Portraits in art books

"The writing life has long captured our collective imagination. What is it about writers, we wonder, that empowers...  Read More >>

This book examines 30 portraits of Henry David Thoreau that were done by American artists between 1854 and the present...  Read More >>

The Companion is the ultimate record of the National PortraitGallery's outstanding collection, serving the collection's...  Read More >>

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Miniatures are not simply small paintings: special techniques are used to achieve their unique glow and luminosity....  Read More >>

When L. Frank and Marina Drummer went on the road in 2002, they set out to visit as many people from different California...  Read More >>

"""I don't want to achieve immortality through my work . . . I want to achieve it through not dying."" Woody Allen...  Read More >>

The artist's life work of portraits, providing a who's who of Hollywood royalty.  Read More >>

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Luana Luconi Winner is an excellent teacher in this instructional video for mastering oil painting portraits. Luana...  Read More >>

Discription of Jesse the boxer Jesse The Boxer is a child's book, but fun for adults as well. It is intended to...  Read More >>

An introduction and compilation of the portraits by Egon Schiele with extensive illustrations.  Read More >>

The collection put together by Dr. Gunter Frerich over several decades comprises more than 400 prints and drawings...  Read More >>

An introduction and compilation of the portraits by Egon Schiele with extensive illustrations.  Read More >>

Eurostyle! Ist ein fotografischer Essay in 17 schwarz-weien Straenportraits. Er untersucht den Stil des jungen europaischen...  Read More >>

Eurostyle! Ist ein fotografischer Essay in 17 schwarz-weien Straenportraits. Er untersucht den Stil des jungen europaischen...  Read More >>

This wide-ranging collection of 50 iconic portraits includes works by many of the world's most renowned artists,...  Read More >>

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This revealing, highly illustrated biography of Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) by a leading authority on the Bloomsbury...  Read More >>

"Zielsetzung dieser Arbeit ist es, die Bildnisreprasentation der Aristokratie des spatromischen Reiches in ihrer...  Read More >>

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This book introduces 20 prominent artists working in Berlin such as Saadane Afif, Hadassah Emmerich, Ming Wong and...  Read More >>

Examines the styles and contexts of portrait statues produced during one of the most dynamic eras of Western art,...  Read More >>

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