The Art of Thomas Gainsborough : A Little Business for the Eye by Rosenthal, Michael

Yale University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardback. Very Good.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 2000. Cloth. Good/Good Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 312 pp. Tightly bound. Tips of top corners lightly bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. PLEASE NOTE: The dust jacket had been glued to the front and back paste downs. The jacket has been removed leaving a surface abrasion to the paste downs where the jacket previously was.

New Haven, Conn: Yale University Press, 1999. Hardcover. VG. Blue cloth over boards; Color illus. dj. 312 pp.; 292 color and duotone plates and figures. "Michael Rosenthal provides a lively account of Gainsborough's varied life and diverse artworks. Rosenthal also examines for the first time the artist's oeuvre as a whole and how the trajectory of his career reflected the problems, dilemmas and situations that were common to other painters of his time. This book sets Gainsborough's art within its social and cultural contexts, shedding new light on the art worlds of London and the English provinces and on the ways in which Gainsborough's painting would have been seen and understood by his contemporaries." "The book begins by charting the geography and professional tactics of a career that took Gainsbourgh from London to Suffolk, Bath and eventually back to London. Rosenthal looks at such wide-ranging topics as how artists manipulated the press, the issue of likeness in portraiture, how rivalries… Read More

New Haven: Yale University Press, [2000]. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine.. Publisher for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Bound in the publisher's original navy blue cloth with the spine stamped in gilt.

1999 oversize hardcover 1st edition in fine condition. Oversize book extra shipping charges will apply, especially for international and priority orders as this will not fit into a flat rate envelope.

Yale University Press (for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art), 1999. Hardcover. Very good plus condition with text clean and binding sound, small sticker scar to back of an otherwise very good dust jacket which is now in a clear protective mylar sleeve.. Size: [9-7/8" X 11-1/2"], 312pp.

Yale University Press, 1999. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1950grams, ISBN:9780300081374

Paul Mellon Center BA. Very Good. 2/9/2000. Hardcover. 0300081375 . This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. Dustjacket has shelfwear and also some creasing and tears in the back so this is not giftable. Inside pages are clean. .

Yale University Press (for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art), 1999. Hardcover. Corners very lightly bumped, else near fine / Small sticker scar to back, else VG+ dj.. 312pp. [9-7/8" X 11-1/2"].