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London : Tate Publishing, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. An exceptional paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; 240 p. : colour illustrations ; 30 cm. Notes; Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Tate Britain, 23 September 2009 - 31 January 2010 ; Galeries nationales (Grand Palais, Champ-Elysées, Paris), 22 February - 24 May 2010 ; and at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 22 June - 19 September 2010. Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-232) and index. Contents; Turner and the masters : gleaning to excel / David Solkin -- Facing up to the past : the old masters and the British School in Turner's London / Philippa Simpson -- 'Stolen hints from celebrated pictures' : Turner as copyist, collector and consumer of old master paintings / Ian Warrell -- Turner, Claude and the essence of landscape / Kathleen Nicholson -- Turner goes Dutch / Sarah Monks -- 'He said he…
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Crystal Palace
by Great Exhibition of 1851 (London)
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London, ca. 1851. Ten color views of the Crystal Palace and grounds. The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. Cards measure 4 x 7 inches. Very good.
- Bookseller Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
- Book Condition Used
- Publisher London, ca. 1851