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Ways of Seeing Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3109 times as art)
avg rating 3.94 — 427,987 ratings — published 1972
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The Story of Art The Story of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2672 times as art)
avg rating 3.97 — 456,477 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 1928 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 331,223 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 1855 times as art)
avg rating 3.87 — 376,872 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 1529 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 118,405 ratings — published 2002
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Art and Fear Art and Fear (Paperback)
by (shelved 1360 times as art)
avg rating 3.77 — 102,696 ratings — published 1994
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Wall and Piece Wall and Piece (Paperback)
by (shelved 1213 times as art)
avg rating 3.85 — 234,406 ratings — published 2005
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Girl with a Pearl Earring Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback)
by (shelved 1185 times as art)
avg rating 3.93 — 775,086 ratings — published 1999
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The Art Book The Art Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 1171 times as art)
avg rating 3.86 — 166,006 ratings — published 1997
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The Letters of Vincent van Gogh The Letters of Vincent van Gogh (Paperback)
by (shelved 1068 times as art)
avg rating 4.08 — 109,770 ratings — published 1914
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Concerning the Spiritual in Art Concerning the Spiritual in Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 1026 times as art)
avg rating 3.83 — 91,993 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 905 times as art)
avg rating 4.09 — 18,533 ratings — published 2010
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Seven Days in the Art World Seven Days in the Art World (Paperback)
by (shelved 882 times as art)
avg rating 3.61 — 70,585 ratings — published 2008
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 874 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,025,533 ratings — published 2013
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On Photography On Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 837 times as art)
avg rating 3.87 — 55,667 ratings — published 1973
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History of Beauty History of Beauty (Paperback)
by (shelved 805 times as art)
avg rating 3.82 — 66,734 ratings — published 2004
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The War of Art The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 798 times as art)
avg rating 3.97 — 116,339 ratings — published 2002
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 795 times as art)
avg rating 3.97 — 76,748 ratings — published 2023
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Interaction of Color Interaction of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 786 times as art)
avg rating 3.93 — 14,734 ratings — published 1971
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Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
by (shelved 775 times as art)
avg rating 4.18 — 125,840 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 — 49,365 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 — 130,676 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 739 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 84,278 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 — 56,500 ratings — published 1988
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The Secret Lives of Color The Secret Lives of Color (Hardcover)
by (shelved 718 times as art)
avg rating 4.01 — 20,663 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 — 44,851 ratings — published 1926
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Color: A Natural History of the Palette Color: A Natural History of the Palette (Paperback)
by (shelved 682 times as art)
avg rating 3.80 — 72,286 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 677 times as art)
avg rating 4.03 — 13,547 ratings — published 2012
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 671 times as art)
avg rating 4.21 — 343,425 ratings — published 2010
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M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 669 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 71,679 ratings — published 1954
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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 654 times as art)
avg rating 4.08 — 60,127 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 — 23,799 ratings — published 1943
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History of Art History of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 631 times as art)
avg rating 3.78 — 39,096 ratings — published 1962
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The Art Spirit The Art Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 611 times as art)
avg rating 3.88 — 26,426 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 — 95,390 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 — 36,340 ratings — published 1980
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The Art Forger The Art Forger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 555 times as art)
avg rating 3.76 — 92,991 ratings — published 2012
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Leonardo's Notebooks Leonardo's Notebooks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 550 times as art)
avg rating 3.99 — 52,862 ratings — published 1519
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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 501 times as art)
avg rating 3.99 — 77,063 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 — 30,651 ratings — published 2011
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The Lives of the Artists The Lives of the Artists (Paperback)
by (shelved 497 times as art)
avg rating 3.77 — 32,940 ratings — published 1550
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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 494 times as art)
avg rating 4.08 — 24,193 ratings — published 1936
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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 492 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 33,933 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 3.84 — 38,854 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 486 times as art)
avg rating 4.28 — 19,860 ratings — published 2018
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The Story of Art Without Men The Story of Art Without Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 480 times as art)
avg rating 4.30 — 3,994 ratings — published 2022
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The Power of Art The Power of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 463 times as art)
avg rating 3.93 — 17,725 ratings — published 2006
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On Ugliness On Ugliness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 462 times as art)
avg rating 3.88 — 19,056 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 460 times as art)
avg rating 3.85 — 48,405 ratings — published 1975
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In Praise of Shadows In Praise of Shadows (Paperback)
by (shelved 455 times as art)
avg rating 4.01 — 29,477 ratings — published 1933
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Thomas Merton
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
Thomas Merton , No Man Is an Island

Oscar Wilde
“Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.”
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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