CAPE DORSET ANNUAL GRAPHICS COLLECTION 1978.

Dorset 78.

Toronto: M.F. Feheley Publishers, 1978. 0919880134. Illustrates the art of 20 Inuit artists. "Most of the artists were interviewed while viewing the year's collection ofprints at the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative print shop. Their comments as recorded herein reveal a delight at seeing their work in its final form, and give some interesting personal insights into each artist's view of his or her life and work. The book also includes the complete annual spring lithography collection, as well as the World Wildlife Fund portfolio collection - the whole further enhanced by a section of black and white pictures by George Hudson, one of Canada's foremost photographers." 21.5cms x 24.5cms. Pp.80, black & white and colour illustrations throughout + many black and white photographs. Brown cloth, dustwrapper edges slightly rubbed. VG/VG.

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Book number: 42834

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Cape Dorset Annual Graphics Collection 1978 Inuit Art Illustrated West Baffin Eskimo Canadian George Hunter Photographs 44158 Art

ABBATE, FRANCESCO. (GENERAL EDITOR).

Christian Art of the 4th to 12th Centuries. (Translated by Pamela Swinglehurst).

London: Octopus Books, 1972. 1st English ed. Survey of Christian art. Pp. 158, 95 colour illustrations. Cream cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has slight creasing to spine. VG/G+.

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Book number: 15563

Catalogue: Church Art

Keywords: Abbate Swinglehurst Christian Art 4th to 12th Centuries Illustrated A9587 Church Art

ACKERMAN, JAMES S.

Origins, Imitation, Conventions. Representations in the Visual Arts.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2002. 0262011867. 1st edition. These studies are based on articles and lectures written during the period following the publication of Ackerman's earlier collection, 'Distant Points'. "Reflects the poststructural critique of the presumption of progress that characterised Renaissance and modernist history and criticism..Examines the ways in which artists and writers on art have related to ancestors and to established modes of representation, as well as to contemporary experiences." 23.5cms x 18cms. Pp.xii/328, many black & white figure illustrations. Brown cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Book number: 46179

Catalogue: Art History

Keywords: Ackerman Origins Imitation Conventions Representations Visual Arts Art History Criticism Architectural Drawing Middle Ages Renaissance Da Vinci Photography Science Aesthetics Barbaro 47761 Art History

ADAM, L.

Primitive Art.

Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1940. "The book describes the various forms which the artistic impulse has taken among primitive peoples, from the stone-age men to the modern negro inventng new ways of carving the human figure among the forests of the Ivory Coast.". Pp.160 with 38 text figures and 32 photogravure illustrations, pages toned. Paperback with illustrated cover, spine darkened and owners name to front cover. G.

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Book number: 21201

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Adam Primitive Art Utilitarian Religion Peasant Childrens Prehistoric Africa Bushman Negro Asia Australia Oceania America European A16735 Art

ADRIANE, GASTON.

Andre Revesz.

Firenze[Florence], nd. Large format. 30cms x 24cms. "Born in 1912 in Transylvania..Revesz began drawing at the age of six. He subsequently discovered cubism and constructivism on his own..In 1935-36, Revesz enrolled at the Accademie Scandinave under the direction of Despiau..From 1941-1943, Revesz had three exhibitions, each resulting in a growing success. In 1943 he was arrested and deported to a concentration camp in the Ukraine. He escaped in 1944. Upon his return home, he was met with the news that his whole family had been exterminated by the Nazis..In 1959, Revesz emigrated with his wife and son to Israel.." Unpaginated. Series of excerpts from articles followed by an interview with the artist all printed in both Italian and English. Forty-seven black & white and five colour plates. Paperback with colour illustrated dustwrapper which is slightly rubbed to top edge and toned to its reverse. Scarce. G+.

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Book number: 40708

Catalogue: Art: : Sculpture

Keywords: Gaston Adriane Andre Revesz Transylvania Sculptor Artist Israel Art Marble Wood 39958 Art: : Sculpture

ALBUS, ANITA.

The Art of Arts. Rediscovering Painting.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. 0375400990. 1st edition. "Both a dazzling cultural history and the story of two explosive inventions: the so-called third dimension of space through perspective, and the shockingly vivid colors of revolutionary oil paints. Albus makes abundantly clear how, taken together, these breakthroughs not only created a new art, but altered forever our perception of the world.". 22cms x 13cms x 3.5cms. Pp.x/386, 12 colour plates + 10 folding colour plates, illustrated endpapers. Red boards, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Book number: 51259

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Anita Albus Art Arts Rediscovering Painting Van Eyck Trompe-L'Oeil Visible Invisible Visual Effects Perspective Artistic Technique Philosophy Art History Dimension Perception 52672 Art

ALEXANDER, MARC.

Painters First. Art celebrating the conquest of misfortune.

Hampshire: Leader Books, 1995. 1st ed. "In these pages you will read about the lives of artists representative of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists who have created their own worlds in form and colour for our enjoyment and inspiration." 30.2cms. x 21.6cms. Pp. 208, 132 colour illustrations. White cloth, illustrated d/w. F/VG.

