MODERN PRINTS & DRAWINGS : A Guide to a Better Understanding of Modern Draughtsmanship

Paul J. Sachs (Compiler & Annotator)

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1954

About this Item

Text/As New & Bright. 1954 Vintage Fist Edition, First Thus. Bi-color boards/VG w/light edge wear & discoloration to upper front edge w/slight lean to spine. DJ/None. Frontispiece: Goya, Colossus. Collection of prints & drawings of modern times with brief comments beginning with the ancestors of Modern Art. Selected, with explanations, by art historian Paul Joseph Sachs (1878 - 1965) who was an associate director of the Fogg Art Museum. 261 pgs in 10 chapters: I, (A) David & the Great Moderns of the Past, (B), Manet & the Impressionists; II, Cezanne & Post-Impressionism; III, The School of Paris, Matisse & the Fauves; IV, Cubism, Surrealism, Other Movements; V, Expressionism & Abstract Art in Northern Europe; VI, Italy; VII, England; VIII, Mexico; IX, United States; and X, Technical Processes. Strong copy despite flaws.

Seller Inventory # 018476

Bibliographic Details

• Title: MODERN PRINTS & DRAWINGS : A Guide to a Better Understanding of Modern Draughtsmanship
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1954
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Thus
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Manual, Guide, Handbook
  • Fine Arts, Art History, Art Criticism
  • Memoir, Autobiography