MONET: The Great Artists: A library of their lives, times and paintings

In 1963, an Italian company gathered together the works of various artists and published them as a series called The Great Artists: A library of their lives, times and paintings.
In 1978, Funk & Wagnalls published them in the US.

Each book is the same: 10" x 14", high quality images and paper, an essay on the life of the artist, and then several color plates, most of which can be cut out and framed. There is a short paragraph about each painting as well.


I have Gainsborough, Vermeer, Whistler, and Monet, all listed here separately.

I bought them in 1978 but haven't opened them until just now. They are all in mint condition, save for a little bit of darkening to the edges of the covers only.

You can buy one or all--if you want more than one, message me.

The plates in this one are:

Le Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe
La Grenouillere
Saint Germain L'Auxerrois
Terrace at the Seaside, Sainte Adresse
The Floating Studio
Regatta on the Seine at Argenteuil
La Gare St Lazare
The Village Street, Vetheuil
The Rue Montorgueil Bedecked with Flags
Poplars on the Epte
The Grand Canal, Venice (double-page spread)
Rouen Cathedral: The Facade in Sunlight
Charing Cross Bridge, London
Water Lilies, Giverny
Water Lilies
Women in the Garden

Note: If you are outside of North America, the quoted shipping price is for surface mail without tracking. For other options, please contact me.