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Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The Story of Art (Hardcover) by E.H. Gombrich (shelved 2786 times as art) avg rating 3.96 — 478,203 ratings — published 1950 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback) by Austin Kleon (Goodreads Author) (shelved 1997 times as art) avg rating 3.97 — 349,506 ratings — published 2012 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback) by Betty Edwards (shelved 1899 times as art) avg rating 3.87 — 387,031 ratings — published 1979 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback) by Julia Cameron (shelved 1640 times as art) avg rating 3.96 — 123,409 ratings — published 2002 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Art and Fear (Paperback) by David Bayles (shelved 1429 times as art) avg rating 3.77 — 108,003 ratings — published 1994 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Wall and Piece (Paperback) by Banksy (shelved 1229 times as art) avg rating 3.85 — 237,909 ratings — published 2005 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback) by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) (shelved 1219 times as art) avg rating 3.93 — 794,541 ratings — published 1999 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The Art Book (Paperback) by Phaidon Press (shelved 1217 times as art) avg rating 3.86 — 169,746 ratings — published 1997 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The Letters of Vincent van Gogh (Paperback) by Vincent van Gogh (shelved 1114 times as art) avg rating 4.08 — 114,831 ratings — published 1914 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Concerning the Spiritual in Art (Paperback) by Wassily Kandinsky (shelved 1067 times as art) avg rating 3.83 — 94,562 ratings — published 1912 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Paperback) by James Gurney (shelved 963 times as art) avg rating 4.06 — 20,856 ratings — published 2010 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession (Hardcover) by Michael Finkel (Goodreads Author) (shelved 916 times as art) avg rating 3.91 — 120,558 ratings — published 2023 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Seven Days in the Art World (Paperback) by Sarah Thornton (shelved 916 times as art) avg rating 3.61 — 72,805 ratings — published 2008 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover) by Rick Rubin (shelved 908 times as art) avg rating 3.94 — 97,492 ratings — published 2023 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars On Photography (Paperback) by Susan Sontag (shelved 900 times as art) avg rating 3.86 — 59,176 ratings — published 1973 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The Goldfinch (Hardcover) by Donna Tartt (shelved 898 times as art) avg rating 3.97 — 1,078,420 ratings — published 2013 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The War of Art (Paperback) by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads Author) (shelved 846 times as art) avg rating 3.96 — 123,207 ratings — published 2002 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Interaction of Color (Paperback) by Josef Albers (shelved 841 times as art) avg rating 3.89 — 16,443 ratings — published 1963 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars History of Beauty (Paperback) by Umberto Eco (Editor) (shelved 829 times as art) avg rating 3.81 — 69,030 ratings — published 2004 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover) by Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author) (shelved 814 times as art) avg rating 4.17 — 135,032 ratings — published 2017 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback) by Scott McCloud (Goodreads Author) (shelved 790 times as art) avg rating 4.00 — 134,404 ratings — published 1993 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait (Hardcover) by Frida Kahlo (shelved 781 times as art) avg rating 3.88 — 51,033 ratings — published 1995 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The Secret Lives of Color (Hardcover) by Kassia St. Clair (shelved 776 times as art) avg rating 3.98 — 23,423 ratings — published 2016 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings (Paperback) by Ingo F. Walther (shelved 764 times as art) avg rating 4.10 — 58,804 ratings — published 1988 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Art Through the Ages (Hardcover) by Fred S. Kleiner (shelved 743 times as art) avg rating 3.81 — 46,303 ratings — published 1926 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Color: A Natural History of the Palette (Paperback) by Victoria Finlay (shelved 708 times as art) avg rating 3.79 — 73,831 ratings — published 2003 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Just Kids (Hardcover) by Patti Smith (Goodreads Author) (shelved 703 times as art) avg rating 4.21 — 378,178 ratings — published 2010 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in a Nutshell (Hardcover) by Will Gompertz (shelved 695 times as art) avg rating 3.98 — 15,208 ratings — published 2012 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work (Paperback) by M.C. Escher (shelved 688 times as art) avg rating 3.92 — 73,106 ratings — published 1954 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Figure Drawing for All It's Worth (Hardcover) by Andrew Loomis (shelved 673 times as art) avg rating 3.95 — 25,347 ratings — published 1943 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Paperback) by Austin Kleon (Goodreads Author) (shelved 673 times as art) avg rating 4.07 — 63,764 ratings — published 2014 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars History of Art (Hardcover) by H.W. Janson (shelved 648 times as art) avg rating 3.77 — 40,743 ratings — published 1962 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The Art Spirit (Paperback) by Robert Henri (shelved 639 times as art) avg rating 3.86 — 28,281 ratings — published 1929 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The Agony and the Ecstasy (Mass Market Paperback) by Irving Stone (shelved 602 times as art) avg rating 4.09 — 99,245 ratings — published 1961 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The Shock of the New (Paperback) by Robert Hughes (shelved 584 times as art) avg rating 3.74 — 37,194 ratings — published 1980 Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try ag…