Adam Van Doren

Van Doren, Adam; Richard J. Boyle; Avis Berman; Samuel G. White

ISBN 10: 1555952720 / ISBN 13: 9781555952723

Published by Hudson Hills, Manchester, VT, 2006

About this Item

SIGNED. First edition. Fine cloth-bound hardcover with a splay to the front board in a Near Fine dust jacket with light touches of soiling and a hint of rubbing to the extremities. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A monograph surveying the twenty-year career of Adam Van Doren, the American artist best known for his architectural watercolors, painted in the classical tradition, en plein air. The plates are divided by location: Rome, Venice, Paris, and New York. SIGNED BY VAN DOREN on the half title ("Adam") and inscribed to the editor/artist Byron Dobell. Essays by Richard J. Boyle and Avis Berman; foreword by Samuel G. White. 144 pages with 1 gatefold; 84 color plates; 11.25 x 11.75 inches. Chronology, exhibition history, collections list, bibliography. Due to size and weight, international and expedited shipping will be more than quoted.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Adam Van Doren
• Publisher: Hudson Hills, Manchester, VT
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555952720
• ISBN 13: 9781555952723
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art

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Synopsis

Spanning the twenty-year career of Adam Van Doren, this timeless monograph is an invitation to an exceptional journey of ancient and modern architectural expanse. The watercolours of Van Doren are painted in the classical tradition, en plein air , and recall the work of earlier masters in the medium, such as James McNeill Whistler, Edward Hopper and John Singer Sargent. Van Doren's work originated with his Beaux Arts training at Columbia University, and culminated with his position as Visiting Artist as the American Academy in Rome. This comprehensive volume includes abundant views along the Grand Tour, highlighting the magnificent as well as the more vernacular structures of Paris, Venice, Rome and New York. He [Van Doren] can often be found wandering the streets with his paints, pad, stool, and umbrella for shade, squinting at domes and corbels, caryatids, bays, oriels, cornices, medallions, entablatures and pediments, which he rushes to capture before the light fades...notes Ralph Blumenthal

About the Author

Samuel White is a noted architect and adjunct professor of Fine Arts at New York University. Richard Boyle is adjunct professor of Art History at Temple University, Philadelphia. Avis Berman is an art historian and respected author.