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	2009 - 2010 Davenport's Art Reference & Price Guide - 1933295287 The 2009-2010 edition of "Davenport's Art Reference & Price Guide" is the most significant update to the directory in decades. Published in November 2008, over 160,000 listings were updated and 20,000 new artists were added. The Davenport's now provides biographical and pricing information for over 320,000 artists in oils, watercolors, drawings, sculpture, etc. For those not familiar with the Davenport's, the publication has the great advantage over other art reference books and online datab... $168.50     View Details Add To Cart
	2009- 2010 Davenport's Art Reference & Price Guide CD-ROM - 1933295295 Do you travel with a laptop? Are you often only able to identify a few letters in a signature? Can you type a word and spell check it faster than locating it in a dictionary? If so, there is good news. Gordon's Art Reference has published its hefty Davenport's Art Reference & Price Guide in database format and has made it available in a quick and easy to use CD-ROM. As it has for years, Davenport's remains the first place to research. It includes 320,000 entries, with thousands of artists not... $215.00     View Details Add To Cart
	2007 - 2008 Davenport's Art Reference & Price Guide - 193329518X The 2007-2008 edition of "Davenport's Art Reference & Price Guide" was published in May 2007. It provides biographical and pricing information for over 300,000 artists, over 25,000 more artists than the 2006-2007 edition. For those not familiar with the Davenport's, the publication has the great advantage over other art reference books and online databases in that you can find out almost instantly whether an artist is "listed" and whether or not his or her work has commercial value. As a res... $135.00     View Details Add To Cart
	2006 - 2007 Davenport's Art Reference & Price Guide - 1933295074 The 2006-2007 edition of "Davenport's Art Reference & Price Guide" was published in November 2005. It provides biographical and pricing information for over 275,000 artists, over 25,000 more artists than the previous Gold Edition. For those not familiar with the Davenport's, the publication has the great advantage over other art reference books and online databases is that you can find out almost instantly whether an artist is known and whether or not his or her work has sold at auction. Dav... $79.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Hislop's Art Sales Index 2007, 38th Edition - 0903872870 Hislop's Art Sales Index has long been the leading reference guide for Oil Paintings, Works on Paper, Miniatures, Prints, Photography, and Sculptures. The 2007 book contains over 155,000 auction records for the 2006/2007 (August through July) auction season. Almost 40,000 artists are represented. Each listing includes hammer prices that are reported in dollars, Euros and pounds sterling. A title or description of the piece, dimensions, signatures and dates, date of auction, auctioneer ... $155.00     View Details Add To Cart
	Hislop's Art Sales Index 2006 - 0903872846 Hislop's Art Sales Index has long been the leading reference guide for Oil Paintings, Works on Paper, Miniatures, Prints, Photography, and Sculptures. The 2006 book contains over 170,000 auction records for the 2004/2005 (August through July) auction season. More than 45,000 artists are represented. Each listing includes hammer prices that are reported in dollars, Euros and pounds sterling. A title or description of the piece, dimensions, signatures and dates, date of auction, auction... $134.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Who Was Who In American Art 1564 - 1975: 400 Years of - 0932087574 This 3-volume set, now encompassing 65,000 entries, has been highly regarded by researchers and is considered by many to be one of the cornerstones of a good art reference library. Out of print artist dictionaries, monographs, exhibition catalogues, and regional artist directories are examples of the resources drawn upon, creating a comprehensive reference work that covers 400 years of artists in the United States. Each entry provides the artist name, birth and death date, profession (e.g., e... $259.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Chinese Arts Auction Records 2002 (Paintings & Calligraphy) - 9573051443 This volume compiles year 2001 auction results from auction houses around the world, including Christie's (worldwide), Sotheby's (worldwide), Butterfield & Butterfield, among others. Covers both traditional and contemporary and oil paintings; includes index of artist's name searchable by stroke count. $50.96     View Details Add To Cart
	Gordon's Photography Price Annual International 2004 - 0931036607 Gordons Photography Price Annual lists International auction results with sales prices of up to 13,000 photographs of all types and periods. Entries encompass 19th, 20th, and 21st century photographs as well as books and periodicals with original photographs. For each individual entry, besides the: 1. Photographer name 2. Title of the photograph or portfolio 3. Photograph type (medium) 4. Date of the negative and the actual date of the photograph (if given) 5. Auction house an... $65.00     View Details Add To Cart
	Art for All: How to Buy Fine Art for Under $300 - 0870696920 These days, the words affordable art seem like a contradiction in terms. Walk into just about any art gallery anywhere and look at the prices - the last word that comes to your mind is affordable. Affordable art does exist however, and there is much more of it out there than most people realize. By researching and selecting art the way professional art dealers and experienced collectors do, you can build a quality collection regardless of your budget. Art for All: How to Buy ... $7.95     View Details Add To Cart
