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Das Buch beschreibt im Tagebuchstil einen Radtrip von San Francisco durch Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ontario, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire zum Cap……続きを見る

Tattoos are artistic, rebellious, individual, tribal – and fantastically creative. Once you’ve got the ink bug, there’s no going back. This enticing book explores more than 80 tattoo designs from a ……続きを見る

Paul Gauguin was first a sailor, then a successful stockbroker in Paris. In 1874 he began to paint at weekends as a Sunday painter. Nine years later, after a stock-market crash, he felt confident of……続きを見る

This practical book provides a detailed guide to drawing your own cartoons, illustrated in over 1000 amazing drawings and 65 step-by-step sequences. Divided into four main sections, the first, Mater……続きを見る

Newcastle Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Newcastle, the famous streets and t……続きを見る

As well as one of the leading figures in the American Pop Art movement, Andy Warhol was a painter, printmaker, occasional sculptor and filmmaker, whose work carried on the tradition of Dadaism which……続きを見る

Ah Perth, a city thats all about amazing beaches with a bounty of white sand and turquoise surf waters. But what if you dont just want to live life in the slow lane? Maybe you'd be interested in dis……続きを見る

Washington is known around the world for its power, symbolized in television news bulletins with the White House or Capitol as background images. But it is the sheer beauty of the place that attract……続きを見る

Do you know which barber in Melbourne serves a complimentary Coopers Ale while you get your locks chopped? Or which clothing store doubles as a sewing school? Or which Japanese cafe can whip up a be……続きを見る

The Islamic world has created a wealth of art treasures, and this book explores that rich heritage. The diversity of decorative Islamic art forms is simply breath-taking, extending from the Arabic c……続きを見る

This book is a teach-yourself practical guide to drawing cartoons on your computer, suitable for beginners as well as more experienced artists. This inspiring book provides a detailed tutorial to dr……続きを見る

The best way of discovering London is on foot or from the top of a bus. No other large cuty is more rewarding to wander around, with a wealth of interesting things to see, both grand and intimate in……続きを見る

Leicester Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Leicester, the famous streets and t……続きを見る

Gateshead was once described as the dirty lane leading to NewcastleA", and over the years it has often been portrayed as the 'poor relative' in comparison to its larger and more glamorous neighbor N……続きを見る

The Birmingham canals truly got underway following an advertisement in Birmingham's Aris's Gazette of 26 January 1767. The plan was to take a waterway from Wolverhampton to Birmingham with a branch ……続きを見る

The elegant pen-strokes and visual harmony of Chinese writing, known as hànzì, have long been admired in the west. Classical Chinese calligraphy is a popular and valuable art form, and with the incr……続きを見る

Standing astride two continents, surrounded by a garland of water, the past capital of two empires and of modern Turkey, and with visible history that stretches back nearly three millenia, Istanbul ……続きを見る

Renowned tattoo artist, author of New York Times bestsellers High Voltage Tattoos and The Tattoo Chronicles, and star of LA Ink, Kat Von D raises the bar with her most intimate work yet: Go Big or G……続きを見る

Impressionism has always been one of the publics favourite styles of art and Impressionist works continue to enchant beholders with their amazing play of colours and forms. This book offers a well-c……続きを見る

Ornans, Courbet’s birthplace, is near the beautiful valley of the Doubs River, and it was here as a boy, and later as a man, that he absorbed the love of landscape. He was by nature a revolutionary,……続きを見る

Behind Frida Kahlo’s portraits, lies the story of both her life and work. It is precisely this combination that draws the reader in. Frida’s work is a record of her life, and rarely can we learn so ……続きを見る

Picasso was born a Spaniard and, so they say, began to draw before he could speak. As an infant he was instinctively attracted to artist’s tools. In early childhood he could spend hours in happy con……続きを見る

Vincent van Gogh’s life and work are so intertwined that it is hardly possible to observe one without thinking of the other. Van Gogh has indeed become the incarnation of the suffering, misunderstoo……続きを見る

This book is an irresistible addition to those interested in the art of Paul Klee. An emblematic figure of the early 20th century, Paul Klee participated in avant-garde movements in Germany and Swit……続きを見る

“I am not interested in myself as a subject for painting, but in others, particularly women…”Beautiful, sensuous and above all erotic, Gustav Klimt’s paintings speak of a world of opulence and leisu……続きを見る

Spanish architect and designer Antoni Gaudí (18521926) was an important and influential figure in the history of modern Spanish art. The use of colour, wide-ranging materials and introduction of org……続きを見る

For Claude Monet the designation ‘impressionist’ always remained a source of pride. In spite of all the things critics have written about his work, Monet continued to be a true impressionist to the ……続きを見る

Born in 1860 in a small Czech town, Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) was an artist on the forefront of Art Nouveau, the modernist movement that swept Paris in the 1910s, marking a return to the simplicity……続きを見る

Leonardo’s early life was spent in Florence, his maturity in Milan, and the last three years of his life in France. Leonardo’s teacher was Verrocchio. First he was a goldsmith, then a painter and sc……続きを見る

Marc Chagall was born into a strict Jewish family for whom the ban on representations of the human figure had the weight of dogma. A failure in the entrance examination for the Stieglitz School did ……続きを見る