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Ways of Seeing Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3124 times as art)
avg rating 3.94 — 429,611 ratings — published 1972
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The Story of Art The Story of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2679 times as art)
avg rating 3.97 — 457,794 ratings — published 1950
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 1932 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 332,311 ratings — published 2012
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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 1857 times as art)
avg rating 3.87 — 377,501 ratings — published 1979
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 1533 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 118,715 ratings — published 2002
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Art and Fear Art and Fear (Paperback)
by (shelved 1360 times as art)
avg rating 3.77 — 102,967 ratings — published 1994
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Wall and Piece Wall and Piece (Paperback)
by (shelved 1213 times as art)
avg rating 3.85 — 234,551 ratings — published 2005
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Girl with a Pearl Earring Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback)
by (shelved 1187 times as art)
avg rating 3.93 — 776,114 ratings — published 1999
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The Art Book The Art Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 1177 times as art)
avg rating 3.86 — 166,158 ratings — published 1997
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The Letters of Vincent van Gogh The Letters of Vincent van Gogh (Paperback)
by (shelved 1076 times as art)
avg rating 4.08 — 110,031 ratings — published 1914
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Concerning the Spiritual in Art Concerning the Spiritual in Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 1028 times as art)
avg rating 3.83 — 92,027 ratings — published 1912
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Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art) Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)
by (shelved 908 times as art)
avg rating 4.10 — 18,592 ratings — published 2010
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Seven Days in the Art World Seven Days in the Art World (Paperback)
by (shelved 883 times as art)
avg rating 3.61 — 70,668 ratings — published 2008
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 876 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,028,084 ratings — published 2013
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On Photography On Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 841 times as art)
avg rating 3.87 — 55,765 ratings — published 1973
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History of Beauty History of Beauty (Paperback)
by (shelved 807 times as art)
avg rating 3.82 — 66,839 ratings — published 2004
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The War of Art The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 801 times as art)
avg rating 3.97 — 116,676 ratings — published 2002
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 798 times as art)
avg rating 3.97 — 77,778 ratings — published 2023
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Interaction of Color Interaction of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 785 times as art)
avg rating 3.93 — 14,778 ratings — published 1971
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Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
by (shelved 777 times as art)
avg rating 4.18 — 126,244 ratings — published 2017
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The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait (Hardcover)
by (shelved 763 times as art)
avg rating 3.89 — 49,384 ratings — published 1995
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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 763 times as art)
avg rating 4.00 — 130,723 ratings — published 1993
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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession (Hardcover)
by (shelved 750 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 85,952 ratings — published 2023
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Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings (Paperback)
by (shelved 729 times as art)
avg rating 4.11 — 56,550 ratings — published 1988
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The Secret Lives of Color The Secret Lives of Color (Hardcover)
by (shelved 720 times as art)
avg rating 4.01 — 20,754 ratings — published 2016
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Art Through the Ages Art Through the Ages (Hardcover)
by (shelved 713 times as art)
avg rating 3.82 — 44,843 ratings — published 1926
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Color: A Natural History of the Palette Color: A Natural History of the Palette (Paperback)
by (shelved 683 times as art)
avg rating 3.80 — 72,280 ratings — published 2003
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What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in a Nutshell What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in a Nutshell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 679 times as art)
avg rating 4.03 — 13,546 ratings — published 2012
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M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 670 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 71,677 ratings — published 1954
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 670 times as art)
avg rating 4.21 — 344,948 ratings — published 2010
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Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Paperback)
by (shelved 656 times as art)
avg rating 4.09 — 60,235 ratings — published 2014
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Figure Drawing for All It's Worth Figure Drawing for All It's Worth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 646 times as art)
avg rating 3.98 — 23,815 ratings — published 1943
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History of Art History of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 633 times as art)
avg rating 3.78 — 39,073 ratings — published 1962
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The Art Spirit The Art Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 611 times as art)
avg rating 3.88 — 26,479 ratings — published 1929
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The Agony and the Ecstasy The Agony and the Ecstasy (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 578 times as art)
avg rating 4.09 — 95,720 ratings — published 1961
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The Shock of the New The Shock of the New (Paperback)
by (shelved 574 times as art)
avg rating 3.74 — 36,373 ratings — published 1980
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The Art Forger The Art Forger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 557 times as art)
avg rating 3.76 — 93,236 ratings — published 2012
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Leonardo's Notebooks Leonardo's Notebooks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 550 times as art)
avg rating 4.00 — 52,985 ratings — published 1519
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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 502 times as art)
avg rating 3.99 — 77,110 ratings — published 1980
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Van Gogh: The Life Van Gogh: The Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 501 times as art)
avg rating 4.18 — 30,787 ratings — published 2011
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The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 497 times as art)
avg rating 4.08 — 24,255 ratings — published 1936
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The Lives of the Artists The Lives of the Artists (Paperback)
by (shelved 496 times as art)
avg rating 3.77 — 32,931 ratings — published 1550
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The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 494 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 34,044 ratings — published 2016
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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling (Paperback)
by (shelved 489 times as art)
avg rating 3.85 — 38,914 ratings — published 2002
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Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 485 times as art)
avg rating 4.28 — 19,887 ratings — published 2018
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The Story of Art Without Men The Story of Art Without Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 478 times as art)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,047 ratings — published 2022
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The Power of Art The Power of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 465 times as art)
avg rating 3.93 — 17,735 ratings — published 2006
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On Ugliness On Ugliness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 464 times as art)
avg rating 3.88 — 19,068 ratings — published 2007
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The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again) The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)
by (shelved 459 times as art)
avg rating 3.85 — 48,478 ratings — published 1975
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In Praise of Shadows In Praise of Shadows (Paperback)
by (shelved 456 times as art)
avg rating 4.00 — 29,648 ratings — published 1933
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John Keats
“Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?”
John Keats, Letters of John Keats

Friedrich Nietzsche
“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.”
Friedrich Nietzsche

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