Art Books

Les femmes d'artistes

Alphonse Daudet

It was time for effusions, confidences. The lamp shone lightly under the lampshade, limiting its circle of flame to the intimacy of conversation, leaving barely distinct the capricious luxury of the v..

Letters to Helen

Keith Henderson

Excerpts:These letters were never intended for publication. But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved. Then a certain pers..

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great

Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard is dead, or should we say, has gone on his last Little Journey to the Great Beyond. But the children of his fertile brain still live and will continue to live and keep fresh the memory ..

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 3

Giorgio Vasari

Excerpts from the book:There was at this same time in Florence a painter of most beautiful intelligence and most lovely invention, namely, Filippo, son of Fra Filippo of the Carmine, who, following in..

Modern Painting

George Moore

Excerpts from the book Modern Painting by Modern Painting.I have studied Mr. Whistler and thought about him this many a year. His character was for a long time incomprehensible to me; it con..

Notes and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851

Various Authors

Notes and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851 by various authors. A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc...

The Mind of the Artist

Various Authors

The Mind of the Artist Thoughts and Sayings of Painters and Sculptors on Their Art. Excerpts:It is always interesting and profitable to get the views of workmen on their work, and on the pri..

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 2

Giorgio Vasari

Excerpts from the book:There was at this same time in Florence a painter of most beautiful intelligence and most lovely invention, namely, Filippo, son of Fra Filippo of the Carmine, who, following in..