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Book number: 15293

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Alexander Painters First Art Celebrating Conquest Misfortune Handicapped Illustrated A9390 Art

ANDREW, PATRICIA, R.

Eric Ravilious 1903-42. A Re-Assessment of his Life and Work.

St Leonards-on-Sea: C.J.Bennett & Sons Ltd (printer),1986. Reprint of the catalogue published by the Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, with some additional material added to the exhibition for its showing at the Crafts Council's Gallery, which emphasises Ravilious' work in ceramic and glass. 19.5cms x 21cms. Pp.60, 6 colour and numerous black & white illustrations. Paperback. VG.

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Book number: 51197

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Andrew Eric Ravilious Re-Assessment Towner Gallery Eastbourne Art Painting Woodcut Design Ceramic Glass 52599 Art

ANON.

Eight Italian Masters.

New York: Riverside Book Co. 2001. Artists:- Piero Della Francesca: Botticelli: Leonardo Da Vinci: Michelangelo: Raphael: Titian: Caravaggio: Canaletto. Pp 638, many colour illustrations. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

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Book number: 28081

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Eight Italian Masters Art Francesca Botticelli Michelangelo Noamcouk 25335 Art

ARMSTRONG, WALTER SIR 1850-1918 / GAINSBOROUGH, THOMAS, 1727-1788 .

Gainsborough & His Place In English Art. By Sir Walter Armstrong Director Of the National Gallery, Ireland ; With sixty-two photogravures and ten lithographic facsimiles in colour.

London: William Heinemann, [ New York: Charles Scribner's Sons ], MDCCCXCVIII. [1898 ] . 0. "The printing of this volume was commenced on March 1st, and completed on September 30th, 1898, at the Ballantyne Press, London. The paper of the text is of English make; that of the plates, French. The copper plates in and out of the text were made by Mr. Walter Colls from photographs, with a few exceptions, specially taken for the volume. The photogravures were printed by Mr. Charles Preston. The photogravures were printed by Mr. Charles Preston. The lithographs of the sketches and drawings were prepared and printed by Mr. W. Griggs." A very good half leather binding. Folio. 15.50" x 12.00" x 2.75". pp.xi./[1p.]/pp. 214 pages, plus XXXVI. large plates; 25 small plates; and 11 Lithographic Facsimiles In Colour. Brown morocco spine and corners over beige cloth covered boards. Spine with 5 raised bands and gilt titles: "Gainsborough & His Place In English Art - Armstrong" . Front board with stylised gilt initials "T G" . Edges lightly rubbed and bumped. Top page edges gilt. Small binder's label to verso of the front board: "J. Sampson, 13 Coney St. York.": Marbled endpapers. Clear text and engravings throughout. Plates accompanied by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress. Just light foxing mainly restricted to the margins of some of the plates. A very good book in a very good binding. ** "Sir Walter Armstrong (7 February 1850 Hawick, Roxburghshire – 8 August 1918 London) was a British art historian and author. Armstrong was born in 1850, was educated at Harrow and Exeter College, Oxford, and for some 10 years after 1880 was art critic to several newspapers, such as the Pall Mall Gazette, the Manchester Guardian, and the old Manchester Examiner. He made his mark in the art world, and was consulted by students and collectors, becoming an authority especially on Dutch 17th-century and English 18th-century painting. Several fine collections, of which that of Mr. S. Joseph, was one, were mainly formed under his advice. In 1892, he succeeded the late Henry Doyle as Director of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, which his predecessor had reorganized and developed; and in this post Armstrong remained for over 20 years, his services recognized by a knighthood in 1899. During his time in Dublin he wrote many books, among which his stately volumes on Sir Joshua Reynolds, Gainsborough, and Raeburn were the chief, that held a position of authority for many years afterwards. Earlier and later he wrote columns on men so various as Peter De Wint, Velasquez, and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and a book of "Notes" on the National Gallery, containing many suggestive criticisms. Armstrong was said to be quick at absorbing the essential points of contemporary researchers and in judging them by the aid of a keen eye and a clear brain." - See Wikipedia.

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Book number: 50593

Catalogue: Art: : 19th Century

Keywords: Sir Walter Armstrong J. Sampson, 13 Coney St. York William Heinemann Gainsborough & His Place in English Art Art: : 19th Century

ARMSTRONG, JOHN.

The Intimate Philosopy of Art.

London Allen Lane/ The Penguin Press, 2000. 0713994053. A study of the appreciation of painting and architecture with the passions and concerns of the individual spectator in the foreground. Pp.196, 37 illustrations, owner's name to title page and final page. Black cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Book number: 48762

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Armstrong Intimate Philosophy Art Resources Reverie Contemplation Investment Private Uses Affection Enjoyment Paintng Architecture Individual Spectator 50197 Art

ARMSTRONG, WALTER SIR 1850-1918 / GAINSBOROUGH, THOMAS, 1727-1788 .

