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  | | Unfinished Paintings Narratives of the Non-Finito: Watson Gordon Lecture 2014 (Watson Gordon Lectures) by David Bomford Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 2016 by National Galleries Of Scotland Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-1-906270-91-9, ISBN: 1-906270-91-0 "Unfinished paintings can be seen in many of the world's great collections, including that of the National Gallery of Scotland: they fascinate the viewer and raise intriguing questions. What circumstances left them incomplete? What do they tell us about the ways that painters worked? How do we define 'finish', and when did an artist consider a work to be finished? These and other questions will be considered by David Bomford, in an explo ..." |
 | | A Closer Look(9th Edition) Conservation of Paintings by David Bomford, Jill Dunkerton, Martin Wyld Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2009 by National Gallery London ISBN-13: 978-1-85709-441-1, ISBN: 1-85709-441-7 ""A Closer Look" is the new series title for the updated and refreshed National Gallery Pocket Guide range. The series has been enhanced with a stronger format, attractive design, new photography, and additional information. The philosophy of modern conservation is different from that of previous eras: the emphasis now is on long-term stabilization by methods that alter the structure of a painting as little as possible. Nevertheless, if ..." |
 | | Vincent van Gogh His Life in Art by David Bomford, Nienke Bakker, Renske Suijver, Renske Cohen Tervaert, Helga K. Aurisch, Laura Minton, Dena M. Woodall, Yale University Press Paperback, 172 Pages, Published 2019 by Museum Of Fine Arts Houston ISBN-13: 978-0-300-24326-0, ISBN: 0-300-24326-X "A magnificently illustrated overview of Van Gogh’s life, legacy, and art, from early drawings through later, iconic paintingsVincent van Gogh: His Life in Art surveys the artist’s creative evolution across his short but influential career. The narrative begins with Van Gogh’s drawings, which were the foundation of his early practice, and describes how he transitioned into painting by consulting instructional handbooks and copying images ..." |
 | | A Closer Look Colour by David Bomford, Ashok Roy Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2009 by National Gallery London ISBN-13: 978-1-85709-442-8, ISBN: 1-85709-442-5 "This is a national gallery classic which is reborn with a new format and updated information. "A Closer Look" is the new series title for the updated and refreshed National Gallery Pocket Guide range. The series has been enhanced with a stronger format, new information, attractive design and new photography. "Colour", a bestselling title in this series, is beautifully illustrated and accessibly written. The series "A Closer Look" examin ..." |
 | | The J. Paul Getty Museum Handbook of the Collections(7th Edition) (Getty Trust Publications, J. Paul Getty Museum) by David Bomford Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2007 by J. Paul Getty Museum ISBN-13: 978-0-89236-886-0, ISBN: 0-89236-886-1 "This revised and updated J. Paul Getty Museum Handbook of the Collections includes many major objects that recently have been added to the collections, as well as the more familiar masterpieces frequent visitors have become acquainted with over the years from the antiquities, drawings, manuscripts, paintings, photographs, and sculpture and decorative arts holdings. Among the notable new accessions is a major collection of modern and con ..." |
 | | Issues in the Conservation of Paintings(1st Edition) (Readings in Conservation) by Getty Conservation Institute, Mark Leonard, David Bomford Paperback, 600 Pages, Published 2005 by Getty Conservation Institute ISBN-13: 978-0-89236-781-8, ISBN: 0-89236-781-4 "This volume on paintings conservation includes more than seventy texts ranging from the fifteenth century to the present day. Some are classic and highly influential writings; others, although little known when first published, in retrospect reflect important themes and issues in the history of the field. Many appear here in English for the first time, including translations of D. Vicente Polero y Toledo's 1855 essay "Arte de la Restaur ..." |
 | | Colour(Updated) (National Gallery Pocket Guides) by David Bomford, Ashok Roy Paperback, 82 Pages, Published 2000 by National Gallery Company Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-85709-248-6, ISBN: 1-85709-248-1 "It is not always obvious from looking at pictures what kinds of materials may be used by an artist to make colour. Through a selection of superb pictures from the National Gallery, London, this Pocket Guide explains how colored pigments are combined with a medium to form a paint layer, and how this affects our perception of colour." |
 | | Italian painting before 1400(Updated) National Gallery, London, 29 November 1989-28 February 1990 (Art in the making) by David Bomford, Ashok Roy, Jill Dunkerton, Dillian Gordon, Joy Kirby, National Gallery Paperback, 235 Pages, Published 1994 by National Gallery Company Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-947645-67-0, ISBN: 0-947645-67-5 |
 | | Impressionism(1st Edition) Art in the Making (National Gallery London Publications) by David Bomford, Jo Kirby, Ashok Roy, John Leighton Paperback, 215 Pages, Published 1991 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-05036-3, ISBN: 0-300-05036-4 "Impressionist art appears to be effortless and spontaneous, but it actually involves an intricate approach to painting. In this book a curator, an conservator, and two scientists use modern methods of examination to investigate exactly how these paintings were done and what materials were used. 76 illustrations; 208 color plates." |
 | | Art in the Making(1st Edition) Degas (National Gallery London Publications) by David Bomford, Christopher Riopelle, Sarah Herring, And Ashok Roy, Jo Kirby, Edgar Degas, National Gallery Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2004 by National Gallery London ISBN-13: 978-1-85709-969-0, ISBN: 1-85709-969-9 "One of art history's most admired artists, Edgar Degas (1834-1917) challenged contemporary conventions with his intriguing working methods. This generously illustrated study is the latest title in the National Gallery's series Art in the Making. Drawing on both technical studies and documentary evidence, it takes a fascinating look at Degas's techniques in the context of his life and artistic milieu as well as his place in the Impressio ..." |
