Les Chefs-D'Oeuvre des Grands Maitres: Cette Collection d'Admirables Estampes Met a la Portee de Tous Pour le Decor de la Maison les Plus Beaux Tableaux du Monde
Paris: Hachette & Co., 1904. First. Hardcover. Large folio size with light green cloth cover, white lettering and Art Nouveau design. Each plate is tipped in on beautiful dark green paper, and each facing page contains the corresponding text In French. 60 plates. 180 pages, including a 1-page introduction. The cloth binding has rubbing to both covers, although the front lettering and design are not damaged. The bottom 1/4 of the spine is missing, but the spine itself, interiorally and exteriorally, is still intact. Several pages of text have foxing, and most show the book's age. The plates, overall, are good (some foxing) to very good, and none are torn or damaged, but for the spots. Overall, the book is in good condition. Item #138363
The work was compiled by Charles Mareau-Vauthier, a French painter and writer. The volume contains a broad selection of 60 portraits by the Grand Masters, including Constable, Tiepolo, Rembrandt, Whistler, and many others. The title page itself is a work of art in the Art Nouveau style. In-depth discourses are offered on each plate, in French. A lovely study of traditional European art.
Price: $125.00