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Ways of Seeing Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3237 times as art)
avg rating 3.94 — 439,439 ratings — published 1972
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The Story of Art The Story of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2713 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 466,196 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 1962 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 339,673 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 1875 times as art)
avg rating 3.87 — 381,204 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 1585 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 120,910 ratings — published 2002
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Art and Fear Art and Fear (Paperback)
by (shelved 1388 times as art)
avg rating 3.77 — 105,248 ratings — published 1994
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Wall and Piece Wall and Piece (Paperback)
by (shelved 1222 times as art)
avg rating 3.85 — 236,020 ratings — published 2005
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Girl with a Pearl Earring Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback)
by (shelved 1205 times as art)
avg rating 3.93 — 784,016 ratings — published 1999
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The Art Book The Art Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 1198 times as art)
avg rating 3.86 — 167,739 ratings — published 1997
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The Letters of Vincent van Gogh The Letters of Vincent van Gogh (Paperback)
by (shelved 1086 times as art)
avg rating 4.08 — 112,159 ratings — published 1914
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Concerning the Spiritual in Art Concerning the Spiritual in Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 1040 times as art)
avg rating 3.83 — 93,123 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 941 times as art)
avg rating 4.08 — 19,593 ratings — published 2010
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Seven Days in the Art World Seven Days in the Art World (Paperback)
by (shelved 900 times as art)
avg rating 3.61 — 71,605 ratings — published 2008
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 886 times as art)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,049,525 ratings — published 2013
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On Photography On Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 856 times as art)
avg rating 3.87 — 57,272 ratings — published 1973
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 852 times as art)
avg rating 3.95 — 87,283 ratings — published 2023
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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 832 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 101,123 ratings — published 2023
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History of Beauty History of Beauty (Paperback)
by (shelved 823 times as art)
avg rating 3.82 — 67,858 ratings — published 2004
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Interaction of Color Interaction of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 817 times as art)
avg rating 3.91 — 15,568 ratings — published 1963
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The War of Art The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 812 times as art)
avg rating 3.97 — 119,677 ratings — published 2002
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Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
by (shelved 795 times as art)
avg rating 4.18 — 130,187 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 780 times as art)
avg rating 3.89 — 50,149 ratings — published 1995
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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 773 times as art)
avg rating 4.00 — 132,335 ratings — published 1993
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The Secret Lives of Color The Secret Lives of Color (Hardcover)
by (shelved 751 times as art)
avg rating 4.00 — 21,999 ratings — published 2016
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Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings (Paperback)
by (shelved 746 times as art)
avg rating 4.10 — 57,598 ratings — published 1988
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Art Through the Ages Art Through the Ages (Hardcover)
by (shelved 725 times as art)
avg rating 3.81 — 45,511 ratings — published 1926
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Color: A Natural History of the Palette Color: A Natural History of the Palette (Paperback)
by (shelved 690 times as art)
avg rating 3.79 — 72,991 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 685 times as art)
avg rating 4.01 — 14,297 ratings — published 2012
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 684 times as art)
avg rating 4.21 — 359,714 ratings — published 2010
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M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 683 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 72,281 ratings — published 1954
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Figure Drawing for All It's Worth Figure Drawing for All It's Worth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 666 times as art)
avg rating 3.97 — 24,489 ratings — published 1943
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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 660 times as art)
avg rating 4.08 — 61,847 ratings — published 2014
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History of Art History of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 642 times as art)
avg rating 3.77 — 39,852 ratings — published 1962
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The Art Spirit The Art Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 627 times as art)
avg rating 3.87 — 27,269 ratings — published 1929
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The Agony and the Ecstasy The Agony and the Ecstasy (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 590 times as art)
avg rating 4.09 — 97,387 ratings — published 1961
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The Shock of the New The Shock of the New (Paperback)
by (shelved 576 times as art)
avg rating 3.74 — 36,805 ratings — published 1980
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The Art Forger The Art Forger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 563 times as art)
avg rating 3.76 — 94,988 ratings — published 2012
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Leonardo's Notebooks Leonardo's Notebooks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 560 times as art)
avg rating 4.00 — 53,696 ratings — published 1519
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The Story of Art Without Men The Story of Art Without Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 540 times as art)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,442 ratings — published 2022
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Van Gogh: The Life Van Gogh: The Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 514 times as art)
avg rating 4.17 — 31,502 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 511 times as art)
avg rating 4.08 — 24,710 ratings — published 1936
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The Lives of the Artists The Lives of the Artists (Paperback)
by (shelved 506 times as art)
avg rating 3.78 — 33,266 ratings — published 1550
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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography [Paperback] Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography [Paperback] (Hardcover)
by (shelved 504 times as art)
avg rating 3.99 — 78,175 ratings — published 1980
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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 499 times as art)
avg rating 3.92 — 34,968 ratings — published 2016
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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 495 times as art)
avg rating 4.28 — 20,152 ratings — published 2018
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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling (Paperback)
by (shelved 492 times as art)
avg rating 3.85 — 39,248 ratings — published 2002
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All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me (ebook)
by (shelved 473 times as art)
avg rating 4.01 — 27,152 ratings — published 2023
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In Praise of Shadows In Praise of Shadows (Paperback)
by (shelved 473 times as art)
avg rating 4.00 — 30,953 ratings — published 1933
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The Power of Art The Power of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 468 times as art)
avg rating 3.93 — 17,774 ratings — published 2006
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On Ugliness On Ugliness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 467 times as art)
avg rating 3.88 — 19,120 ratings — published 2007
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Chuck Klosterman
“Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.”
Chuck Klosterman, Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story

Pablo Picasso
“Everything you can imagine is real.”
Pablo Picasso

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