Art history books

Here is a list of the best art history books in 2020! As well as the best art history books for beginners Grab any of these for an enlightening read.

In most of the bookstores I walk into, the art history section is pretty lean. There are a lot of large-scale glossy photo books with the standard famous works of art in them, but not much that is critical, new, or honest.

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Books and art are both major cultural touchstones, so it makes sense that they go together like Picasso and paint. I love a book with a solid art history component, because, obvi, I'm a huge fan of books and art, but also because I retain…

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Read "Aesthetics of Ugliness A Critical Edition" by Karl Rosenkranz available from Rakuten Kobo. In this key text in the history of art and aesthetics, Karl Rosenkranz shows ugliness to be the negation of beauty witho...

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The Secret History by Donna Tartt rebound in a classical art style with gold lettering. These are handmade covers. I am very careful and meticulous during the binding process and will never list anything I'm not proud of but, as with all handmade things, there will be some imperfections!