richter herbert davis (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: gut. 14 S., 60 Taf., 40 cm, Leineneinband fleckig, gebräunt, leicht stockfleckig. Sprache: Englisch.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. SIGNED FIRST EDITION subscribers' copy, number 94 of 200 copies, with associated signed first edition of 'Paintings and Poems'. Text by Fell; poems by Lady Sackville. pp. xx, 55, (44 plates in colour and monochrome); 35, (colour plates to each facing page). 'The Art' in quarter light green morocco leather, with light tan cloth boards. Slightly raised bands and gilt titles to spine. Top edge gilt. 'Paintings' in publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board. Light green paper. 'Dedicated to beauty everywhere.' Dedication to Kathleen Hough taped to front paste down end paper, with further blue and black ink inscriptions. Loose monochrome photograph of 'The White Drawing Room Buckingham Palace', 1953, by Richter. 'The Art' spine faded and corners bumped. Title page heavily foxed; further occasional foxing. 'Paintings and Poems' with badly torn dust-jacket, with much loss. Good overall. Richter was a British artist famous for painting the interiors of many stately homes, including Buckingham Palace. Signed.

Item One: Autograph Letter Signed from Richter to Swan. 1p., 12mo. In good condition, on lightly spotted paper. From the letter it would appear that in 1946 Richter was acting as one of the selectors for the 59th Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, at the Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London. He writes that he is enclosing 'the mighty deed [a book, as the letter explains], also the invitation for the exhibition at the Royal Academy valid from Feb. 13 to March 17. I hope we shall have a good show, we commence selecting the work tomorrow.' Item Two: The printed invitation mentioned by Richter in the letter. On card headed 'The Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Signed by 'H. Davis Richter', and filled in by him for 'Mrs. Dorothy Swan' and friend. Items Three, Four and Five: Black and white postcard photographs of three of Richter's paintings: 'A day of festival' (Paris Salon 1930, with 'silver medal' added by Richter), 'Maud Allan's Music Room' (Paris Salon 1933), 'Changing London' (Paris Salon 1939). The last card blind stamped with Richter's Redcliffe Square address. All three items with manuscript messages on reverse.