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22 Visit us today! collinsbooks.com.au ART FRIDA KAHLO AT HOME REG MOMBASSA: LANDSCAPES Reg Mombassa RRP $75.00 Reg Mombassa: Landscapes is a stunning retrospective of one of Australia’s most celebrated artists. In this beautiful collection his iconic landscapes have been brought together for the first time to provide an evocative portrait of our very antipodean landscape. MAD ENCHANTMENT Ross King RRP $49.99 From author and art historian Ross King, Mad Enchantment paints the full history of how Claude Monet created the beloved Water Lilies at the gardens of Giverny, and the fascinating story of the last decade of his life. Suzanne Barbezat RRP $49.99 Frida Kahlo at Home features the artist’s paintings together with artefacts she collected and photographs. It explores the influence that the Mexican culture and tradition, La Casa Azu, as well as the other places Frieda called home, had on her life and work. MARGARET PRESTON Lesley Harding RRP $45.00 Richly illustrated with Preston’s art, photographs and her recipes - for food, art and interior décor – Lesley Harding’s book sheds new light on the private life of much-loved public figure. BEAUTIFUL BOOKS AT GREAT PRICES RUSSELL DRYSDALE WONDERLANDS Robert Ingpen RRP $34.99 Robert Ingpen’s astonishing creative vision has breathed life into many books and delighted countless children around the world throughout his remarkable career as an illustrator. Wonderlands is a fitting celebration of his work as a master illustrator and storyteller. Lou Klepac RRP $125.00 This is the definitive work on the life and career of famous Australian artist Russell Our Price Drysdale. 5999 $ FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 ART AS THERAPY Patrick McCaughey RRP $125.00 Alain de Botton John Armstrong RRP $24.95 Patrick McCaughey’s book is a magnificent monograph celebrating the life and Our Price work of acclaimed Australian artist $ Fred Williams. 99 This passionate, thought-provoking, often funny, and always-accessible book proposes a new way of looking at art, suggesting that it can be useful, relevant, and therapeutic. 59 FAIRWEATHER Murray Bail RRP $125.00 PHOTOGRAPHY This is a completely revised and updated edition of Murray Bail’s seminal book on the Our Price life and work of renowned artist Ian $ Fairweather. 99 59 AUSTRALIA BRUCE POSTLE Bruce Postle RRP $29.99 In Australia, Bruce Postle captures the places, people and characteristics that make Australia unique. From the sunburnt centre to the roaring surf and mateship to larrikinism, the images in this collection remind us of what it means to live in the lucky country. GILLIAMESQUE Terry Gilliam RRP $59.99 Finally - in glorious technicolour - the illustrated memoir from the legendary director, animator Our Price and founding member of Monty Python, $ Terry Gilliam 99 29