The Story of Art, 16th Edition (Gombrich, Ernst Hans Josef//Story of Art)43 reviews E.H. Gombrich Phaidon Press, 1995 A Perfect Book to Travel With + A Steal + Pretty good. + Great Edition of Great Book + Classic Text - better than you've heard             Writings on Art and Literature (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics)1 review Sigmund Freud Stanford University Press, 1997 VERY useful collection Niel Hertz has brought together a valuable collection of Freud's writings on literature. He uses the notes from the Standard Edition as well as the texts from that edition. Hertz's introduction is interesting, as is all his work. (See his excellent book, The End of the Line.) I would have ...             What is Painting?: Representation and Modern Art3 reviews Julian Bell Thames & Hudson, 1999 Enlightening! + Grateful for this class assignment. + Grateful to my teacher for assigning this book! This book gives a fascinating view on art from an author who knows very well what he is talking about. Read it.             His Other Half: Men Looking at Women Through Art Wendy Lesser Harvard University Press, 1992             Let's See: Writings on Art from The New Yorker1 review Peter Schjeldahl Thames & Hudson, 2008 The New Yorker art critic Schjeldahl's accumulation of reviews from the renaissance to recent contemporary art is a fun read once you get past the author's rather pedantic writing style. I don't think I have ever encountered "insouciance" more frequently in my life. His interview with gallerist Marian Goodman was better ...             Nothing If Not Critical: Selected Essays on Art and Artists5 reviews Robert Hughes Penguin (Non-Classics), 1992 THE book of art criticism to buy ... + So modern an art critic + An outspoken, but honest critique of art + A Keen and Discerning Critical Eye + Nice reading             The Social History of Art3 reviews Arnold Hauser Routledge, 1999 A Sweeping Insight into Art + After Reading This You Do Not Need A Liberal Arts Education kalinin@terra.com.br When I purchased The Social History of Art I had never intended to read it from cover to cover. It is, in fact, a bulky book, which covers the history of art from pre-historic to contemporary times. I thought it would be one of those books you place on your bedside table and ...             The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form5 reviews Kenneth Clark Princeton University Press, 1972 Kudos to Amazon.com for keeping an important book available! + Essential reading material + A Classic Investigation and Summation + Throws light into the corners of a subject often misplaced. + A well thought out discussion of the Western tradition             What Painting Is13 reviews James Elkins Routledge, 2000 Painter's perspective on painting + Quirky, great read + Excellent + For painters who like to paint             Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation7 reviews E.H. Gombrich Phaidon Press, 2004 Fantastic book + It will teach you understanding for the visual language + Art and Illusion review by artist/filmmaker + No one does it better             His Other Half: Men Looking at Women Through Art Wendy Lesser Harvard University Press, 1992             What Painting Is13 reviews James Elkins Routledge, 2000 Painter's perspective on painting + Quirky, great read + Excellent + For painters who like to paint             Nothing If Not Critical: Selected Essays on Art and Artists5 reviews Robert Hughes Penguin (Non-Classics), 1992 THE book of art criticism to buy ... + So modern an art critic + An outspoken, but honest critique of art + A Keen and Discerning Critical Eye + Nice reading             The Story of Art, 16th Edition (Gombrich, Ernst Hans Josef//Story of Art)43 reviews E.H. Gombrich Phaidon Press, 1995 A Perfect Book to Travel With + A Steal + Pretty good. + Great Edition of Great Book + Classic Text - better than you've heard             What is Painting?: Representation and Modern Art3 reviews Julian Bell Thames & Hudson, 1999 Enlightening! + Grateful for this class assignment. + Grateful to my teacher for assigning this book! This book gives a fascinating view on art from an author who knows very well what he is talking about. Read it.             The Social History of Art3 reviews Arnold Hauser Routledge, 1999 A Sweeping Insight into Art + After Reading This You Do Not Need A Liberal Arts Education kalinin@terra.com.br When I purchased The Social History of Art I had never intended to read it from cover to cover. It is, in fact, a bulky book, which covers the history of art from pre-historic to contemporary times. I thought it would be one of those books you place on your bedside table and ...             Let's See: Writings on Art from The New Yorker1 review Peter Schjeldahl Thames & Hudson, 2008 The New Yorker art critic Schjeldahl's accumulation of reviews from the renaissance to recent contemporary art is a fun read once you get past the author's rather pedantic writing style. I don't think I have ever encountered "insouciance" more frequently in my life. His interview with gallerist Marian Goodman was better ...             Writings on Art and Literature (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics)1 review Sigmund Freud Stanford University Press, 1997 VERY useful collection Niel Hertz has brought together a valuable collection of Freud's writings on literature. He uses the notes from the Standard Edition as well as the texts from that edition. Hertz's introduction is interesting, as is all his work. (See his excellent book, The End of the Line.) I would have ...             Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation7 reviews E.H. Gombrich Phaidon Press, 2004 Fantastic book + It will teach you understanding for the visual language + Art and Illusion review by artist/filmmaker + No one does it better             The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form5 reviews Kenneth Clark Princeton University Press, 1972 Kudos to Amazon.com for keeping an important book available! + Essential reading material + A Classic Investigation and Summation + Throws light into the corners of a subject often misplaced. + A well thought out discussion of the Western tradition