Author: Fahy, Everett, et al.
Title: The Wrightsman Collection, Volume V: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture
Description: Greenwich, CT, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1973. Hardcover. Red cloth w/ gilt printing, emblems. xii; 455 pp. 33 color, 260 bw plates. "An introduction by John Walker, Director Emeritus of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. gives a fascinating history of the way in which the Wrightsman Collection has been built up and refined; Sir John Pope-Hennessy, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, provides an authoritative introduction to the scupture section. Each entry includes a large-size illustration of the object (all paintings are in full color) as well as many detailed views and comparable examples; the text is made up of a biography of the artist, physical description, provenance, and scholarly discussion, as well as a listing of other versions, exhibitions, references, and technical notes. Good (ex-museum w/ discard marked ID to lower spine; perforated stamp & withdrawn stamp to title pg; bookplate; withdrawn stamped pocket endpaper. scuffs, scratches to board; heavy shelf-wear to lower board edges. spine ends rubbed, crinkled w/ some fraying. corners rubbed. heavy shelf-wear/rubbing to lower textblock edge.

Keywords: Sculpture; European Art; Masters ; Wrightsman Collection ; European Art ; Masters Collections - European Art


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