Overview
'First Impressions' features over 70 works by some of the leading ""painter-etchers"" of the 1880s including Thomas Moran and Mary Nimmo Moran, William Merritt Chase, Henry Farrer, Stephen Parrish, James D. and George H. Smillie, John Henry Twachtman, and Thomas Waterman Wood. These artists sought to imbue the traditionally rigid line of engraving with the freedom and spontaneity they expressed in their painting. This book includes some of the etching revival's most beautiful images, notably the atmospheric landscapes of Long Island's East End. Many of the prints in the Parrish's collection are bon a tirer, that is, the first impression that was fully acceptable to the artist and the printer. The quality of these works evokes the moment of complete artistic collaboration shared by artist and printer, when the 'master' print was pulled from the press.
Full Product Details
Author: Alicia G. Longwell
Publisher: D Giles Ltd
Imprint: D Giles Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 25.00cm
Weight: 0.699kg
ISBN: 9781904832751
ISBN 10: 190483275
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 01 September 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
It s one of those books you spend time with. The book is filled with gorgeous images, printed on paper that does justice to the images, and every page is beautiful and informative Rebecca Ronstadt, Publisher, Journal of the Print World This volume ... is a lesson in connoisseurship. A pleasant armchair exhibition and a good introduction to the medium Maine Antique Digest
It's one of those books you spend time with. The book is filled with gorgeous images, printed on paper that does justice to the images, and every page is beautiful and informative Rebecca Ronstadt, Publisher, Journal of the Print World This volume ... is a lesson in connoisseurship. A pleasant armchair exhibition and a good introduction to the medium Maine Antique Digest
It's one of those books you spend time with. The book is filled with gorgeous images, printed on paper that does justice to the images, and every page is beautiful and informative Rebecca Ronstadt, Publisher, Journal of the Print World <br><br> This volume ... is a lesson in connoisseurship. A pleasant armchair exhibition and a good introduction to the medium Maine Antique Digest <br><br>
"""It's one of those books you spend time with. The book is filled with gorgeous images, printed on paper that does justice to the images, and every page is beautiful and informative"" Rebecca Ronstadt, Publisher, Journal of the Print World ""This volume ... is a lesson in connoisseurship."" ""A pleasant armchair exhibition and a good introduction to the medium"" Maine Antique Digest"
Author Information
Alicia G. Longwell is Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman chief curator, Parrish Art Museum.