 | | Colour National Gallery Pocket Guide (National Gallery London Publications) by David Bomford, Ashok Roy, Erika Langmuir Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2000 by National Gallery London ISBN-13: 978-0-300-07922-7, ISBN: 0-300-07922-2 "It is not always obvious from looking at pictures what kinds of materials may be used by an artist to make colour. Through a selection of superb pictures from the National Gallery, London, this Pocket Guide explains how colored pigments are combined with a medium to form a paint layer, and how this affects our perception of colour." |
 | | The Forest Fire by Catherine Whistler, David Bomford, Piero Di Cosimo Paperback, 24 Pages, Published 1999 by Ashmolean Museum ISBN-13: 978-1-85444-118-8, ISBN: 1-85444-118-3 "Piero Di Cosimo (1461/62--1522) was characterised in Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists (1550) as an eccentric, who lived on a diet of hard-boiled eggs, and hated the sound of children crying, men coughing, and friars chanting. Yet Piero was a successful artist in Florence, celebrated for his imaginative and often unorthodox treatment of classical themes, and for his fascination with nature. The Forest Fire in the Ashmolean Museum is ..." |
 | | Conservation of Paintings(1st Edition) by David Bomford Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 1998 by Natl Gallery Pubns Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-85709-164-9, ISBN: 1-85709-164-7 "The philosophy of modern conservation is different from that of previous eras: the emphasis now is on longterm stabilization by methods that alter the structure of a painting as little as possible. Nevertheless, if paintings are obscured by discolored varnishes and old repaints, they are cleaned, and this has often led to anxiety and debate as long-admired images are transformed. This Guide discusses the material nature of paintings an ..." |
 | | Venice through Canaletto's Eyes (National Gallery London Publications) by David Bomford, Dr. Gabriele Finaldi, National Gallery Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 1998 by National Gallery London ISBN-13: 978-0-300-07696-7, ISBN: 0-300-07696-7 "Through a group of masterpieces in the National Gallery Collection, which spans the artist's working life, and clusters of works relating to them, this book explores Canaletto's painting technique - the shorthand he developed for architectural detail and for figures, the way the skies and water are painted - and the larger question of his treatment of the topography of his native city.This selection of pictures - including contemporary ..." |
 | | Venice Through Canaletto's Eyes(Reprint) (In the National Gallery) by David Bomford, Gabriele Finaldi, National Gallery Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 1998 by National Gallery Company Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-85709-219-6, ISBN: 1-85709-219-8 "This beautiful book takes the reader on a journey through Canaletto’s native Venice. Through a spectacular group of Canaletto’s masterpieces in the National Gallery collection and other works relating to them, the book explores the artist’s painting technique and his treatment of the topography of the city. Although Canaletto was considered an objective chronicler, the authors show that his painted views are not simply dispassionate rec ..." |
 | | Conservation of Paintings National Gallery Pocket Guide (National Gallery London Publications) by David Bomford Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 1997 by National Gallery London ISBN-13: 978-0-300-07318-8, ISBN: 0-300-07318-6 "The philosophy of modern conservation is different from that of previous eras: the emphasis now is on longterm stabilization by methods that alter the structure of a painting as little as possible. Nevertheless, if paintings are obscured by discolored varnishes and old repaints, they are cleaned, and this has often led to anxiety and debate as long-admired images are transformed. This Guide discusses the material nature of paint ..." |
 | | Rembrandt (Art in the Making) by David Bomford, Christopher Brown, Ashok Roy, National Gallery Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1988 by National Gallery Company Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-947645-49-6, ISBN: 0-947645-49-7 "Rembrandt David Bomford, Christopher Brown, Ashok Roy, National Gallery ( Great Britain). editions of this work, differing in content. The work was first published in 1549: this edition is largely a translation into Dutch of a work published in Augsburg in 1537: Kunst- bikhlin, gerecht-ten grundtlichen Gebrauchs/ aller kunstbaren Werckleut. . .The 1552 edition, entitled Vierrondigh TractaetBoeck ..., contains four tracts, the second ..." |
 | | Issues in the Conservation of Paintings(1st Edition) (Readings in Conservation) by Mark Leonard, David Bomford, Getty Conservation Institute Hardcover, 600 Pages, Published 2005 by Getty Conservation Institute ISBN-13: 978-0-89236-780-1, ISBN: 0-89236-780-6 "This volume on paintings conservation includes more than seventy texts ranging from the fifteenth century to the present day. Some are classic and highly influential writings; others, although little known when first published, in retrospect reflect important themes and issues in the history of the field. Many appear here in English for the first time, including translations of D. Vicente Polero y Toledo's 1855 essay "Arte de la Restaur ..." |
 | | Art in the Making Underdrawings in Renaissance Paintings by David Bomford, Contributor-Rachel Billinge, Contributor-Lorne Campbell, Contributor-Professor Jill Dunkerton, Contributor-Professor Susan Foister, Contributor-Jo Kirby, Contributor-Carol Plazzotta, Contributor-Ashok Roy, Contributor-Marika Spring, Charles Saumarez Smith Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2002 by National Gallery London ISBN-13: 978-0-300-09225-7, ISBN: 0-300-09225-3 "Preliminary drawings beneath the surface layers of a painting can often be made visible by a technique called infra-red reflectography. The fascinating revelations of such underdrawings are always a source of important material for art history, leading to deductions about attribution, style, changes in composition, and workshop practices. This accessible book presents the results of pioneering research on the underdrawings of fifteenth- ..." |
 | | Venice Through Canaletto's Eyes (National Gallery London Publications) by David Bomford, Gabriele Finaldi Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 1998 by National Gallery London ISBN-13: 978-0-300-08492-4, ISBN: 0-300-08492-7 |
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