Year Printed: 1991,Modified Item: No,Topic: Fine Arts: Collections,Binding: Hardcover,Author: CHARLES F. STUCKEY,Subject: Art & Photography,Original/Facsimile: Original,Language: English,Publisher: HUGH LAUTNER LEVIN ASSOCIATES INC.,Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, EXTRA LARGE VOLUME,ISBN: Does not apply THIS " FRENCH PAINTING " RARE VINTAGE 1991 FIRST EDITION LANDMARK MONUMENTAL VOLUME EXTRA LARGE COLLECTOR'S HARDCOVER ART BOOK WITH DUST JACKET IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR LIBRARY COLLECTION. THE HARDCOVER BOOK WITH GOLD TONE EMBOSSED COVER TITLE BOARDS IS PUBLISHED BY HUGH LAUTNER LEVIN ASSOCIATES INC. DISTRIBUTED BY MACMILLAN PUBLISHING CO. NEW YORK, PRINTED IN 1991, AUTHORED BY CHARLES F. STUCKEY, TYPESET BY U.S. LITHOGRAPH, TYPOGRAPHERS NEW YORK. IT FEATURES AN EXPANSIVE SURVEY COLLECTION ON THE HISTORY OF FRENCH PAINTING. PARIS ECLIPSED ROME AS THE ARTISTIC CAPITAL OF THE WESTERN WORLD IN THE 15TH & 16TH CENTURIES AND IN SUCCEEDING PERIODS FRANCE REMAINED ON THE LEADING EDGE OF AESTHETIC INNOVATION. THIS BOOK " FRENCH PAINTING " LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATES THE ASCENDENCY OF FRENCH INFLUENCE FROM MEDIEVAL TIMES, THROUGH THE GOLDEN AGE, TO THE IMPRESSIONIST AND POST IMPRESSIONIST ERAS. GUIDING THE READER THROUGH THE FINEST COLLECTIONS IN EUROPE, ASIA, AND NORTH AMERICA AS IT VISUALLY ILLUSTRATES THE GLORIOUS IMPORTANT ROLE AND INFLUENCE OF FRANCE IN THE FINE ART OF PAINTING. THE LARGE FORMAT OF THE BOOK ALLOWS FOR GENEROUSLY SIZED REPRODUCTIONS THAT REVEAL THE ARTISTIC GENIUS OF FRENCH PAINTING THROUGH THE CENTURIES. THE 1ST EDITION LANDMARK VOLUME EXTRA LARGE FORMAT COLLECTOR'S ART BOOK MEASURES 11 1/4" W X 14 1/4" H X1 1/2" D, WITH 320 PAGES, 287 FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATED PLATES. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " VINTAGE CONDITION WITH VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING.