Explore the World of Exhibitions
New catalogs
Vecchietta
$74.00
Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work
$49.00
L’Empire du sommeil / The Empire of Sleep
$77.50
Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting
$43.50
Jacques-Louis David
$99.50
Monet and Venice
$40.00
Paolo Veronese 1528-1588
$80.00
Georges de La Tour. Entre ombre et lumière / Georges de La Tour. From Shadow to Light.
$82.00
Jean-Baptiste Greuze: L’Enfance en lumière / Jean-Baptiste Greuze: Childhood Illuminated
$105.50
Edward Burra
$50.00
Best catalogs
Il Rinascimento di Boccaccio Boccaccino
$48.50
160 Years of Collecting: The Treasures of the Museum of Textiles and Decorative Arts of Lyon
$79.50
Vecchietta
$74.00
Andrea Solario: Il Rinascimento tra Italia e Francia
$70.00
Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens
$36.00
Goya: Drawings
$87.00
Peintres et peinture dans le duché de Luxembourg au XVIIIe siècle. / Painters and Painting in the Duchy of Luxembourg in the 18th
$96.00
Yoshitomo Nara
$49.00
European Realities: Realism Movements of the 1920s and 1930s in Europe
$52.00
Lorenzo Lotto: Portraits
$40.00
Collectible books
Albrecht Altdorfer: Maître de la Renaissance allemande
$70.00
Hieronymus Cock. De renaissance in prent
$105.00
Old Masters. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
$125.50
Nadia Léger: L’histoire extraordinaire d’une femme de l’ombre
$119.00
Le mystère Le Nain
$75.00
Meisterwerke im Städel Museum. /Masterpieces from the Städel Museum
$95.00
Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Volume 1
$155.75
Across a Rural Skyline: The Art of Andrea Kowch
$105.00
Konrad Witz
$125.00
Fernando Botero: The Bullfight
$170.75
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FAQ
What is an exhibition catalog?
There are two types of exhibition catalogue (or exhibition catalog): a printed list of exhibits at an art exhibition; and a directory of exhibitors at a trade fair or business-to-business event.
Is an exhibition catalogue a book?
Now, exhibition catalogues often take the form of substantial books containing an introduction, essays, works shown, crisp colour images on glossy paper, a bibliography and sometimes an index.
Is an exhibition catalogue a primary source?
Here is an example. This is an exhibition catalog from an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art called Primitivism in 20th Century Art. This catalog documents the pieces that were on display in the exhibit, which would make it a primary source.
What are the kinds of exhibition catalogue?
There are two types of exhibition catalogue (or exhibition catalog): a printed list of exhibits at an art exhibition; and a directory of exhibitors at a trade fair or business-to-business event.
What is an Exhibition catalogue essay?
Catalogue essays are written to accompany a show, and are usually published in an exhibition catalogue as a survey or exploration of the artworks, curatorship, or themes. There can be some flexibility in how you approach the catalogue essay.