by John B. Ravenal 6 × 6 ISBN 9780917046803 FINAL SALE No further discounts apply Containing 114 reproductions of works ranging from Jackson Pollock’s dynamic 1948 drip painting to Kehinde Wiley’s 2006 hip-hop-meets-Old-Master portrait, Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is a handsome collection that offers art enthusiasts a chance to recall old favorites and discover hidden treasures and new acquisitions. Taken from the nationally recognized collection of the same name at the VMFA, the works presented here appear chronologically within the book’s three sections—paintings; sculpture and video art; and prints, drawings, photographs, and collage. The result is an intriguing compilation of postwar art not to be missed.

Softcover by Franck Goddio, David Fabre 8" x 10 1/4" ISBN: 9782081511576 FINAL SALE No further discounts apply Dive into the depths of Egyptian civilization and discover its ancient rituals. This book, which has more than 200 illustrations - includes many images of the underwater excavations of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) - takes you there and lets you follow the religious celebrations dedicated to the deceased and resurrected god Osiris. Unveiled are the secret paths of the Osiris Mysteries from Thonis-Heracleion to Canopus and the rituals celebrating the god's return to life and the cycle of the seasons, which protected the unity and prosperity of the country as well as the dynastic continuity of the pharaohs.

by Christopher C. Oliver Softcover 102 pages 7" W x 8 1/2" H ISBN: 9781934351185 FINAL SALE No further discounts apply This catalogue accompanies the exhibition Virginia Arcadia: The Natural Bridge in American Art. Presented at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond Feb 6 - Aug 2, 2021

With Observation and Imagination: Still Lives, Genre Scenes, Portraits, and Landscapes from the Saunders Collection by Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. (Author), Sylvain Cordier (Contributor), Robert Evren (Contributor) Hardcover 192 pages ISBN: 9781785514104 FINAL SALE No further discounts apply This elegant volume presents 44 outstanding Old Master paintings, primarily from the 17th and 18th centuries, that Jordan and Thomas Saunders III collected over the past 25 years. Included in the Saunders Collection are works by renowned Dutch, Flemish, French, Italian, and English masters, among them Frans Hals, Jan Davidsz de Heem, Jan Brueghel, Peter Paul Rubens, Nicolas de Largillière, Canaletto, Francesco Guardi, and Thomas Lawrence. This richly illustrated catalog was written by a team of specialists under the guidance of Arthur K. Wheelock Jr, former curator at the National Gallery of Art. The introductory essay discusses the principles that guided the Saunders in forming their collection, and the individual entries examine how artists fused careful observation with the imagination to create beautiful and thought-provoking paintings. These texts also examine the social, economic, and political realities that had an impact on these artistic creations.

by John B. Ravenal, Wu Hung, Lydia Liu, Edward Melillo Edited by Reiko Tomii Hardcover 144 pages 9 1/4" x 9 1/4" FINAL SALE No further discounts apply ISBN 9780917046964