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Always looking : essays on art / John Updike ; edited by Christopher Carduff

by John Updike, Christopher Carduff

This posthumous collection of essays examines American and Western art of the last two centuries. It analyses the distinct characteristics of American works alongside studies of individual artists including Monet, Degas, Klimt, and Serra.

Accession 12407 ISBN 9780241145845 Publisher Hamish Hamilton
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