ISBN: 9780810901018 - el greco: the expressionism of his final years (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. in VG Slipcase - 172 illustrations including 151 plates in color; 164 pages fmc2%262D.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. very good +. First English language edition. Elephant folio (16" x 13-1/2"). 169, (3)pp. Plus 50 unnumbered leaves of plates. English text translated from the Italian. Color dust jacket, spine lettered in pale yellow, over blue cloth lettered in white. Illustrated with color plates (many folding). Dust jacket with minor chips at extremities of bottom edge, otherwise near fine. El Greco, the Greek, earned this name after he had left his native Crete to study in Italy, and later to settle in Spain. For forty years he lived almost continuously in Toledo, where he produced some of his greatest paintings. This volume focuses on the paintings of El Greco executed in Toledo during the last twenty years of his life. (OCLC) Contents: El Greco, the expressionism of his final years / by Enrique Lafuente Ferrari -- Notes to the text -- What we know about the life of El Greco. His birth and youth in Crete ; The move to Italy ; His life and death in Toledo -- The magic of the environment. The city El Greco found ; Toledo between two centuries ; Religious life in Toledo ; Literary activity in Toledo ; The world of art -- The paintings done in Toledo. The Italian heritage ; The culmination of a new style ; The expressionist climax -- Annals of Toledo in the time of El Greco -- Notes to the Appendix -- Selective catalogue of El Greco's work in Spain -- Selective bibliography -- List of illustrations -- List of plates -- Topographical index of the plates.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. Folio sized hardcover (probably not quite a true elephant sized folio, but mighty large just the same!). 172 pages of text, with another 50 full page color plates of reproductions. All in addition to over 100 color plates that are tipped in to the text. Minimal wear to the edges of the dustjacket, with a one inch vertical tear at the bottom edge of the front cover at the spine, and associated light shelfwear rubbing. Otherwise, the binding is solid, the edges of the boards are sharp, and the interior is clean and clear of markings. English language edition of the 1969 Italian original edition. Beautifully printed on fine papers, with a handsome use of text. Color separations of the tipped in and full page plates are top notch. Book.…