Heath Robinson Masterpieces of Art

Heath Robinson Masterpieces of Art
Author: Susan Grange
Publisher: Flame Tree Illustrated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-10-31
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781786645418

Illustrator and cartoonist W. Heath Robinson is renowned for his ingenious and haphazard contraptions. His witty drawings of complicated machines, are ironically designed to simplify everyday life, but always manage to make everything appear more complicated! His work is steeped in the humour of calamity and his name soon became synonymous for absurd and makeshift devices. This delightful new book is packed with his madcap designs and the delicate watercolour illustrations which continue to delight us all today.

Contraptions

Contraptions
Author: Heath Robinson
Publisher: Abrams Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2007-11
Genre: Art
ISBN:

An introduction to the wonderful world of Heath Robinson, with carefully selected drawings from throughout his illustrious career, and a lively and informative commentary.

Eric Ravilious Masterpieces of Art

Eric Ravilious Masterpieces of Art
Author: Susie Hodge
Publisher: Flame Tree Illustrated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781783616046

The Art of Fine Gifts: Twentieth-century painter, designer and wood engraver Eric Ravilious was responsible for a fascinating range of different works, from illustrations for books to designs for ceramics for the established Wedgwood pottery firm. This gorgeous new book features beautiful woodcut images of countryside life, watercolours of rolling landscapes and many of Ravilious' acute and profound war paintings.

Edgar Degas Masterpieces of Art

Edgar Degas Masterpieces of Art
Author: Michael Robinson
Publisher: Flame Tree Illustrated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-11-22
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781783619948

French artist Edgar Degas was famous for his drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking. Although a member of the Impressionists, with Monet, Pissaro and Renoir his work focused on indoor subjects, particularly his acutely observed pieces on ballerinas. His masterful studies of real life resonate still today and he remains one of the most popular painters in the world. This beautiful new book showcases all of his major works (including Ballet Rehearsal, The Star and The Ballet Class), with detailed captions, and a long essay on life, art and influences.

Heath Robinson: The Ideal Home (Foiled Journal)

Heath Robinson: The Ideal Home (Foiled Journal)
Author: Flame Tree Studio
Publisher: Flame Tree Gift
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-03-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781786641137

Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap. These are perfect for personal use and make a dazzling gift. This example features Heath Robinson's The Ideal Home

Britain at Play

Britain at Play
Author: W. Heath Robinson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-11
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780715655313

Charming, eccentric, endlessly inventive, Heath Robinson's unforgettable drawings perfectly capture the peculiar character of the British nation at leisure.

L.S. Lowry Masterpieces of Art

L.S. Lowry Masterpieces of Art
Author: Susan Grange
Publisher: Flame Tree Illustrated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-11-28
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781804177051

New edition of the Lowry in the popular Masterpieces of Art series. Renowned for his paintings of the industrial towns of North West England, Lancashire born Lowry had a distinctive and enchanting style, depicting the everyday life of the world around him. In association with The Lowry, which houses over 400 of Lowry’s works, this exceptional book portrays a selection of his paintings, sketches and other works, with subjects gleaned from urban landscapes teeming with his iconic ‘matchstick men’ to haunting unpopulated scenes. Often neglected by the elite of the art world his work has received much greater recognition in recent years.

Louis Comfort Tiffany Masterpieces of Art

Louis Comfort Tiffany Masterpieces of Art
Author: Susie Hodge
Publisher: Flame Tree Illustrated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-10-28
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781783611409

Louis Comfort Tiffany was highly skilled in jewellery design, ceramics, enamels, and metalwork but he is best known for his beautiful stained-glass designs. Using opalescent glass in a variety of colours and textures, he created a stunning range of jewel-like Art Nouveau works that influenced much of American modern art. This sumptuous new book features page after page of astounding work, showing Tiffany's skill as a colourist and a craftsman, with works that still inspire artists and audiences today.

Alphonse Mucha

Alphonse Mucha
Author: Rosalind Ormiston
Publisher: Flame Tree Illustrated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-03-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781844517305

Though very much an individual and spiritual artist, Alphonse Mucha was a defining figure of the Art Nouveau era and is loved for his distinctive lush style and images of beautiful women in arabesque poses among the plethora of paintings, posters, advertisements and designs he produced. Admire a whole range of his work here in its full glory with succinct accompanying text.

Paul Klee Masterpieces of Art

Paul Klee Masterpieces of Art
Author: Susie Hodge
Publisher: Flame Tree Illustrated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-04-09
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781783612086

Klee's art appeals to our primary instincts and makes us look beyond the ordinary. A natural draughtsman, master of colour and hugely influential artist, Klee eludes classification, having been variously linked with Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism and Abstraction. Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, Paul Klee Masterpieces of Art brims with the subtle warmth and humour of a unique artist. With a fresh and thoughtful introduction to Klee's life and art, the book goes on to showcase his key works in all their glory.