penelope curtin (16 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condizione: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Fine. 64 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. *** Chiefly fabric design & wallpapers. Arts and crafts movement. Copyright-free patterns and motifs. Size: 4to.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise, this is a clean, tight copy. Dispatch within 24hrs from the UK. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: New.

Hardback. 1st Edition. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial boards. No dustjacket as issued. Illustrated with colour plates. Foreword by Nick Mitzevich. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 176 pages.

Padded Red Leatherette. Condizione: Very Good. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same title, 30 July - 23 October 2001, 232pp, illustrated with colour photos, many of them full-page, all edges stained red, red endpapers, padded red leatherette with blind-stamped lettering, "leather" just starting to peel along the spine joints. Size: Quarto. Art Exhibition.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Blooms and Brushstrokes takes you on a unique journey through the history of Australian art, one flower at a time, examining the blooms depicted in still lifes, floral portraits, decorative interiors and botanical illustrations by a long line of Australian artists. Mother-and-daughter team Penelope and Tansy Curtin start this fascinating journey in the late eighteenth century, when the traditions adhering to the Western art canon were transplanted into the newly colonised Australia. They follow it through the rapidly developing artistic styles of the early twentieth century, to the new media of the contemporary period.These works of art also shine a light on the role and importance of plants and flowers in everyday life. They illustrate changing floral fashions, as well as highlighting flowers in their various forms - cut flowers, pot plants and gardens. And along the way you'll encounter many of Australia's most significant artists, including John Glover, Arthur Streeton, Margaret Preston, Grace Cossington Smith, John Brack and Margaret Olley, as well as some of Australia's most beautiful, and sometimes intriguing, native flora, such as the waratah and Sturt's desert pea, not to mention perennial garden favourites like roses, sweet peas and daisies.Spectacular, intimate, engaging and meticulously researched - and full of interesting and quirky facts about the flowers and the artists themselves, Blooms and Brushstrokes is a book for art, flower and history lovers alike. Blooms and Brushstrokes takes you on a unique journey through the history of Australian art, one flower at a time, examining the blooms depicted in still lifes, floral portraits, decorative interiors and botanical illustrations by a long line of Australian artists. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Softcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st thus. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine condition - a very nice copy. Illustrated with colour reproductions. Gift inscription by Max Carter on preliminary page. 135 pages. Catalogue published to accompany the exhibition of Australian Nineteenth Century art, the M.J.M. Carter AO Collection: The Joy of Giving 2006-2007 at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

8vo (23.5x16cm), paperback, xvi + 330pp + colour plates. Some b&w illustrations in text. Good condition. Light wear, bumped corners, free front endpaper clipped at upper right corner, tony chip to mid-right rear edge. Pictures available on request.

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Blooms and Brushstrokes takes you on a unique journey through the history of Australian art, one flower at a time, examining the blooms depicted in still lifes, floral portraits, decorative interiors and botanical illustrations by a long line of Australian artists. Mother-and-daughter team Penelope and Tansy Curtin start this fascinating journey in the late eighteenth century, when the traditions adhering to the Western art canon were transplanted into the newly colonised Australia. They follow it through the rapidly developing artistic styles of the early twentieth century, to the new media of the contemporary period.These works of art also shine a light on the role and importance of plants and flowers in everyday life. They illustrate changing floral fashions, as well as highlighting flowers in their various forms - cut flowers, pot plants and gardens. And along the way you'll encounter many of Australia's most significant artists, including John Glover, Arthur Streeton, Margaret Preston, Grace Cossington Smith, John Brack and Margaret Olley, as well as some of Australia's most beautiful, and sometimes intriguing, native flora, such as the waratah and Sturt's desert pea, not to mention perennial garden favourites like roses, sweet peas and daisies.Spectacular, intimate, engaging and meticulously researched - and full of interesting and quirky facts about the flowers and the artists themselves, Blooms and Brushstrokes is a book for art, flower and history lovers alike. Blooms and Brushstrokes takes you on a unique journey through the history of Australian art, one flower at a time, examining the blooms depicted in still lifes, floral portraits, decorative interiors and botanical illustrations by a long line of Australian artists. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Blooms and Brushstrokes takes you on a unique journey through the history of Australian art, one flower at a time, examining the blooms depicted in still lifes, floral portraits, decorative interiors and botanical illustrations by a long line of Australian artists. Mother-and-daughter team Penelope and Tansy Curtin start this fascinating journey in the late eighteenth century, when the traditions adhering to the Western art canon were transplanted into the newly colonised Australia. They follow it through the rapidly developing artistic styles of the early twentieth century, to the new media of the contemporary period.These works of art also shine a light on the role and importance of plants and flowers in everyday life. They illustrate changing floral fashions, as well as highlighting flowers in their various forms - cut flowers, pot plants and gardens. And along the way you'll encounter many of Australia's most significant artists, including John Glover, Arthur Streeton, Margaret Preston, Grace Cossington Smith, John Brack and Margaret Olley, as well as some of Australia's most beautiful, and sometimes intriguing, native flora, such as the waratah and Sturt's desert pea, not to mention perennial garden favourites like roses, sweet peas and daisies.Spectacular, intimate, engaging and meticulously researched - and full of interesting and quirky facts about the flowers and the artists themselves, Blooms and Brushstrokes is a book for art, flower and history lovers alike. Blooms and Brushstrokes takes you on a unique journey through the history of Australian art, one flower at a time, examining the blooms depicted in still lifes, floral portraits, decorative interiors and botanical illustrations by a long line of Australian artists. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

4to (26x19.8cm), paperback, 112pp. Very good condition. Bookseller's label at lower rear, mild wear, light scuff marks at rear. Colour & b&w illustrations. Pictures available on request.

/ Incorporating the Maude Vizard-Wholohan Art Purchase Awards 1996. Adelaide : AGSA, 1996. Large quarto (295205 mm), pictorial wrappers; pp. 16, colour illustrations; an excellent copy.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Adelaide, 1994 Adelaide Festival of Arts Inc./ Art Gallery of SA, 1994. Oblong quarto, two volumes, [iii], 111 and [iii], 79 pages with numerous illustrations (many full-page, many in colour). Metal ring-bound stiffened card covers a little rubbed; extremities slightly worn; a very good set. Exhibition catalogues.