illustrated in both black-and-white and color. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a dust jacket with a bit of waviness due to moisture to front panel else very good. This beautiful book presents the work of these two painters, exploring the artistic development of each, comparing their achievements and showing how both were influenced by their times and the milieus in which they...
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$56.25
Lino Tagliapietra: Vetri Glass Verres Glas.
by TAGLIAPIETRA, Lino. Text by Giovanni Sarpellon
Venice: Arsenale Editrice, 1994. Signed on the title page by Lino Tagliapietra, dated 14.06.08 and placed as Tacoma. First edition / First printing. White paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. The earliest monograph on Lino as a solo glass artist.
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$350.00
Pieter De Hooch 1629-1684
by Sutton, Peter C
New Haven: Wadsworth Atheneum, in association with Yale University Press, 1998. First edition [1998]. Beautifully produced monograph on the works of De Hooch, a master of Holland's Golden Age of art and a pioneer of the Delft School of painting. Produced in association with an exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum, the book traces the artist's development from his early paintings of guardroom and tavern scenes to the light-filled courtyards and interiors of his Delft period, and then to the...
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$57.99
Catalogue of Pictures and other works of art in the National Gallery of Ireland and the National Portrait Gallery. Clar de Phictiúiri agus d'oibreacha eile ealadhan ata I nGaileri Náisiunta Na hEireann agus I nGaileri Náisiunta na hPortaidi.
by NATIONAL GALLERY OF IRELAND
Dublin: The Stationary Office., 1928. First edition. Paperback. Good. 8vo. Original paper wrappers. Note by Bodkin, 2752 item cataloue. Thumbed, some staining to block and covers, covers frayed with loss at head of spine.
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£38.00
Picasso, a biography
by Ripley,Elizabeth
1959. Picasso, a biography by Elizabeth Ripley, Oxford University Press, London, 1959, hard cover, dust jacket, 67 pages, perfect for young readers.
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$6.40
The Visconti Hours, National Library, Florence (Slipcase Edition)
by Millard Meiss and Edith W. Kirsch
New York: George Braziller, 1972. First edition thus [1972]. Stunningly illustrated facsimile of the original illuminated manuscript, with introduction and commentary. Dark blue leatherette printed in gilt, black slipcase with color label. The book is in about fine condition, with firm binding, no names or other markings. The slipcase is lightly rubbed at the bottom edge, otherwise fine, structurally sound.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Slipcase. 8vo - over 7¾" -...
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$42.99
Hundertwasser: Osterreicher des 20. Jahrhunderts
by Schmied, Weiland, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, & Werner Hofmann
Salzburg: Verlag Galerie Welz. 100pp. 320pp, 104 color plates. 1st Ed. German text. Cloth, glassine protector. Lrg. thick 4to. Small chip on the external spine hinge. Near Fine in partly faded, chipped board slipcase. Rare. Due to the weight of this book, there may be an additional shipping charge.
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$160.00
Emil Nolde
by Haftmann, Werner
Marlborough Fine Art Limited, London, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Wrappers. 52 page softcover catalogue, with numerous illustrations--about half of which are in full color. Binding is tight and solid, and dustjacket with tipped in color plate is in fine, bright condition. The dustjacket, being of a paper that is not archival, has caused some discoloring to the covers and portions of the endpapers where it has come into contact with them. Published in conjunction with the exhibition from February -March, 1964...
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$25.00
Vincent van Gogh: 1853-1890 Vision and Reality
by Walther,Ingo F
1987. Vincent van Gogh: 1853-1890 Vision and Reality by Ingo F. Walther, Taschen, 1987, paperback, 96 pages, profusely illustrated with color illustrations.
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$2.56
The art of painting in oyl : wherein is included each particular circumstance relating to that art and mystery, containing the best and most approved rules for preparing, mixing, and working of oyl-colours : the whole treatise being so full compleat, and so exactly fitted to the meanest capacity, that all persons whatsoever, may be able by these directions, to paint in oyl-colours all manner of timber-work ... in which is also particularly laid down, all the several circumstances required in painting of sun-dials ...
by SMITH, John
1687 RARE John Smith ART of Oil Painting Painters English Horology GOLD
'The Art of Painting' is a rare 17th-century treatise on painting with oils by English clockmaker John Smith. This work was an immensely popular work throughout the end of the 17th-century into the mid-1700s. In fact, it went through a number of editions through the end of Smith's lifetime.
While the title would suggest this is merely a work from an artistic view, it covers a variety of topics including how to work with gold and... Read more about this item
'The Art of Painting' is a rare 17th-century treatise on painting with oils by English clockmaker John Smith. This work was an immensely popular work throughout the end of the 17th-century into the mid-1700s. In fact, it went through a number of editions through the end of Smith's lifetime.
