Author : American Art Association
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266803874
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)
Book Synopsis Catalogue of Paintings and Studies by the Masters of 1830 and the Barbizon School by : American Art Association
Download or read book Catalogue of Paintings and Studies by the Masters of 1830 and the Barbizon School written by American Art Association and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of Paintings and Studies by the Masters of 1830 and the Barbizon School: Collection of Mr. Robert J. Wickenden I have always been strongly attracted toward the masters of the school Of 1830, and believe them to be luminaries as fixed in the sky of art as the masters of the Italian Renaissance or of the Spanish or Flemish schools. My taste has followed this belief, and for study and recreation I gathered round me the present collection. Obliged to part with them now, I do so with regret, yet trusting that those into whose hands they may fall will enjoy them as much as I have done. Pictures should be appreciated for whatever beauty they may inherently possess, but a certain interest also attaches to the source from whence they come. I have always endeavored to be well assured of their genuine quality, first on their own merits, and secondly in tracing them as near the painters as possible. In a number of instances they have come direct from the artists' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.