Search Results: Art / Artist's Collections from Adamstown Books

New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover, 176 pp. w/over 100 color and b& w plates, issued in conjunction with traveling exhibit in 2001-02 celebrating the centennial of Giacometti's birth. Details the artists return from Geneva after World War II and his experiments in sculpture, drawing, and painting. Book Condition : Very Good; owner's name on front free end paper, no other text marks; small stain at bottom left front cover; some air bubbles along glue line inside covers. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; minimal shelf wear to edges; in protective Brodart cover..

Chadds Ford PA: Brandywine Conservancy, 1992. Book. New. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover guide/catalog to 1992-93 traveling exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. 87 pp. 51 b&w and 9 color plates plus 6 photos accompany an essay detailing the work of this notable German emigree landscape painter with ties to both Florida and the Delaware Valley. Book Condition : New; some light rubbing to back cover from stacking in Museum Store. a.

New York NY: Little Brown & Co, 1963. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York Graphic Society 1969 5th Printing. Oblong hardcover. Catalog of 73 drawings and sketches for traveling exhibit of 1963-64. 41 b&w plates. Inlaid Brandywine River Museum pamphlet on the Wyeth family and newspaper article of Andrew Wyeth's death. Book Condition : Good; no text marks, gift inscription inside rear cover; toning inside covers; light bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; light shelf wear to edges and corners; price clipped..

Chadds Ford PA: Brandywine River Museum, 2013. Book. New. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oversize SOFTCOVER guide/catalog to 2013 exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. 79 pp. w/ wraps. Designed to illuminate Wyeth's creative process, this exhibit combined other completed paintings by Wyeth along with extensive pen & ink sketches used in developing The Ides of March. Curatorial essay accompanies b&w and color plates throughout. Book Condition : New. a.

Brandywine River Museum, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover, 80 pp. Several short introductions lead into this collection of watercolors, all in full color plates, by one of N.C. Wyeth's three daughters (all artists) with accompanying text by the subject's daughter. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; shelf wear along upper edges..

Herning Denmark: Herning Kuntsmuseum, 1991. Book. Good Plus. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Oversize softcover with wraps. Catalog for May-June 1991 exhibit of works by Danish artist Per Arnoldi. Dual text in Danish and English. Includes 10 short essays and full page photos, both b&w and color of the artist and his work (paintings, sculpture, graphic work, and posters). Book Condition : Good+; a few small spots, otherwise no internal markings; primary wear is to covers - creasing, rubbing, some marking, chipping at edges, wear to cover corners..

New York NY: La Boetie in Association with Robert K. Brown, 1972. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled softcover, c. 40 pp. Catalog to accompany 1972 exhibit. Covers works by artists of the Vienna Secession and Wiener Werkstaette and the influence of the Art Nouveau movement. B&w plates comprise the second half of this booklet. Book Condition: Very Good; no text marks; very light soiling to covers; light wear to cover corners..

The Beaumont Publishing Company, 1978. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1989 likely 2nd Printing. Oversize softcover, 64 pp. w/ several dozen color plates. Two essays accompany this posthumous survey of Beaumont's naval paintings including a National Geographic series and Arctic pieces. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; slight curling to front cover corners; museum price label at right rear bottom cover; small price sticker remnant at top right front..

Philadelphia PA: Junius, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Full length biography of Philadelphia native artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Spending much of his career in london, he interacted with well-known peers such as Eakins, Sargent, and Whistler. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; a few spots to top text block, 2" stain to side textblock; a few small scuffs to cover. No Dust Jacket..

West Chester PA: Chester County Historical Society, 1998. Book. Illus. by Barclay Rubincam. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oblong SOFTCOVER, color illustrated wraps, 87 pp.w/ color and b&w plates throughout. Published to accompany an exhibition in 1998-99 in West Chester, PA. Fully illustrates 70 works and includes an illustrated exhibition essay, with biographical information about this Chester County, PA, artist. Book Condition: Very Good; no text marks; light rubbing to covers..

New York NY: Pantheon, 1988. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st American Edition. Hardcover, 126 pp. w/ color and b& w plates and photographs throughout. Examines the work of Bonnard, an important transitional figure between Impressionism and Modernism, at his home on the Cote d'Azur where he produced many of his best works. Book Condition : Good+; no text marks; light spotting to top text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Good+; some shelf wear along edges..

Chadds Ford PA: Brandywine River Museum, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Staplebound oblong softcover, 48 pp. Catalog to accompany 1979 exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum. Includes an interview with the artist. Over 20 plates, mostly color, as well as b&w photos. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; a few small creases to rear cover..

Venice CA: Kevin Anderson, 2002. Book. New. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New Oblong softcover with wraps, unpaginated c. 100 pp. Posthumous (1968-2000) collection of the artist's paintings and etchings, organized chronologically. Color plates throughout, sometimes with text commentary by the artist or editor. Book Condition : New..

Reading PA: Reading Public Museum, 2000. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Stated 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Oversize softcover, 63 pp. w/ numerous full page color plates. Catalog to accompany 2000-01 exhibit at Reading Public Museum and Carngegie-Mellon. Relatively abstract painter (and sculptor) uses form and color to pay homage to his Southwest American heritage. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; small crease/curling at top right front cover also effecting first several pages inside; small price sticker remnant in same area. .

Philadelphia PA: Marian Locks Gallery, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oblong softcover catalog for 1994 exhibit. 32 pp. w/ 10 full page color plates. Introductory essay and artist chronology round out this collection of late 20th century landscape paintings done in Italy. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; very light curling to front cover corners. a.

Lancaster PA: Lancaster Museum of Art, 2011. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Exhibition catalog featuring the narrative paintings of Don Perlis, member of the 22 Realists. Lancaster Art Museum (PA) 2011. Color-illustrated wraps, c. 38 pp. with 29 color plates. Includes an essay by F. Murray Abraham, the actor has been a fan of Perlis' work. Several plates in this catalog are theatrical in nature - Abraham as King Lear, Abraham in Angels in America, and operatic settings - La Traviatta, La Tosca, and more. Others are nudes, cityscapes, interiors. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; covers have light shelf wear to edges..

London, England and New York NY: Seeley & Co./ MacMillan, 1897. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, 104 pp. w/ 4 b& w plates, 2 color illustrations, and 27 b&w illustrations in the text. Significant survey of the 16th century Venetian school painter. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light rubbing to covers; bumping to spine ends. No dust jacket as issued..

Beverly Hills CA: Hillcrest Pr, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover, 71 pp. w/ 88 color plates. Documents Kosa's career drom California watercolors to plein air oil paintings to portraiture and special effects in cinema. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; slight cocking to rear board. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; minimal shelf wear to edges..

Rockland ME: Farnsworth, 2006. Book. New. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover catalog w/ wraps to accompany traveling 2006-07 exhibit. 4 essays examine the mutual artistic influences that grew out of the friendships and collaborations between Andy Warhol, Jamie Wyeth, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. 104 pp. w/ mostly color and b&w plates throughout. Book Condition : New..

Italy: Crown Publishers, 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Italian, French, and English translations. Crown Little Books on Great Artists series, undated. 6 7/8" H. 36 pp. w/ b&w and color plates throughout. Short survey of the 15th century French artist who combined elements of Italian and Dutch painting to create a new school that was heavily influenced by French nationalism. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; light toning to free end papers and some page edges; light bumping/wear to spine and spine ends; rubbing to covers. No Dust Jacket, glossy covers..