He Ringatoi o nga Tupuna : Isaac Coates and his Maori portraits by Hilary and John Mitchell
80.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Art
Isaac Coates was an Englishman who lived in Wellington and Nelson between 1841 and 1845. During that time he painted watercolour portraits of 58 Maori from Nelson, Marlborough, Wellington, Waikanae and Kapiti. Some of these portraits have been well-known for nearly 180 years, although their creator was ...Show more
New Zealand Tattoo: In the Home of the Tattooist's Art by Chris Hoult & Steve Forbes
75.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Art
We have tattooing in the blood in New Zealand, and styles worn with pride here in Aotearoa are appreciated worldwide by admirers of beautiful design. And in the early 2010s, tattooing is going through a renaissance. Chris Hoult immersed himself in the Kiwi tattoo scene from 2011 and 2012, and brought wr ...Show more
Banksy - Wall and Piece by Banksy
45.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography | Reading Level: very good
Artistic genius, political activist, painter and decorator, mythic legend or notorious graffiti artist? The work of Banksy is unmistakable, except maybe when it's squatting in the Tate or New York's Metropolitan Museum. Banksy is responsible for decorating the streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns a ...Show more
Chatsworth, Arcadia, Now - Seven Scenes from the Life of a House by The Duke of Devonshire; The Duchess of Devonshire; John-Paul Stonard
100.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
A strikingly modern portrait of Chatsworth, the grandest of English country housesNo house embodies the spirit of one dynasty better than Chatsworth. Set in an unspoilt Derbyshire valley, surrounded by wild moorland, and home to the Cavendish family for sixteen generations, this treasure house is filled ...Show more
Heraldry and Stained Glass at Apothecaries' Hall by William Shand; Andrew Wallington-Smith
110.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
The first comprehensive study of heraldry and stained glass in one of the oldest surviving Livery Halls of the City of London, dating from 1672. This comprehensive book describes the history of the Society's armorial bearings, the Royal connections with the Society which also provides a source of heral ...Show more
Leonardo Da Vinci and Giacomo Caproti Called Salai: The Enigma of a Painting by Maurizio Zecchini
70.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
Salai is the name that Leonardo da Vinci liked to use, as is documented in his writings from 1494 onward, for the boy whom he had taken into his home four years earlier, when he was just ten years old, and who lived with him for almost a quarter of a century: first as a shop boy and then as his assistan ...Show more
Artists: Their Lives and Works by DK
55.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography
A stunning exploration of over 80 famous artists and their fascinating lives, from Giotto to the present day.Artists- Their Lives and Works tells the inspiring stories behind the world's most famous masterpieces and their creators, including their influences, development, friendships, loves, and rivalri ...Show more
The Mirror and the Palette - Rebellion, Revolution and Resilience: 500 Years of Women's Self-Portraits by Jennifer Higgie
30.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography | Reading Level: very good
Until the twentieth century, art history was, in the main, written by white men who tended to write about other white men. The idea that women in the West have always made art was rarely cited as a possibility. Yet they have - and, of course, continue to do so - often against tremendous odds, from laws ...Show more
Crafting Aotearoa: A Cultural History of Making in New Zealand and the Wider Moana Oceania by Kololesa Mahina Tuai
90.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography | Reading Level: near fine
A major new history of craft that spans three centuries of making and thinking in Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider Moana (Pacific). It tells the previously untold story of craft in Aotearoa New Zealand, and proposes a new idea of craft - one that acknowledges Pakeha, Maori and wider Moana histories of ...Show more
Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys by Hammond Catherine
75.00 NZD
Category: Art - History and biography | Reading Level: near fine
A vivid and revealing book published alongside a landmark exhibition focused on one of New Zealand’s most internationally recognised artists, Frances Hodgkins. Marking the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth New Zealand-born Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947) arrived in London in 1901 and, by the 1920s, h ...Show more
Children's Book of Art: An Introduction to the World's Most Amazing Paintings and Sculptures by DK
45.00 NZD
Category: Children - Reference
Go on an artistic journey around the world!Discover the power of art and be inspired by cultures from all over the world with the Children's Book of Art. You'll find out how instruments are made and played, and learn about the fascinating lives and achievements of great artists and sculptors, from Leona ...Show more