Collection: Art History

This fascinating and diverse selection of second hand and vintage art history material provides valuable insights into the cultural, social, and historical contexts of art – demonstrating the transformative power of art, and its influence on society.

Utopia & Reality. Modernity in Sweden 1900-1960 Bard Graduate Center 2002

Utopia & Reality. Modernity in Sweden 1900-1960 Bard Graduate Center 2002

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Aprés le Cubisme | Amédée Azenfant et Charles Édouard Jeanneret | Altamira, 1999

Aprés le Cubisme | Amédée Azenfant et Charles Édouard Jeanneret | Altamira, 1999

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Art Made Modern: Roger Fry's Vision of Art | Courtauld 1999 ed Christopher Green

Art Made Modern: Roger Fry's Vision of Art | Courtauld 1999 ed Christopher Green

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Prints of the 20th Century by Riva Castleman | Thames and Hudson, 1988

Prints of the 20th Century by Riva Castleman | Thames and Hudson, 1988

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Creative Quarters: the Art World in London 1700–2000 | Kit Wedd | Merrell, 2001

Creative Quarters: the Art World in London 1700–2000 | Kit Wedd | Merrell, 2001

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Art on the Line: Royal Academy Exhibitions at Somerset House | D.H. Solkin, 2001

Art on the Line: Royal Academy Exhibitions at Somerset House | D.H. Solkin, 2001

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The Bauhaus Reassessed by Gillian Naylor | The Herbert Press, 1993

The Bauhaus Reassessed by Gillian Naylor | The Herbert Press, 1993

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Negrophilia. Avant-Garde Paris and Black Culture in the 1920s by Petrine Archer-Straw | Thames & Hudson, 2000

Negrophilia. Avant-Garde Paris and Black Culture in the 1920s by Petrine Archer-Straw | Thames & Hudson, 2000

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Apollinaire, Cubism and Orphism by Adrian Hicken | Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2002

Apollinaire, Cubism and Orphism by Adrian Hicken | Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2002

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Arts and Crafts in Newlyn 1890-1930 by Hazel Berriman | Newlyn Orion, 1986

Arts and Crafts in Newlyn 1890-1930 by Hazel Berriman | Newlyn Orion, 1986

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War Paint. Art, War, State and Identity in Britain 1939-1945 by Brian Foss | Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2007

War Paint. Art, War, State and Identity in Britain 1939-1945 by Brian Foss | Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2007

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The 20th Century at the National Portrait Gallery | Introduction by Robin Gibson, NPG 1984

The 20th Century at the National Portrait Gallery | Introduction by Robin Gibson, NPG 1984

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Art in East and West by Benjamin Rowland | Harvard University Press, 1954

Art in East and West by Benjamin Rowland | Harvard University Press, 1954

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Photography: Discovery and Invention | The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1990

Photography: Discovery and Invention | The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1990

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Three Essays on The Painting of our Time by Adrian Stokes | Tavistock Publications, 1961

Three Essays on The Painting of our Time by Adrian Stokes | Tavistock Publications, 1961

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The Absolute Bourgeois. Artists and Politics in France 1848-1851 by T.J. Clark

The Absolute Bourgeois. Artists and Politics in France 1848-1851 by T.J. Clark

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Topics of our time. Twentieth-century issues in learning and in art by E.H. Gombrich | Phaidon, 1994 third impression

Topics of our time. Twentieth-century issues in learning and in art by E.H. Gombrich | Phaidon, 1994 third impression

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Art and Alienation. The role of the artist in society by Herbert Read | Thames & Hudson, 1967

Art and Alienation. The role of the artist in society by Herbert Read | Thames & Hudson, 1967

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Every Man An Artist. Readings in the Traditional Philosophy of Art edited by Brian Keeble | World Wisdom, 2005

Every Man An Artist. Readings in the Traditional Philosophy of Art edited by Brian Keeble | World Wisdom, 2005

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Patterns of Intention. On the Historical Explanation of Pictures by Michael Baxandall | Yale University Press, 1985

Patterns of Intention. On the Historical Explanation of Pictures by Michael Baxandall | Yale University Press, 1985

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Towards another picture. An anthology of artists’ writings 1945 to 1977 edited by Andrew Brighton and Lynda Morris. Midland Group Nottingham, 1977.

Towards another picture. An anthology of artists’ writings 1945 to 1977 edited by Andrew Brighton and Lynda Morris. Midland Group Nottingham, 1977.

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An Introduction to Iconography by Roelof van Straten | Taylor & Francis, 2007, revised English edition

An Introduction to Iconography by Roelof van Straten | Taylor & Francis, 2007, revised English edition

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Icon and Idea. The Function of Art in the Development of Human Consciousness by Herbert Read | Faber & Faber, 1955

Icon and Idea. The Function of Art in the Development of Human Consciousness by Herbert Read | Faber & Faber, 1955

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The Sympathy of Things. Ruskin and the Ecology of Design 2nd edition by Lars Spuybroek | Bloombsbury, 2016

The Sympathy of Things. Ruskin and the Ecology of Design 2nd edition by Lars Spuybroek | Bloombsbury, 2016

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