Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum: Decorative Arts

Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum: Decorative Arts
Author: Charissa Bremer-David
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1997-11-13
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0892364556

This beautifully illustrated work brings together more than one hundred objects from the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection of European decorative arts. Included here is a generous selection of French and Italian furniture from the mid-sixteenth to the early nineteenth century. Masterpieces by André-Charles Boulle, Bernard (II) van Risenburgh, and others reveal the virtuoso craftsmanship that makes these objects such compelling examples of the furniture maker’s art. Many of the Museum’s finest pieces of porcelain, glass, and tin-glazed earthenware are also represented. Tapestries from Gobelins and Beauvais, bronze firedogs from Fontainebleau, and a lathe-turned ivory goblet of astonishing complexity from Saxony are among the other highlights of this handsome volume.

The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss

The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss
Author: Audrey Geisel
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1995-10-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0679434488

These fabulous, whimsical paintings, created for his own pleasure and never shown to the public, show Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss) in a whole new light. Depicting outlandish creatures in otherworldly settings, the paintings use a dazzling rainbow of hues not seen in the primary-color palette of his books for children, and exhibit a sophisticated and often quite unrestrained side of the artist. 65 color illustrations.

Art Dealer's Field Guide

Art Dealer's Field Guide
Author: Ron Davis
Publisher: Capital Letters Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780975503102

Davis explains how to find valuable paintings, develop a stable of pickers and dealers, form an art investment club, raise money to buy paintings, and a number of other topics of interest to art collectors.