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The Last Painting of Sara de Vos The Last Painting of Sara de Vos (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as artists)
avg rating 3.88 — 31,867 ratings — published 2016
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as artists)
avg rating 4.21 — 387,979 ratings — published 2010
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as artists)
avg rating 3.89 — 299,322 ratings — published 2005
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Girl with a Pearl Earring Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as artists)
avg rating 3.94 — 802,155 ratings — published 1999
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The Gauguin Connection (Genevieve Lenard, #1) The Gauguin Connection (Genevieve Lenard, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as artists)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,827 ratings — published 2012
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The Muralist The Muralist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as artists)
avg rating 3.79 — 13,251 ratings — published 2015
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The Modigliani Scandal The Modigliani Scandal (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as artists)
avg rating 3.34 — 15,960 ratings — published 1976
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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as artists)
avg rating 3.96 — 6,012 ratings — published 2016
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The Arnolfini Art Mysteries The Arnolfini Art Mysteries (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as artists)
avg rating 4.34 — 7,318 ratings — published
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Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as artists)
avg rating 4.17 — 139,124 ratings — published 2017
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The Amber Room The Amber Room (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as artists)
avg rating 3.88 — 26,964 ratings — published 2003
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The Rembrandt Affair (Gabriel Allon, #10) The Rembrandt Affair (Gabriel Allon, #10)
by (shelved 22 times as artists)
avg rating 4.33 — 39,040 ratings — published 2010
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I'll Give You the Sun I'll Give You the Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as artists)
avg rating 4.15 — 363,942 ratings — published 2014
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The Stolen Queen The Stolen Queen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as artists)
avg rating 3.89 — 67,740 ratings — published 2025
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The Picasso Heist The Picasso Heist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as artists)
avg rating 3.88 — 15,248 ratings — published 2025
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The Improbability of Love The Improbability of Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as artists)
avg rating 3.70 — 16,429 ratings — published 2015
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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 21 times as artists)
avg rating 3.89 — 51,976 ratings — published 1995
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The Art Thief The Art Thief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as artists)
avg rating 3.13 — 4,006 ratings — published 2007
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The Noisy Paint Box The Noisy Paint Box (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as artists)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,585 ratings — published 2014
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The Letters of Vincent van Gogh The Letters of Vincent van Gogh (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as artists)
avg rating 4.08 — 118,880 ratings — published 1914
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Doors Open Doors Open (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as artists)
avg rating 3.56 — 6,350 ratings — published 2008
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Chasing Cezanne Chasing Cezanne (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as artists)
avg rating 3.55 — 4,404 ratings — published 1991
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Haunted Haunted (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as artists)
avg rating 3.59 — 113,766 ratings — published 2005
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The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as artists)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,997 ratings — published 2014
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Van Gogh: The Life Van Gogh: The Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as artists)
avg rating 4.18 — 34,479 ratings — published 2011
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The Passion of Artemisia The Passion of Artemisia (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as artists)
avg rating 3.91 — 20,789 ratings — published 2001
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The Agony and the Ecstasy The Agony and the Ecstasy (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as artists)
avg rating 4.09 — 100,056 ratings — published 1961
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The Masterpiece The Masterpiece (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as artists)
avg rating 3.88 — 35,756 ratings — published 2018
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My Friends My Friends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as artists)
avg rating 4.30 — 646,721 ratings — published 2025
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Lust for Life Lust for Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as artists)
avg rating 4.28 — 33,321 ratings — published 1934
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Duma Key Duma Key (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as artists)
avg rating 3.99 — 142,232 ratings — published 2008
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Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as artists)
avg rating 4.02 — 77,161 ratings — published 1983
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An Inside Job An Inside Job (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as artists)
avg rating 4.38 — 29,819 ratings — published 2025
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Little Fires Everywhere Little Fires Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as artists)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,360,821 ratings — published 2017
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as artists)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,680,978 ratings — published 2019
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The Collector The Collector (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as artists)
avg rating 4.00 — 39,660 ratings — published 2014
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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 15 times as artists)
avg rating 3.97 — 357,006 ratings — published 2012
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The Swan Thieves The Swan Thieves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as artists)
avg rating 3.58 — 36,095 ratings — published
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False Impression False Impression (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as artists)
avg rating 3.92 — 25,985 ratings — published 2005
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Leonardo's Notebooks Leonardo's Notebooks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as artists)
avg rating 4.00 — 54,854 ratings — published 1519
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Drawing from Memory Drawing from Memory (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as artists)
avg rating 4.00 — 58,444 ratings — published 2011
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1) Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as artists)
avg rating 3.78 — 214,000 ratings — published 2019
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Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as artists)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,337 ratings — published 2016
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I Always Loved You I Always Loved You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as artists)
avg rating 3.67 — 5,758 ratings — published 2014
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The Art Forger The Art Forger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as artists)
avg rating 3.78 — 99,123 ratings — published 2012
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Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as artists)
avg rating 3.85 — 5,931 ratings — published 2010
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The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10) The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10)
by (shelved 12 times as artists)
avg rating 4.07 — 84,878 ratings — published 2014
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Station Eleven Station Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as artists)
avg rating 4.06 — 654,767 ratings — published 2014
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The Woman Upstairs The Woman Upstairs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as artists)
avg rating 3.31 — 33,900 ratings — published 2013
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By the Light of the Moon By the Light of the Moon (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as artists)
avg rating 3.89 — 28,144 ratings — published 2002
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Thomas Bernhard
“You've always lived a life of pretense, not a real life-- a simulated existence, not a genuine existence. Everything about you, everything you are, has always been pretense, never genuine, never real.”
― Thomas Bernhard, Woodcutters

E.A. Bucchianeri
“...it’s just another one of those things I don’t understand: everyone impresses upon you how unique you are, encouraging you to cultivate your individuality while at the same time trying to squish you and everyone else into the same ridiculous mould. It’s an artist’s right to rebel against the world’s stupidity.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

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