While the title would suggest this is merely a work from an artistic view, it covers a variety of topics including how to work with gold and... Read more about this item
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$950.00
Jan Van Eyck : Grisallas
by Borchert, Till-Holger
324pp. Excellent condition with slight crease to spine. Very minor shelf wear. Clean copy with tight binding and French flaps to back cover.
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£125.00
Italy's Book of Days (1959)
by Giardini,Alfonso Vittorio
1959. Italy's Book of Days (1959) by Alfonso Vittorio Giardini, Italian State Tourist Department, hard cover, profusely illustrated, 160 pages, near new condition.
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$22.40
Giotto: Los frescos de Asís
by Roberto Salvini
Granada: Albaicin / Sadea Editores, 1966. Tapa blanda con solapas. 35x26,5cm. Ilustraciones en color y en blanco y negro.
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€9.00
![Arte Italiana Dal Periodo Paleocristiano Alla Fine Dell'ottocento [ct In 4 Vols] LBC](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/860/561/328561860.0.b.jpg)
Arte Italiana Dal Periodo Paleocristiano Alla Fine Dell'ottocento [ct In 4 Vols] LBC
by Various
Milan: Carlo Signorelli. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1929. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Folio - 14" x 8 1/2"; Said to be signed by Guglielmo Marconi but I have my doubts although he was around for another 8 years after publication. 2500 photos . The sig in the graphic is a very close match but appears to have been erased and resigned. .
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$77.91
Henry Moore at the British Museum.
by Henry Moore
Moore, Henry. Henry Moore at the British Museum. British Museum Publ. London. 1981 1st ed. 4to Black cloth, gilt titles to spine. Unclipped dustwrapper. Pp128. Black and white illustrations throughout. Authors inscription in thick dark ink on half-title to James Shurmer dated September 1981.
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£150.00
The rape of Europa - The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War.
by Nicholas, Lynn H
1994. 1st edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. 500 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckled edge. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Page 499-500 stuck together. Includes for example, the following chapters: Period of Adjustment: The Nazi Collectors Organize; Austria Provides, Europe Hides / Lenity and Cruelty: Occupied France: Protection and Confiscation / Ashes and Darkness: Treasure Hunts in the Ruined Reich,...
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€95.00
Russkoe steklo XVIII veka. Sobranie Gosudarstvennogo muzeya keramiki i "Usadba Kuskovo XVIII veka" Russian Glass of the XVIII Century
by Dolgich, E. V.; Dolgih, E. V
Moscow, Russia (USSR): Iskysstro, 1985. Presumed First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Russian Glass of the XVIII Century. Presumed first printing. Published 1985. This book is entirely in Russian. It is not a bilingual edition. Gorgeous off-white cloth binding, with crisp gilt-stamped lettering to the front board and to the spine. 9.5 x 6.75 inches. 245 numbered pages, including notes and bibliography. Heavy coated stock with 148 full-page color...
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$95.00
Roman No. 1, Janvier 1951
by Célia Bertin & Pierre de Lescure (eds.]
Decorated wrappers based on a cut-out design by Henri Matisse. Rare magazine, WorldCat showing one holding in the US ( Pierpont Morgan ). Significant content emphasis to Virginia Woolf's Diaries. Very good condition of this fragile magazine with uncut pages. Small nick from top spine. See - https://www.theartnewspaper.com/feature/matisse-writer-designer
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$750.00
Monumental Brasses
by Macklin, H W
United Kingdom: Allen & Unwin. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. 0047390026 . A Very Good Reprint hardcover in an About Good unclipped dustjacket. Book is in clean green boards, bumped to the spine ends and corners. Internally, no writing or stamps, unmarked toned pages, a little tanned to the text-block edges. The lightly soiled dustjacket is creased and rubbed to the edges, with small closed tears, a small loss to the spine head, and chips to the spine heel and tips -...
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£5.95
Watteau, 1684-1721
by Grasselli, Margaret Morgan; Rosenberg, Pierre; Parmantier, Nicole
Paris: Ministe`re de la Culture Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 1984. Hardcover. Good. Oversized hardcover lacking dustjacket, text in French. A good copy of this large book with some external wear. Bumping to the lower corners, wear at the spine ends including a 1" tear at the base of the rear joint, binding intact. Interior is clean and unmarked. The weight of this volume is not well-supported by the binding - all pages firmly bound in, but lacking tightness - This is a common flaw...
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$75.00
Miro 1940-1955
by Weelen,Guy
1960. Miro 1940-1955 by Guy Weelen, Tudor Publishing, 1960, 15 small plates in color.
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$1.00
