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General Introduction and Art History

Art for Dummies Thomas Hoving 700 HOV
The Story of Painting: from cave painting to modern times H.W. Janson 759 JAN


Art Appreciation

Symbolist Art Lucie-Smith, Edward 709.034 LUC
The Meanings of Modern Art Russell, John 709.04 RUS
Becoming Mona Lisa: the making of a global icon Sassoon, Donald 759.5 SAS

Canadian Art and Artists

A First Book of Canadian Art Rhodes, Richard 709.71 RHO
Great Work!  An Overview of Conemporary British Columbia Artists 709.711 GOL
Painter, Paddler: the art and adventures of Stewart Marshall Scott, Andrew 709.711 SCO
O Toronto: paintings and notes kurelek, William 759 KUR
The Art of Robert Bateman Bateman, Robert [759.11 BAT
Northern Lights: masterpieces of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven Joan Murray 759.11 MUR

Biographies of Other Artists

Picasso, My Grandfather Picasso, Marina B PIC
Pause: a sketch book Carr, Emily B CAR
The Great Masters: Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian Vasari, Giorgio 709.22 VAS
The Obstacle Race: the fortunes of women painters and their work Greer, Germaine 759 GRE
Dali: the Salvador Dali museum collection Lubar, Robert S. 759.06 LUB
Goya Hughes, Robert 759.946 HUG
The World of Van Gogh Wallace, Robert 759.9492 GOG

How To

On the Art of Drawing: an informal textbook with illustrations by the author Fawcett, Robert 741.2 FAW
Figure Drawing Step by Step Blake, Wendon 743.4 BLA
The Art of the World's Greatest Watercolourists Hackney, Fiona 751.422 HAC
The How and Why of Chinese Painting Kan, Diana 751.425 KAN
Oils: a step-by-step guide for absolute beginners Birch, Linda 751.45 BIR
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