Author: Kaufmann, Thomas Dacosta
Title: Central European Drawings in the Collection of the Crocker Art Museum
Description: Belgium, Harvey Miller Publishers, 2004. This is a black, clothbound hardback book with a gilted title on the spine and a small relief design on the front cover. Covered by a red dustjacket that shows an illustration on the front, and has yellow and white text on the front and the spine. The back inside flap has an image of the Crocker Art Museum. Pages: (vi), vii-xxvi, (22), (2), 3-308. 24 color plates at the beginning of the book; the rest is profusely illustrated with black-and-white images. Five centuries of drawing in Central Europe are surveyed in this interpretive and fully illustrated catalogue featuring one of the oldest public collections in the United States. Included are the works of well-known masters Albrecht Durer, Johan Rottenhammer, and Johan Georg von Dillis, artists whose production influenced successive generations. This catalogue also offers a unique look at rare sheets by important figures such as Karel Skreta, Wenzel Hollar, and Johann Holzer. Overall, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann's achievement is realized in bringing this important collection of Old Master drawings from Central Europe together in a beautiful volume sure to provide an invaluable resource to scholars, connoisseurs, and art enthusiasts alike. VG+: A book in excellent condition, with clean and readable pages. Looks like it was never taken off the shelf. A few scratch marks beneath the title on the cover, but no tears or rips. A small section of the bottom front left corner is creased.

Keywords: European Art ; Crocker Art Museum ; ; Collections - European Art


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