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Artifacts -Fascinating Facts about Art, Artists, and the Art World

$35.00 NZD

Artifacts: Fascinating Facts about Art, Artists, and the Art World is an extraordinary compendium of compelling facts, figures, and findings. This book gathers and distills obscure and fascinating information about art, artists, and the art world.

Fun, surprising, and compelling, in this covetable book you will learn about which artist's work is stolen most often, names of artists' pets, artist couples, things artists collect, odd jobs and side hustles, artists who were rejected from art school and hundreds of other miscellaneous details. Thoughtfully and thoroughly researched, this intriguing book offers refreshing and surprising perspectives on the world of art. 

 

  • A great gift full of fascinating art facts
  • Hardback book
  • Measures approximately 17.8cm x 12cm
  • 176 pages
  • Author: Phaidon Editors

 

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