	Record of the Carnegie Institute's International Exhibitions 1896-1996 - 0932087558 Record of the Carnegie Institute's International Exhibitions 1896-1996 celebrates the 100th anniversary of the prestigious Carnegie International exhibition by documenting 29,738 works. This documentation is so thorough that, for the first time ever, the works that were rejected are included as well! A fascinating and valuable record. $82.50     View Details Add To Cart
	The Boston Art Club Exhibition Record 1873-1909 - 0932087183 The Boston Art Club Exhibition Record 1873-1909 has over 145,000 entries by 3,000 artists. It includes a chapter on the history of this important series as well as a catalog list and the clubs floor plans. $59.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Gordon's Photography Price Annual 2001 - 0931036577 Gordon's Photography Price Annual International lists international auction results with sales prices of over 12,000 photographs of all types and periods. Entries encompass 19th, 20th, and 21st century photographs as well as books and periodicals with original photographs. From the publisher - "As many readers of this book know, late in 1993, after many years of trying to get good, accurate international results of photography auctions, Marty Gordon finally decided that if he wanted that k... $39.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Artists as Illustrators: An International Directory with Signatures and Monograms, 1800 - Present - 0810821680 With more than 14,000 entries of nineteenth- and twentieth-century artists, this book is the most comprehensive international listing of artists as illustrators compiled to date. The entries include illustrators, sculptors, and fine art artists who have done illustrations for books, magazines, records, and posters. Biographical reference keys are provided with each entry. Approximately 4,000 of the listed artists are shown with a signature facsimile. $149.50     View Details Add To Cart
	The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago 1888-1950 - 0932087116 The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago documents 56,700 works from 166 exhibition catalogues of the American Annual, the Chicago Annual, and the Watercolor Annual. The primary media are oils, watercolors, pastels, prints, miniatures on ivory, and the various media of sculpture. A chapter on the history of this important series is included. $142.50     View Details Add To Cart
	American Artists' Material Vol. II A Guide to Stretchers, Panels, Millboards, and Stencil Marks - 0932087191 "American Artists' Material Vol. II" greatly expands upon "American Artists' Materials: Suppliers Directory, Nineteenth Century" (now out of print). That book, now referred to as Volume I, concentrates upon the commercial suppliers of art materials and illustrates many stencils found on the backs of canvas, panels, and stretchers. = = This book, Volume II, focuses on the actual art materials themselves. It is hoped that by providing supplementary information never before published, this volum... $59.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Gordon's Photography Price Annual International 2006 - 1933295090 An essential publication for anyone who deals or collects photographs, Gordon's Photography Price Annual lists the results of over 14,000 auctions of photographs, and books and periodicals containing original photographs ranging from the 19th to 21st century. The 2006 volume includes the sales of photographs at auction during the 2005 calendar year. = = For each individual entry, Gordon's includes * Photographer's Name * Title of the photograph or portfolio * Photograph type * Date of the neg... $44.50     View Details Add To Cart
	The Pharaohs - 847825078 In 1554 B.C. the period in ancient Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom began. It was during this 500-year stretch-- the most powerful era of an already powerful civilization-- that the ancient Egyptian king came to be called pharaoh. Today, the word and the culture it is associated with conjures up images of sphinxes and pyramids, hieroglyphs and mummies, and, of course, the most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamen. As the rulers of arguably the greatest civilization in the history ... $14.95     View Details Add To Cart
	Gordon's Print Price Annual 2005 - 1933295023 Gordon's Print Price Annual 2005 has international auction results with sales prices of over 50,000 prints including old master, modern, and contemporary fine art prints; decorative, historical, sporting, topographical, natural history, botanical, and Japanese prints; fine art, vintage, and film posters; illustrated books, livres d artiste, books and periodicals with original graphics; and oddly enough Picasso ceramics. Impression quality, paper type, condition, and margins are described if n... $89.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Women Artists: An Historical, Contemporary and Feminist Bibliography - 0810825597 The focus of Women Artists: An Historical, Contemporary and Feminist Bibliography is on woman's art history, feminist criticism, and feminist theory. It is divided into three sections: general works (books, periodicals, catalogs--with brief annotations), individual artists (arranged by century), and needlework. Entries for individual artists include overview, bibliography (mostly annotated), and key collections holdings the artist's works. $35.75     View Details Add To Cart

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