Description

Large format quarto paperback, perfect bound in stiff pictorial card covers. 278 pages. Includes: Chronology; Appendix; Notes; Select Bibliography and Abbreviations; Index; etc. Profusely illustrated throughout with paintings, drawings and etchings, chiefly in color, albeit with many black and white images as well. First edition. A catalog published on the occasion of the eponymously titled exhibition which began in Los Angeles at the L.A. County Museum of Art in June of 2005 and ended at The Royal Academy of Arts in London in June of 2006. “In this beautifully illustrated book, Seymour Slive demonstrates Ruisdael’s unrivaled range and quality through a vivid evocation of his career not only as a painter, but also as a draftsman and etcher.” (Publisher). No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, fresh, unmarked and like new copy. Fine. A large heavy book, Priority and International orders charged postage at actual cost.