The Shock of the New: The Hundred-Year History of Modern Art, Its Rise, Its Dazzling Achievement, Its Fall
by Robert Hughes
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0394513789
- ISBN 13
- 9780394513782
- Seller
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Rio Vista, California, United States
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About This Item
This book is in very good condition. There are no markings in the book. Nice clean copy. Dust jacket very good; very, very minor signs of shelf/edge wear. 1981. Ships within 24 hours.
Synopsis
The Shock of the New by Robert Hughes is a vividly illustrated guide to a hundred-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-garde. Rich with prose that makes it a joy to read (even if you think you hate modern art), Hughes gives an amazing primer to the new art. This book contains over 250 color photos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Art Book Habit (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13466LAF
- Title
- The Shock of the New: The Hundred-Year History of Modern Art, Its Rise, Its Dazzling Achievement, Its Fall
- Author
- Robert Hughes
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394513789
- ISBN 13
- 9780394513782
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 421
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Art Book Habit
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Rio Vista, California
About Art Book Habit
Art Book Habit is exclusively designed to provide good quality, often hard to find, used art books to the public. There is a good cross section of books on fine art, photography, art methods art criticism, monographs, exhibition catalogs and all things related to art and some stuff that isn't. I personally have an art book habit. I have a degree in studio art as well as art history and could not live without my art library around me.
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