![[Item #5988] 19th Century Watercolors. John James Audubon, Charles Baudelaire, William Blake, Ford Madox Brown, Paul Cezanne, John Constable, David Cox, Edward Degas, Peter De Wint, Marcel Duchamp, John Heinrich Fuseli, Thomas Girtin, Vincent van Gogh, Winslow Homer, Edouard Manet, Henri Matisse, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Ruskin, Joseph Mallord William Turner.](https://thirdmindbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/5988_1.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1705029441)
19th Century Watercolors
ISBN: 1558590196
New York, NY: Abbeville Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. “The art of no era is more exciting or more popular than that of the nineteenth century, and no medium is more expressive or more challenging than watercolor. In this magnificent new book, lavishly illustrated with 365 works (255 in full color), Christopher Finch explores the triumph of watercolor in the century of Blake, Girtin, Turner, Whistler, and Homer.” (from front flap) As an artist, photographer, art critic, writer, and novelist, Christopher Finch (1939-2022) ventured into the realm of any topic that struck him. Among his thirty publications, there are artwork volumes, biographical portraits of artists, analyses of pop culture topics, and detective novels. One of the foremost authorities on Jim Henson and the world of the Muppets, Finch has also written on the art of Walt Disney, Norman Rockwell, & his friend Chuck Close. This 1991 publication of nineteenth century watercolors encompasses an era of development for the medium which expanded the applications for watercolor outside of the traditional uses, such as cartography and environmental studies of flora and fauna during the exploration age. The artistic spirit to explore and observe nature combined with the portability of watercolor paints and supplies created a new era of adapting the medium into different styles and subject matters. From Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) to Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), Finch covers all the acclaimed and obscure artists that dedicated themselves to the elaborate yet unassuming medium. From the collection of Barbara (1935-2023) & Irving (1933-2018) Nusbaum - world travelers, connoisseurs, eminent collectors of art & books, and the dearly beloved late parents of our esteemed founder, Arthur S. Nusbaum. Hardcover in unclipped dust-jacket: First Edition, as stated on copyright page. Book is in Fine bordering on Very Fine with only very mild fading to the fine edges of front, back covers & spine; several dog-earred corners were unfolded but remain creased. Dust jacket is in fine condition with average rubbing, scratching to front, back covers and the slightest bumping to the fine edges of same. An extra handling fee will be added for shipping due to the size and weight of this item. Fine-Very Fine / Fine. [Item #5988]
Price: $70.00