An incredible album of rare, recently discovered drawings from the Carl Faberge workshop in St. Petersburg is reproduced in its entirety. Over 1,000 pieces are illustrated, essential components of Faberge's oeuvre during a period considered to be one of the richest in terms of quality and design. These objects - produced primarily from 1911 to 1913 - are drawn to scale in pencil, pen and ink, nearly all of them beautifully filled in with watercolor. In addition to the album, there are illustrations of 40 objects found by ...
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An incredible album of rare, recently discovered drawings from the Carl Faberge workshop in St. Petersburg is reproduced in its entirety. Over 1,000 pieces are illustrated, essential components of Faberge's oeuvre during a period considered to be one of the richest in terms of quality and design. These objects - produced primarily from 1911 to 1913 - are drawn to scale in pencil, pen and ink, nearly all of them beautifully filled in with watercolor. In addition to the album, there are illustrations of 40 objects found by the authors juxtaposed with their original drawings as well as contemporary photographs of Faberge's workshops. The text examines the pieces in both their social and artistic contexts including relevant source materials.
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Publisher:
A La Vieille Russie / Alain de Gourcuff Editeur
Published:
2000
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16571906617
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Seller's Description:
Fine. Book. Folio-over 12-15" tall. Large folio hardcover, peach colored pictorial boards in matching publisher's pictorial slipcase. 176 pages. Foreword by A. Kenneth Snowman. Preface by Peter L. Schaffer. Illustrated with hundreds of color and black and white vignette photographs. Large four page promotional / historical essay laid-in loose, as called for. First edition. This richly illustrated work provides the only extant history of the actual designs of the chief work-master on the Holmstrom workshops. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a fine slipcase. A oversize book, Priority and International order will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible.
Publisher:
A la Vieille Russie & Alain Do Gourcuff
Published:
2000 2000
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
11881264875
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Fine. 1st Edition. 175pp. Folio in original colour illustrated slipcase. Illustrated colour boards and peach endpapers. Filled with B&W and colour photos and colour illustrations. Slipcase has a bit of wear at ends, else a wonderful copy. fine A vibrant volume on the Faberge workmaster, Henrik Wigstrom. At the time of this book's publication Wigstrom's sketches and watercolours had been recently unearthed, making this the first time in which his designs had been published. A lovely book that's informative as it is beautiful, and contains the only surviving working designs from the Faberge workshops.
