Gustave Moreau : complete edition of the finished paintings, water-colours and drawings
1977, First Edition. Oxford [England] : Phaidon. Very good cloth copy in a very good if sun-toned and slightly edge-nicked dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Text edges slightly dust-toned. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Item #477334
ISBN: 0714817333
Physical description; 400 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm. Notes; Translation of: Gustave Moreau, sa vie, son œuvre (Fribourg : Office du livre SA, 1977). Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-388) and indexes. Contents; Part I: Gustave Moreau: Life, work and aftermath – 1. The young romantic – 2. The lessons of Italy – 3. The painter of gods and myths – 4. The mystic secluded in the centre of Paris – 5. The imaginative use of colour – 6. The aftermath – Part II: Catalogue raisonné of the finished work of Gustave Moreau. Subjects; Moreau, Gustave (1826-1898) – Catalogues raisonnés. Painters – France – Biography. Painting, French – 19th century.
Price: €120.00