Search Results: Artist biography from Bazaar of Books

"Doris McCarthy: Ninety Years Wise by Doris McCarthy. [Toronto:] Second Story Press, [2005]." Second printing. pp. 120. many b. & w. illus., 18 colour. Paperback (price stickers on back cover, otherwise in as new condition). Size: 9" x 7 1/2" (23cm x 19cm).Very good condition.

"Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma" by Michael Peppiatt. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1997]. First American edition. pp. 366. Many b. & w. illustrations. Two pages of notes inserted. Hardcover, dark grey cloth with gilt title to cover and spine (spine is bumped, annotations & underlining in pen in text-see photo, notes in pen on front and back endpapers). dj., unclipped (a few creases, price sticker residue on front cover, price sticker on back cover, otherwise in very good condition). Size: 9 3/8" (23.5cm) x 6 1/2" (16.5cm).Good+ condition. (Dust jacket in Very Good- condition).Francis Bacon- one of the most original artists of the 20th Century. His painting both repels and attracts the viewer simultaneously. His works are unique and without comparison. This book is a portrait of both the man and the artist. His experiences are surely strongly connected with the images he created. Love him or hate him- there's no one like Francis Bacon.

"Kurelek: A Biography." by Patricia Morley. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, [1987]. reprint. pp. 338. 90 b. & w. illus. and 8 colour plates. Paperback (corners bit worn, interior unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" (24cm x 16.5cm).

"The Life and Work of Harry Clarke" by Nicola Gordon Bowe. [Blackrock, Co. Dublin]: Irish Academic Press, [1989]. pp. 301, Bibliography, Index. 190 b. & w. illus. and 24 colour pages. Hardcover, maroon cloth with gilt title on spine (corners bit bent & one corner dented, some toning of margins, but otherwise unmarked). d.w. (some wear, few scratches, but no tears). Very good condition.Size: 10" x 7 5/8" (25.5cm x 19.5cm).Also inserted: An Chomhairle Ealaion/ The Arts Council Annual Report 1979 cover, illustrated with a section of the Eve of St. Agnes stained glass by Harry Clarke.++PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavier book. Please contact us for a shipping quote for your destination.

"O'Keeffe: The Life of an American Legend" by Jeffrey Hogrefe. New York: Bantam Books, [1992]. pp. 376, Bibliography, Index. 43 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, quarter red cloth with grey boards and silver title on spine (corners square, spine slightly faded, interior clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (couple marks on cover, nick at bottom of front cover, chipped at back cover edge, foxing on inside, small crease on back flap).
Very Good condition.
Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" (24.5cm x 16.5cm).

"Pablo Picasso: Litoral En El Centenario De Su Nacimiento (1881-1981). Patrocinado Por El EXCMO. Ayuntamiento De Malaga, Segunda Edicion." Malaga: Litoral, [1981]. Text in Spanish. many illustrations (some in color). Paperback (cover edges bit worn, soiling to bottom of cover, interior clean & unmarked). glassine dw. (chipped and tattered at bottom).
Size: 9 1/8" x 6 3/8" (23cm x 16cm).
Very good condition. Published on the centenary of Picasso's birth. This is a collection of writings and art.

"Picasso: Creator and Destroyer" by Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington. New York: Simon and Schuster, [1988]. First edition. pp. 559, Bibliography, Index. 70 b & w photo. illus. Hardcover, quarter blue cloth and grey boards with silver title on spine (spine bumped & wrinkled, corners bent & worn, marks/stains on all edges, edgeworn, previous owner's address label and book stamp on free front endpaper, interior is clean & unmarked), unclipped dw. (rubbed).Very good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" (24cm x 16.5cm).++PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavier book. Please contact us for a shipping quote for your destination.

"Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris" by Anne Baldassari. Toronto: AGO- Art Gallery of Ontario and Paris: Musee National Picasso, [2012]. Exhibition catalogue- May 1, 2012- August 26, 2012. pp. 296. numerous illus. (mostly colour & many full-page). Paperback (very slight wear to top edge of front cover, corners square, interior clean and unmarked).Near fine condition.Size: 12" x 9 3/4" (30.5cm x 25cm)*Note: This is a large and heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping quote, even if in Canada or the United States.

"The Real Mystery of Tom Thomson: His Art and His Life" by Richard Weiser. [Edmonton, Alberta]: Dragon Hill Publishing Ltd., [2018]. pp. 160. numerous illus. (many in colour). Illustrated paperback (corners worn, interior unmarked). Very good condition.Size: 8 1/4" x 5 1/4" (21cm x 13.5cm).