• The World's Master Paintings: From Early Renaissance to the Present Day [Ref--ND40.W75 1992]--2 vols.
  Index to the location of artworks in publicly available collections (such as, museums and university galleries); find the artist within the appropriate century and geographical area; then find the title of the painting within the list of collections. Once you know where the painting is, you can look for a web site or guide book for that collection.

• World Painting Index [Ref--ND45.H38]--2 vols. (1977); supplement 1, 2 vols. (covers 1973-1980); supplement 2, 2 vols. (covers 1980-1989)
  Index (by artist, title, and subject) for over 2,000 art books--for each of the three sets, volume 1 is the alphabetical list of artists' names, volume 2 is the alphabetical list of titles and subjects. Each citation provides numbers that refer to a publication that is listed in the beginning of the first volumes.

• Index to Two-Dimensional Art Works [Ref--N7525.K67]--2 vols., 1981
  Covers over 250 books (in English) published from 1960-1977. Part 1 is the artists' list (and indicates whether the reproduction is in color or black/white). Part 2 is the title/subject index; citations here list artist's name, so you then need to check the artist's listing in part 1.

• Fine Arts Reproductions Collections [Ref--N4035. N48 1986]--2 vols.
  Guide to the New York Graphic Society's collection of reproductions, posters, handcolored etchings and engravings; artist and title index.

• Index to Reproductions of American Paintings [Ref--ND205.M75]--1948; supplement 1964
  Covers over 800 books; indexed by artist and subject.

• Index to Reproductions of American Paintings [Ref--ND205.S575]--1977
  Covers about 400 books, mostly published since 1960; indexed by artist and subject.

• Index to Reproductions of European Paintings [Ref--ND45.M6]--1956
  Indexes about 300 books.

• Art in Life [Ref--N7525.C8] (vol.1 = 1936-56; supplement = 1957-63)
  Index to art reproduced in Life magazine; indexes by artist, title, and subject.

• Sculpture Index [Ref--NB36.C55]--1971; vol.1: Europe and Contemporary Middle East; vol. 2 (2 parts): The Americas, Orient, Africa, Pacific, and Classical World
  Indexes about 950 publications.

Don't overlook doing a search in ACORN for books about the artist and/or time period!

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