Modern woodcut study evolution von furst herbert (16 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Modern Woodcut: A Study of the Evolution of the Craft' is an extensive exploration of the history, technique, and artistic significance of the woodcut. Written by Herbert Furst, this authoritative volume traces the medium's development from its traditional roots to its vibrant resurgence in the early 20th century. Furst examines the woodcut not merely as a reproductive tool but as a sophisticated form of creative expression, analyzing the technical shifts and stylistic innovations that defined the modern era of the craft.The work provides a comprehensive overview of influential artists and movements that reshaped the graphic arts. It details the transition from functional illustration to independent fine art, highlighting how the physical properties of wood-its grain, texture, and resistance-influence the final aesthetic. Through detailed analysis, 'The Modern Woodcut' offers readers a deep understanding of the woodblock's role in art history and its enduring appeal as a medium of bold lines and dramatic contrasts. This study remains an essential resource for art historians, printmakers, and collectors interested in the mastery of relief printing and the evolution of visual communication.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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.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.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Modern Woodcut: A Study of the Evolution of the Craft' is an extensive exploration of the history, technique, and artistic significance of the woodcut. Written by Herbert Furst, this authoritative volume traces the medium's development from its traditional roots to its vibrant resurgence in the early 20th century. Furst examines the woodcut not merely as a reproductive tool but as a sophisticated form of creative expression, analyzing the technical shifts and stylistic innovations that defined the modern era of the craft.The work provides a comprehensive overview of influential artists and movements that reshaped the graphic arts. It details the transition from functional illustration to independent fine art, highlighting how the physical properties of wood-its grain, texture, and resistance-influence the final aesthetic. Through detailed analysis, 'The Modern Woodcut' offers readers a deep understanding of the woodblock's role in art history and its enduring appeal as a medium of bold lines and dramatic contrasts. This study remains an essential resource for art historians, printmakers, and collectors interested in the mastery of relief printing and the evolution of visual communication.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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.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.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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.…

1st edition. Library copy. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 271 pages: illustrations, colour frontispiece, plates (part colour, 1 double); 29 x 23 cm. Notes: "Bibliogrphy of books consulted": page 247. Contents: Title-page printed in red and black.Subjects: Illustrated books.Wood-engraving History. Genre: Designer binding.History. Illustrated. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. Library copy. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 271 pages: illustrations, colour frontispiece, plates (part colour, 1 double); 29 x 23 cm. Notes: "Bibliogrphy of books consulted": page 247. Contents: Title-page printed in red and black.Subjects: Illustrated books.Wood-engraving History. Genre: Designer binding.History. Illustrated. 1 Kg. …

1st Ed. 4to. xxviii + 271pp. + [i]. Over 200 b/w. ills. and 16 colour plates. From the library of Jerrold Northrop Moore, with the signature of W.D.M. Paton, very sm. booksellers label, ownership ink stamp to front pastedown, head of upper hinge cracked, original black lettered beige cloth with lettering and illus. in black to upper board, lightly soiled and rubbed, some very light dampstaining to edges, corners sl. bumped, joints rubbed with some sl. wear, spine browned and bumped at head and tail with some wear. Additional postage may be necessary US$52.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Title-page printed in red and black. Over 200 illustrations in black-and-white and 16 inserted colour plates. Fawn canvas with black spine titling, blocked in black on the upper board. Lacks dust-jacket, ex-library marks to title-page and spine, engraved bookplate. A good copy. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Pages clean, no markings, wear to edges. Complete with numerous illustrations. NEW EU 5 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. A very smart limited edition of Furst's study of the woodcut, with over 200 illustrations. In the publisher's original cloth binding. This is a 1979 reprint of Herbert Furst's survey of the art of the woodcut, limited to 500 copies. The work of individual artists, such as Albrecht Dürer, Thomas Bewick, and Edvard Munch, is carefully analysed, allowing the reader to follow the fascinating development of this art form. 218 illustrations. 1 folding plate facing page 124. The 16 colour plates are in black and white in this edition as, according to Quarto Press, 'The destruction of the original colour blocks and the technical problems of rescreening four-colour process-work has obliged the present publisher to reproduce in monochrome the sixteen colour illustrations of the original work'. Collated complete. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine. Thomas Bewick; William Blake; Albrecht Dürer; Paul Gaugin; Hokusai; Wassili Kandinsky; Edvard Much; Paul Nash; et al (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some minor loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 271 p. : col. front., illus., plates (part col., 1 double) ; 29 x 23 cm. Notes; "Bibliography of books consluted": p. 247. Subjects; Wood-engraving - History. Wood-engraving - Technique. Illustrated books. Woodcuts. Genre; Illustrated. 3 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some minor loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 271 p. : col. front., illus., plates (part col., 1 double) ; 29 x 23 cm. Notes; "Bibliography of books consluted": p. 247. Subjects; Wood-engraving - History. Wood-engraving - Technique. Illustrated books. Woodcuts. Genre; Illustrated. 3 Kg. …

1stEdition. Fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 271 pages; Xxviii, 271 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Wood-engraving --History. Wood-engraving --Technique. Illustrated books. 2 Kg.…

1stEdition. Fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 271 pages; Xxviii, 271 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Wood-engraving --History. Wood-engraving --Technique. Illustrated books. 2 Kg.…

First Edition. [Engraving] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Quarto (29 x 24cm), pp.[4] xxviii; 271 [1]. With frequent illustrations and 16 colour plates, including a frontispiece. Publisher's cream cloth, with black titles to spine and upper, and black decoration to upper. Fore and lower edges untrimmed. Light occasional spotting, otherwise internally clean. Cloth shows a little light wear and bumping. Near fine.…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Noticeable wear and creasing; especially on page ends. pages yellowed, hardcover corners noticeably creased.