Albert Bierstadt: Art and Enterprise
New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1991. Softcover. Color wraps. 327 pp. 80 color, over 130 bw repros. VG+ may be in shrinkwrap. Item #1441
ISBN: 9780872731257
Major essays by Linda Ferber and Nancy K. Anderson. Very detailed chronology by Anderson. Essay by Helena E. Wright titled "Bierstadt and The Business of Printmaking". Very detailed selected bibliography, two useful appendices. A lavish production. Published to accompany the exhibition held in NY: Brooklyn Museum, Feb. 8 to May 6, 1991, two other locations. Bierstadt was the great recorder of the American western landscape. He was the first artist with both the technique and the talent to convey the powerful visual impact of western space and to capture the scale of America's mountains. This magnificent volume provides a full appreciation of his talent as an artist." Contents as follows: Albert Bierstadt: the history of a reputation -- "Wondrously full of invention": the western landscapes of Albert Bierstadt -- Chronology and colorplates / Nancy K. Anderson -- Bierstadt and the business of printmaking / Helena E. Wright.
OCLC: 21875508
Price: $15.00