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Sandra Forty

Autor(a) de M C Escher

61 Works 1,127 Membros 6 Críticas

About the Author

Sandra Forty was born in Worthing and educated at Exeter College and London's School of Slavonic and East European Studies. A career magazine journalist, she has written a number of books including a study of Pre-Raphaelites and a history of art. Sandra lives in Surrey with her husband and two mostrar mais children mostrar menos

Obras por Sandra Forty

M C Escher (1656) 237 exemplares
World of Art (1998) 115 exemplares
Symbols (2003) 86 exemplares
Vermeer (2004) 67 exemplares
The Pre-Raphaelites (1983) 48 exemplares
Art of the Japanese Masters (2004) 39 exemplares
Alphonse Mucha (2011) 37 exemplares
Paris - A Photographic Journey (2000) 30 exemplares
Timeless Venice (2007) 29 exemplares
Wonders of the World (2006) 21 exemplares
Architecture (2004) 20 exemplares
Defining Moments: Disasters (2005) 18 exemplares
Beautiful Britain (2002) 15 exemplares
Edouard Manet (1965) 13 exemplares
Botanical Prints (2013) 13 exemplares
Paul Gaugin (2013) 13 exemplares
Van Gogh (2003) 13 exemplares
Hokusai (2013) 12 exemplares
Arcimboldo (2011) 12 exemplares
Americans Through the Lens (2001) 12 exemplares
Marilyn (2013) 12 exemplares
Hieronymus Bosch (2012) 11 exemplares
Albrecht Dürer (2012) 11 exemplares
Remington (2008) 10 exemplares
Whistler (2014) 10 exemplares
Seurat (2014) 10 exemplares
Monet (2003) 9 exemplares
Egon Schiele (2012) 8 exemplares
Ando Hiroshige (2013) 8 exemplares
Comic Book Covers (2013) 8 exemplares
Caravaggio (2013) 7 exemplares
Paul Klee (2013) 7 exemplares
Modigliani (2012) 7 exemplares
Renoir (Pierre-Auguste Renoir) (1956) 6 exemplares
Hans Memling (2013) 6 exemplares
Klimt (2011) 6 exemplares
Beatles Life with the Band (2014) 6 exemplares
Hiroshige (2013) 6 exemplares
Goya (2014) 6 exemplares
Degas (2013) 5 exemplares
Pieter Bruegel: The Elder (2014) 5 exemplares
Bruegel (Minibooks) (2014) 5 exemplares
Världens kunga- och furstehus (2010) 4 exemplares
New Mexico Past and Present (2009) 4 exemplares
Rembrandt (2014) 4 exemplares
Michelangelo (2014) 4 exemplares
Stamps of the World (2012) 3 exemplares
Toulouse Lautrec (2012) 3 exemplares
Coins of the World (2012) 3 exemplares
El Greco (2013) 3 exemplares
John Singer Sargent (2013) 2 exemplares
Frederic Remington (2016) 2 exemplares
Beatles DVD (2012) 1 exemplar
Elvis An Illustrated History (2013) 1 exemplar
Boxes, Baskets & Pots (2000) 1 exemplar

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
20th Century
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
UK
Locais de residência
Devon, England, UK
Educação
Exeter College
University of London
Ocupações
Journalist
Editor
Historian

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Sandra Forty is a journalist, editor, and historian who has written numerous books about art, architecture, travel and history. She lives in a small town beside the sea with her family in Devonshire, in the UK.

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Covers Ancient to Post-Modern in 10 sections. Each section has 5 or 6 pages of introductory text and the rest is great full-page color photos.
 
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Mapguy314 | Feb 6, 2023 |
It took me over seven years to find a Mucha book that had the right balance of history and photos. The book begins with Mucha’s history, much of which I had learned while visiting Prague in 2007. Like most artist, he struggled at his beginnings until an opportunistic “I didn’t go on vacation” over the Christmas of 1894 left him as the only artist available to draw for Sarah Bernhardt’s “Gismonda” theater poster in Paris. It marked the beginning of a new era where his “stunning tall, narrow, near-life-size poster in unusually muted colors” marked the beginning of the then-developing Art Nouveau style. He experienced great commercial success with his multitude of commissions at the turn of the century – “advertisements, book illustrations and jackets, magazine covers, paintings, interior decorations, jewelry, wallpaper, and of course, posters”. He had a huge passion for his home country, the now Czech Republic, and his most lofty goal was to be a historic painter telling the story of his land. His “Slav Epic” canvases are now on display in the castle at Moravsky Krumlov.

In this large format book, Mucha’s art has the right canvas to present its beauty, especially his series of decorative panels (mostly in groupings of four) which are tall in height along with the breakthrough posters of Sarah Bernhardt. His history is concisely shared in 14 pages, and the rest are dedicated to his art. I have always had a huge passion for his “Four Times of Day”. In this book, I was particularly drawn to “Music”, one of the “Four Arts” panels. Her playful expression, the attentive eyes, the long luscious brown hair, the perky, dainty breasts with slightly erect nipples, the flowing white gown – it is simply beauty at its best. I particularly enjoy the beauty of the women in his art. Many have rounded faces, some with a slight double chin. Her figure is full, with slight lumps and pumps along arms, backs, and sides just like a real woman. This art reflects true beauty; a beauty lost in today’s measures. Enjoy!
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varwenea | Jan 11, 2015 |
A large, beautiful coffee table book with plenty of old favorites. The only obvious drawback is of course, are limitations on an even larger size. For example, the only narrative is the sweeping, 33-page introduction. and only one painting per artist is provided.
 
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Sandydog1 | 1 outra crítica | Apr 6, 2013 |
this book is awesome too. its not the type of ansel adams i would like but great all around. he is a great artist! his artwork is in the coffee shop that i go to. i love looking at his work its amazing!
 
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-AlyssaE- | Jun 1, 2009 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
61
Membros
1,127
Popularidade
#22,790
Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
6
ISBN
145
Línguas
4

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