Like the most seasoned en plein air painters, Robert Bowden has skillfully painted the Manhattan landscape and presents a watercolor chronicle that has a timeless quality. Bowden's painting style and the charming medium gives his cityscapes both an intimacy and immediacy that perfectly capture the most alluring aspects of New York. Some subjects in this book are welcomely familiar, some are more anonymous, but all capture the heart and life of Manhattan. Landmarks include: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Central Park's ...
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Like the most seasoned en plein air painters, Robert Bowden has skillfully painted the Manhattan landscape and presents a watercolor chronicle that has a timeless quality. Bowden's painting style and the charming medium gives his cityscapes both an intimacy and immediacy that perfectly capture the most alluring aspects of New York. Some subjects in this book are welcomely familiar, some are more anonymous, but all capture the heart and life of Manhattan. Landmarks include: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Central Park's Bethesda Fountain; The Guggenheim; the Flatiron building; the Central Park West skyline; Washington Square Park; and Vesuvio Bakery, to name only a few. Manhattan in Detail is a little jewel of a book perfect for the resident, visitor, or armchair traveler alike.
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Art by Robert L. Bowden. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Sm8vo. Signed by the Artist Smaller, gray-boards hardback with a dust jacket now protected in a new archival-quality, removable Mylar plastic cover. Flat-signed with absolutely no further inscription, by the artist. Minor edgewear along the boards' top & bottom edges; otherwise this is a clean and unmarked copy. Full-page watercolor scenes of New York City. This nice copy has an "opened-only-a-few-times" look & feel with no crushes to the boards' corners. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy Jiffy Rigi Bag envelope. We ship daily from Roswell, Ga. Serving satisfied customers since 1999. 76-stated pages.
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If you love New York City, you will love this small book of beautiful watercolor prints from all around Manhattan. It was great to see the span of years and places. Not much reading, just a nice book to pick up and look through like a picture album.