Artists & Prints


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Volume covers the Collection of Prints and Illustrated Books, not the collection of artists' books.







Modern Etchings, Lithographs, Drawings and Paintings


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Excerpt from Modern Etchings, Lithographs, Drawings and Paintings: Including Works by Bellows, Matisse, Toulouse-Lautrec, Modigliani, Rodin, Laurencin, Arthur B. Davis, Rockwell Kent, Legrand, Seurat, Derain, Epstein, Segonzac; Byzantine Primitives Title passes upon the fall of the auctioneers hammer, and thereafter the property is at the purchaser's risk, and neither the owner nor the Company is responsible for the loss of, or any damage to any article by theft, fire, breakage however occasioned, or any other cause whatsoever. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Modern Prints & Drawings


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This classic book by art historian Paul J. Sachs remains an indispensable guide to the world of modern prints and drawings. With its insightful commentary and stunning illustrations, this volume provides a fascinating glimpse into the vibrant world of twentieth-century graphic arts. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




Street Art


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Presents a selection of street art prints; introduces the symbols, artists, and subject matter of the genre; and includes works by such artists as Banksy, Shepard Fairey, and Eine.




Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints


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"[An] impressive volume, with a valuable amount of information not otherwise available in one source." --Choice Companion volume to Merritt's Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints. This volume is a reference work that is both comprehensive and rigorously chronological.




The Printed Picture


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Relief printing : woodcut, metal type, and wood engraving -- Intaglio and planographic printing : engraving, etching, mezzotint, and lithography -- Color printing : hand coloring and multiple-impression color -- Bits and pieces : modern art prints, oddities, and photographic precursors -- Early photography in silver : daguerreotypes, early silver paper processes and tintypes -- Non-silver processes : carbon, blueprint, platinum, and a couple of others -- Modern photography : developing-out gelatin silver printing -- Color notes : primary colors and neutrality -- Color photography : separation-based processes and chromogenic prints -- Photography in ink : relief and intaglio printing : the letterpress halftone and gravure printing -- Photography in ink : planographic printing : collotype and photo offset lithography -- Digital processes : binary issues, inkjet, dye sublimation, and digital C-prints -- Where do we go from here? : some questions about the future