"Pierre Gouthiere: Virtuoso Gilder at the French Court" celebrates the life of Pierre Gouthiere (1732-1813), considered to be one of the best Parisian bronze chasers and gilders of the eighteenth-century. Gouthiere became gilder to Louis XV in 1767, and is credited with inventing a new type of gilding that left a matte finish"dorure au mat"one of the hallmarks of his work. Although incredibly successful in his day, Gouthiere died in relative obscurity and poverty; unlike some of his contemporaries his works never regained ...
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"Pierre Gouthiere: Virtuoso Gilder at the French Court" celebrates the life of Pierre Gouthiere (1732-1813), considered to be one of the best Parisian bronze chasers and gilders of the eighteenth-century. Gouthiere became gilder to Louis XV in 1767, and is credited with inventing a new type of gilding that left a matte finish"dorure au mat"one of the hallmarks of his work. Although incredibly successful in his day, Gouthiere died in relative obscurity and poverty; unlike some of his contemporaries his works never regained popularity after the French Revolution.The inclusion of detailed entries and plates of forty works positively attributed to Gouthiere, five essays by leading experts which examine Gouthiere's life, career, clientele, and gilding techniques, as well as examples of his work from French, British and American collections, ensure that this beautiful volume is an invaluable new resource on Gouthiere. The only other volume on this master was published in 1920, and is now long out of print.
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Like New. Size: 9x1x11; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light edge wear. Clean, unmarked pages. A handsome copy. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. pp. 408. This is a hardback edition. Printed and bound in China. 11.25 x 9.75 inches. Unbumped spine head and tail, and sharp corners. Text block firmly bound in. Dark green hardboards with crisp gilt lettering to the spine. With 408 numbered pages; note that there is moderate waviness to the pages. Numerous color plates, most of which are full-page. Handsome pictorial dust jacket, unclipped, very lightly scuffed. An exceptionally clean and attractive copy. No remainder marks. A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. 5 lbs. 8 oz. weight. According to one review, "The inclusion of detailed entries and plates of forty-nine works positively attributed to Gouthière, five essays by leading experts that examine Gouthière's life, career, clientele, and gilding techniques, as well as examples of his work from American, Polish, Portuguese, French, and British collections, ensure that this beautiful volume is an invaluable new resource on Gouthière. The only other volume on this master was published in 1912, and is now long out of print." Pierre Gouthière (1732-1813) was considered to be one of the best Parisian bronze chasers and gilders of the eighteenth-century.
