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gourmet figurative art and illustration
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Spectrum 13: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (Spectrum  (Underwood Books))Spectrum 13: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (Spectrum (Underwood Books))
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up to date illustration following closest in the footsteps of the Brandywine illustrators
Progressions The Art of Jon Foster *OSIProgressions The Art of Jon Foster *OSI by Jon Foster
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great contemporary illustration
Process Recess Volume 1: The Art Of James JeanProcess Recess Volume 1: The Art Of James Jean by James Jean
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one of the best modern illustrator's early works
The FountainThe Fountain by Darren Aronofsky
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fabulous examples of a modern master
Swallow Book 2 (Bk. 2)Swallow Book 2 (Bk. 2) by Ashley Wood
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great collection of modern artists
Grande FinaleGrande Finale by Ashley Wood
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fantastic contemporary illustration/ art
Egon SchieleEgon Schiele by Erwin Mitsch
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one of the best collections of one of the greats
Klimt (Big Art)Klimt (Big Art) by Gottfried Fliedl
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a great book at a good price- modern giant
Symbolism (Big Art S.)Symbolism (Big Art S.) by Michael Gibson
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not a "must-have" but a good introduction of artists in the same arena as Klimt and Schiele
Lucian Freud: PaintingsLucian Freud: Paintings by Robert Hughes
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another modern master
Visions Of Adventure: N.c. Wyeth And The Brandywine ArtistsVisions Of Adventure: N.c. Wyeth And The Brandywine Artists by John Edward Dell
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The foundations of all rendered color figurative illustration
An American Vision: Three Generations of Wyeth Art: N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, James WyethAn American Vision: Three Generations of Wyeth Art: N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, James Wyeth by et al., James H. Duff
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quality figurative art
Bay Area Figurative Art: 1950-1965Bay Area Figurative Art: 1950-1965 by Caroline A. Jones
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breaking away from the expected form
John Singer SargentJohn Singer Sargent by Carter Ratcliff
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one of the better books collecting the work of a master painter or check out: The Male Nudes
Norman Rockwell: Pictures for the American PeopleNorman Rockwell: Pictures for the American People by Norman Rockwell
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often not given the credit he deserves.
Comic Artists - Asia: Manga Manhwa ManhuaComic Artists - Asia: Manga Manhwa Manhua by Rika Sugiyama
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representative of a modern movement in art and illustration
Double Memory: Art and CollaborationsDouble Memory: Art and Collaborations by Rick Berry
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or pick up Goad or Sparrow: Phil Hale
Maxfield Parrish and the Illustrators of the Golden AgeMaxfield Parrish and the Illustrators of the Golden Age by Margaret E. Wagner
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worth noting
Velazquez: Painter and CourtierVelazquez: Painter and Courtier by Professor Jonathan Brown
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a better understanding of painting
Rembrandt: The Painter at WorkRembrandt: The Painter at Work by Ernst van de Wetering
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old master
Vermeer: The Complete WorksVermeer: The Complete Works by Arthur K. Wheelock
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another dutch master
Paul Cezanne, 1839-1906: Pioneer of Modernism (Taschen Basic Art)Paul Cezanne, 1839-1906: Pioneer of Modernism (Taschen Basic Art) by Ulrike Becks-Malorny
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grandfather of modern painting
Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings (Klotz)Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings (Klotz) by Ingo F Walther
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can't beat the price. great book.
Picasso: The Early Years, 1892-1906Picasso: The Early Years, 1892-1906
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great works of an artist you might know as well as you think