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New catalogs
Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds
$45.00
Proust y las Artes / Proust and the Arts
$58.50
Maruja Mallo: Máscara y Compás / Mask and Compass
$66.00
Surreal on Paper
$40.00
Paolo Veronese 1528-1588
$80.00
Les Mondes de PAUL DELVAUX / The Worlds of Paul Delvaux
$80.55
Global Baroque
$89.00
Egon Schiele: Last Years
$55.90
Paris Noir 1950 – 2000
$93.00
Closer to Vermeer: New Research on the Painter and His Art
$73.00
Best catalogs
Dangerously Modern: Australian women artists in Europe 1890-1940
$90.00
Rembrandt’s Amsterdam. Golden Times?
$47.00
Global Baroque
$89.00
Sage comme une image ? L’enfance dans l’oeil des artistes. / Childhood through the Eyes of the Artist (1790–1850)
$68.00
Alte Meister:1300–1800 im Städel Museum/ Old Masters:1300–1800 in the Städel Museum
$65.00
Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment
$50.00
Tamara de Lempicka
$46.50
Mykola Tolmachev: Le désir du dessin / The Desire of Drawing
$38.00
160 Years of Collecting: The Treasures of the Museum of Textiles and Decorative Arts of Lyon
$79.50
The Lost Museum: Royal Cabinet of Rarities in the Mauritshuis
$36.00
Collectible books
Gottfried Lindauer’s New Zealand: The Maori Portraits
$100.50
Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Volume 1
$155.75
L’héritage de Rogier van der Weyden : La peinture à Bruxelles 1450-1520
$175.00
Albrecht Altdorfer: Maître de la Renaissance allemande
$70.00
Le mystère Le Nain
$75.00
Konrad Witz
$125.00
Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Volume 2
$145.50
Meisterwerke im Städel Museum. /Masterpieces from the Städel Museum
$95.00
Modern Masters. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
$125.50
Old Masters. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
$125.50
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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.