LEWENTHAL, REEVES - INTRODUCTION BY; COLOR PRINTS BY THOMAS HART BENTON, JAMES CHAPIN, MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS, ADOLF DEHN, ERNEST FIENE, ROBERT PHILIPP, PAUL SAMPLE, WILLIAM SCHWARTZ & JOHN WHORF
FINE ART COLOR PRINTS By Celebrated American Artists
Chicago, People's Book Club, 1945. 1945. Hardcover . Oblong hardback in plastic spiral binding, appx 15x22 inches, gilt on black paper-covered boards, 8 pages + 9 color prints, About VG/no dj (perhaps as issued). Prints (on coated stock) together show only a few minor edge imperfections + top corner crease to last print. First 8 pages are tp, cp, 2-pg "Introduction to American Art" by Reeves Lewenthal, + 3 pages of brief biographies of the 9 artists represented in the book with adjacent inset pencil portraits of each artist by Irwin Hoffman. The artists and their paintings in order of appearance: Thomas Hart Benton - "Wreck Of The Old 97", James Chapin - "Here Am I", Miguel Covarrubias - "Map of America", Adolf Dehn - "Tom's Farm", Ernest Fiene - "Wild Flowers", Robert Philipp - "By The Sea", Paul Sample - "County Fair", William Schwartz - "Walnut Street, Baraboo" & John Whorf - "Flotsam". Titles of paintings appear in very small type below each image + title with brief comment by each artist appears in lower corner of page facing each print. Due to size, might have to quote extra shipping charges. Very Good.
Robert W. Reiner Books
Professional sellerBook number: 04680
USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 139.25 | £UK 120 | JP¥ 23365]
Keywords: Art Prints American Artists Painters