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Sound clean copy read once no prev owner name or markings. In stock. A very nice copy of this hard to find title. Book is heavy extra postage may be required for shipping outside of Canada. Softcover.

Condition: clean copy. Content: In 1943, the author was sent into battle to make a painter's record of the Canadian army's fight against the Germans on the Italian peninsula, this is his account of that fight. Originally published in 1956, the is a new editions which features a revised text and 33 colour reproduction's of the Comfort's wartime paintings. 202 pages, notes,… Read more

Condition: clean copy, inscription by author on first page. Content: This book tells the story of 10 Montreal women who met at art school in the early 1900's and formed friendships that lasted all their lives. They had successful professional careers, exhibiting with the Group of Seven and at international exhibition during the 1920' and 1930's. Despite their achievements, they have… Read more

Condition: clean copy, some wear on the spine. Content: This is an introduction to the indigenous art of the Northwest Coast. The elements of style are introduced; the myths and legends which shape the motifs are interpreted; the stylistic difference between the major cultural groupings are defined and illustrated. 110 pages, bibliography, index of artists, black and white illustrations.

Condition: clean copy. Content: In 1860's and 70's Paris, a revolution took place that changed the way the world looked at panting. The artists who would make Impressionism the most popular art for in history were showing their first planting amid scorn and derision from the French artistic establishment. Indeed, no artistic movement has ever been quite so controversial. The drama… Read more

Panting friends tells the story of ten Montreal women who met at art school in the 1900's and formed friendships that lasted all their lives. They had successful careers, exhibiting with the Group of Seven and at international exhibitions during the 1920's and 1930's. Despite their achievement, they have been largely overlooked by art historians.This is the first book-length study… Read more