"Instead, the Danish Ambassador in Madrid, Count de Bourke, bought it, took it to
London, and sold it at auction for £4,000 ... the Dukes of Alba, Madrid; Don
Manuel Godoy, Principe de la Paz; Count Edmond de Bourke, Danish
Ambassador to ..."
"Organized according to an innovative concept - exploring the power of art to evoke fundamental human emotions - Rings: Five Passions in World Art brings together an extraordinary assemblage of artworks spanning seven millennia and the principal regions of the world. The 129 masterworks gathered here have been organized to represent five interlocking passions that have fascinated artists the world over: Love in all its many forms, physic ..."
"Organized according to an innovative concept - exploring the power of art to evoke fundamental human emotions - Rings: Five Passions in World Art brings together an extraordinary assemblage of artworks spanning seven millennia and the principal regions of the world. The 129 masterworks gathered here have been organized to represent five interlocking passions that have fascinated artists the world over: Love in all its many forms, physic ..."
"Through several case-studies of international and domestic buildings, this text is an explanation by 14 experts who individually address the public policy known as design review, in which buildings and public policy intersect."
Gemini G.E.L.(1st Edition) Art and Collaboration by Ruth E. Fine Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 1984 by Abbeville Press ISBN-13: 978-0-89659-506-4, ISBN: 0-89659-506-4
"There is no Nobel Prize for architecture, but ever since 1979 the Pritzker Architecture Prize has filled that gap. Though just over 20 years old, it is the best known and most glamorous of five major international architectural awards. The prize takes its name from the Pritzker family of Chicago--hoteliers whose dramatic, atrium-centered properties revolutionized hotel architecture--who fund the prize, which is awarded annually to a liv ..."
Architects house themselves(1st Edition) Breaking new ground by Michael Webb, J. CarterBrown Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1994 by Preservation Press, National Trust For Historic Preservation ISBN-13: 978-0-89133-241-1, ISBN: 0-89133-241-3
"An ex-library copy with heavy cloth reinforcing tape from the library inside at joint. Looks used. Interesting content and photography."
European Paintings An Illustrated Summary Catalogue by Anne Summerscale, J. CarterBrown Hardcover, 558 Pages, Published 1985 by Natl Gallery Of Art ISBN-13: 978-0-89468-089-2, ISBN: 0-89468-089-7
"The twenty lessons in this book provide lively and colloquial dialogues iintroducing first- or second-year students to Chinese suitable in China. The lessons demonstrate sentences used in everyday situations and familiarize the student with the simplified characters and pinyin transcription now used. There are drills of new patterns, mini-dialogues to encourage spontaneous speaking, explanatory notes on the proper use of structure and ..."
"Great book featuring the Storm King Art Center outdoor public sculpture garden. 100 color and black and white illustrations of works of art, sculpture, installations, abstract works. Illustrated artists include Calder, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, David Smith, di Suvero, Louis Nevelson, Trova, Bourgeois, Caro and other artists / sculptors. Includes notes / bibliography and brief biography of each artist.
Softcover. 125 pages. Measure ..."
John Sloan, 1871-1951(1st Edition) His Life and Paintings : His Graphics : [traveling Exhibition Held at the National Gallery of Art, Sept. 18 - Oct. 31, 1971 ; Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Nov. 20, 1971 - Jan. 16, 1972, and Others by John Sloan, E. John Bullard, J. CarterBrown, Helen Farr Sloan, David W. Scott Paperback, 215 Pages, Published 1971 by National Gallery Of Art ISBN-13: 978-0-8435-2026-2, ISBN: 0-8435-2026-4
Federal Buildings in Context The Role of Design Review (Studies in the History of Art Series) by J. CarterBrown, Jc Brown Hardcover, 124 Pages, Published 1995 by Ngw-Stud Hist Art ISBN-13: 978-0-300-07698-1, ISBN: 0-300-07698-3
"Through several case-studies of international and domestic buildings, this text is an explanation by 14 experts who individually address the public policy known as design review, in which buildings and public policy intersect."
Art for the Nation(1st Edition) Gifts in Honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art by J. CarterBrown, Francis Smyth, Frances P. Smith Hardcover, 528 Pages, Published 1991 by Natl Gallery Of Art ISBN-13: 978-0-89468-158-5, ISBN: 0-89468-158-3
"Published in cooperation with the National Gallery of Art, and written by its Curator of Painting, this is an essential work for painters, teachers, students and art lovers who want to understand the methods by which great paintings have been created. One hundred masterpieces from the National Gallery...each superbly reproduced in color, full page size...offer the reader unique lessons in painting techniques. Detailed captions, diagrams ..."
"This glorious tribute to a contemporary master of humanist art covers his Vietnam Veterans Memorial Three Soldiers, National Cathedral Creation doors, and acrylic works."
"The list of master artists whose work is housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, seems endless. This massive volume contains rich color reproductions of works by Pollock, Brancusi, Cezanne, Picasso, and hundreds of other artists. The arrangement of the paintings and sculptures shows a strong curatorial hand, for often the works of two or more artists are mingled to illustrate the impact of one artist on another. To enha ..."