Over the past decade one of the most important and comprehensive private American collections of early French drawings has been assembled. This volume presents a selection of 115 works dating from the early 17th century to the early 19th century by approximately 70 artists. In addition to remarkable drawings by well-known draftsmen such as Poussin, Lorrain, Watteau, Fragonard, and David, the book includes superb examples of the work of lesser-known figures. Mastery and Elegance has been written by a team of 35 ...
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Over the past decade one of the most important and comprehensive private American collections of early French drawings has been assembled. This volume presents a selection of 115 works dating from the early 17th century to the early 19th century by approximately 70 artists. In addition to remarkable drawings by well-known draftsmen such as Poussin, Lorrain, Watteau, Fragonard, and David, the book includes superb examples of the work of lesser-known figures. Mastery and Elegance has been written by a team of 35 international scholars. It accompanies an exhibition traveling to Toronto, Paris, Edinburgh, New York, and Los Angeles.
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New. 1891771019. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY--AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY--492 pages, 9 1/2 x 12", over 575 illustrations, 137 in color. -This is the catalogue of an exhibition that presents, for the first time, a selection from the most comprehensive private American collection of French old master drawings. The catalogue features 115 drawings by 70 artists, ranging in date from the beginning of the 17th century to the early years of the 19th. The leading French artists of the period—Jacques Callot, Simon Vouet, Claude Lorrain, Nicolas Poussin, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and Jacques-Louis David—are all here, but the importance of the collection lies in its broad representation of the many brilliant draftsmen active during these two crucial centuries in the history of French art. The catalogue incorporates the results of years of research on these drawings and makes a significant contribution to this relatively unstudied field. In addition to scholarly entries on each of the exhibited works, written by a team of 35 international experts, this volume includes essays on academicism in French drawing and on collecting 18th-century French drawings in the U. S. It also features an interview with Jeffrey E. Horvitz in which the collector discusses the approach he followed in selecting the works, as well as his aspirations for the use of his collection in education and scholarly research, and for public enjoyment. All 115 exhibited drawings are reproduced in color, and over 400 black-and-white photographs illustrate the text. --with a bonus offer--
