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Painters of The Humble Truth: Masterpieces of American Still-Life, 1801-1939
by Gerdts, William H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G (No dj; few marks from previous gallery owner; small tear to binding at bottom of rear cover.)
- ISBN 10
- 0826203558
- ISBN 13
- 9780826203557
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Columbia, Mo: University of Missouri Press, 1981. Hardcover. G (No dj; few marks from previous gallery owner; small tear to binding at bottom of rear cover.). Red cloth, gilt letters on spine 293 pp. 32 color, 144 bw repros. A massive work with 32 full-page plates. Eleven chapter headings include "American Still-Life Painting: Explanations, Estimations, Expectations"; "In The Beginning"; "The Peale Dynasty"; "Beyond The Peales: Professional and Folk"; "An Abundance of Still Life: The Still Life of Abundance"; "Thematic Expansion: Flowers, Fish and Dead Game"; "The Poetic Flower"; "William Michael Harnett and Illusionism"; "The Still-Life Heritage of Munich and Paris"; "The Still Life in Early Modernism"; "Vernacular Modernism: Cubist-Realist Still Life and Beyond". Very lengthy bibliography, both of general works and of individual artists, index, index to illustrations. A terrific resource to have at one's fingertips.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1408.1
- Title
- Painters of The Humble Truth: Masterpieces of American Still-Life, 1801-1939
- Author
- Gerdts, William H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G (No dj; few marks from previous gallery owner; small tear to binding at bottom of rear cover.)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0826203558
- ISBN 13
- 9780826203557
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press
- Place of Publication
- Columbia, Mo
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- 20th Century; American Painting; Still Life ; Still Life Painting ; American Painting ; Still Life
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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