Two Volume Set - Gainsborough & His Place In English Art [ ..Plates On India Paper ] By Sir Walter Armstrong Director Of the National Gallery, Ireland ; With sixty-two photogravures and ten lithographic facsimiles in colour.

London: William Heinemann, [ New York: Charles Scribner's Sons ], MDCCCXCVIII. [1898 ] . 0. "The printing of this volume was commenced on March 1st, and completed on September 30th, 1898, at the Ballantyne Press, London. The paper of the text is of English make; that of the plates, French. The copper plates in and out of the text were made by Mr. Walter Colls from photographs, with a few exceptions, specially taken for the volume. The photogravures were printed by Mr. Charles Preston. The photogravures were printed by Mr. Charles Preston. The lithographs of the sketches and drawings were prepared and printed by Mr. W. Griggs." A very good two volume set in matching red cloth. Folio. 15.50" x 12.00" x 2.75". Vol. I. : pp.xi./[1p.]/pp. 214 pages, plus XXXVI. large plates; 25 small plates; and 11 Lithographic Facsimiles In Colour. Vol. II. "..Plates On India Paper" ; 62 full-page plates on India Paper. Both volmes in red cloth with gilt titles to the front board and spine. titles: "Gainsborough & His Place In English Art - Armstrong" . Edges lightly rubbed and bumped. Top page edges gilt. Clear text and engravings throughout. Plates accompanied by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress. Just light foxing mainly restricted to the margins of some of the plates and endpapers. A scarce and very good set. ** "Sir Walter Armstrong (7 February 1850 Hawick, Roxburghshire – 8 August 1918 London) was a British art historian and author. Armstrong was born in 1850, was educated at Harrow and Exeter College, Oxford, and for some 10 years after 1880 was art critic to several newspapers, such as the Pall Mall Gazette, the Manchester Guardian, and the old Manchester Examiner. He made his mark in the art world, and was consulted by students and collectors, becoming an authority especially on Dutch 17th-century and English 18th-century painting. Several fine collections, of which that of Mr. S. Joseph, was one, were mainly formed under his advice. In 1892, he succeeded the late Henry Doyle as Director of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, which his predecessor had reorganized and developed; and in this post Armstrong remained for over 20 years, his services recognized by a knighthood in 1899. During his time in Dublin he wrote many books, among which his stately volumes on Sir Joshua Reynolds, Gainsborough, and Raeburn were the chief, that held a position of authority for many years afterwards. Earlier and later he wrote columns on men so various as Peter De Wint, Velasquez, and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and a book of "Notes" on the National Gallery, containing many suggestive criticisms. Armstrong was said to be quick at absorbing the essential points of contemporary researchers and in judging them by the aid of a keen eye and a clear brain." - See Wikipedia.

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Book number: 51469

Catalogue: Art: : 19th Century

Keywords: Sir Walter Armstrong J. Sampson, 13 Coney St. York William Heinemann Gainsborough & His Place in English Art Art: : 19th Century

ARUNDEL SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE KNOWLEDGE OF ART.

An Alphabet Of Capital Letters Selected From The Illuminations Of Italian Choral Books Of The Fifteenth And Sixteenth Centuries. Engraved in Outline, with One Letter Printed in Colours.

London: Published By The Arundel Society, 24, Old Bond Street, 1862 . 0. Large folio. Original buckram binding. 23.0" x 18.0" x 0.25". 2 preliminary leaves, 24 plates (1 colour). Brown buckram boards, soiled, rubbed and bumped. Original paper label to the front board (soiled and chipped). Maroon cloth spine, also rubbed. Later plain yellow endpapers. Fine coloured frontis, lightly soiled and foxed. Clean text and illustrations on lightly toned paper, intermittent light foxing.

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Book number: 51532

Catalogue: Art: : 19th Century

Keywords: 52921 Arundel Society for Promoting the Knowledge of Art. Art: : 19th Century

BALSTON, THOMAS.

The Wood-Engravings of Robert Gibbings.

London: Art and Technics, 1949. 1st edition. Pp.111, list of books illustrated by Robert Gibbings; brief biography of Robert Gibbings;numerous Illustrations of Gibings wood engravings, inscribed by the author to front free endpaper, minor spotting to endpapers. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, bumps to corner tips. G+.

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Book number: 50208

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Thomas Balston Signed Wood Engravings Robert Gibbings Life Biography Book Illustrated 51720 Art

BANNER, G. A.

Practical Engraving On Metal : Including Hints On Saw-Piercing, Carving, Inlaying. By G. A. Banner .

London: Hampton & Co, 12 & 13, Cursitor Street, E.C, 1899 . 0. Scarce first edition. Original binding in very good condition. 6.8" x 4.75" x 0.3". pp.90/[10 pp. - Index and adverts]. Dark green boards lightly rubbed and bumped. Bright gilt titles to front board. Original yellow endpapers with small ink stamp: "Birmingham Assay Office Library". Clean text and illustrations throughout. VG.

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Book number: 50813

Catalogue: Art: : 19th Century

Keywords: 52257 Hampton & Co. Practical Engraving on Metal G a Banner Art: : 19th Century