MODERN PRINTS & DRAWINGS : A Guide to a Better Understanding of Modern Draughtsmanship
by Paul J. Sachs (Compiler & Annotator)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/As New & Bright. 1954 Vintage Fist Edition, First Thus. Bi-color boards/VG w/light edge wear & discoloration to upper front edge w/slight lean to spine. DJ/None. Frontispiece: Goya, Colossus. Collection of prints & drawings of modern times with brief comments beginning with the ancestors of Modern Art. Selected, with explanations, by art historian Paul Joseph Sachs (1878 - 1965) who was an associate director of the Fogg Art Museum. 261 pgs in 10 chapters: I, (A) David & the Great Moderns of the Past, (B), Manet & the Impressionists; II, Cezanne & Post-Impressionism; III, The School of Paris, Matisse & the Fauves; IV, Cubism, Surrealism, Other Movements; V, Expressionism & Abstract Art in Northern Europe; VI, Italy; VII, England; VIII, Mexico; IX, United States; and X, Technical Processes. Strong copy despite flaws.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018476
- Title
- MODERN PRINTS & DRAWINGS : A Guide to a Better Understanding of Modern Draughtsmanship
- Author
- Paul J. Sachs (Compiler & Annotator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 261
- Keywords
- Art History, Draughtsmanship, Modern Art,Anthology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art History; Manual;
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