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KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#PAS170bv - French Prints Of The 20th Century by Roger Passeron (text) and 40 Artists (illustrations) - Praeger Publishers Inc USA, 1970 Hardcover book in dustjacket - a concise explanation of engraving techniques followed by art plates highlighting some of the best examples followed by artist biographies

KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#PAS170bv – French Prints Of The 20th Century by Roger Passeron (text) and 40 Artists (illustrations) – Praeger Publishers Inc USA, 1970 Hardcover book in dustjacket – a concise explanation of engraving techniques followed by art plates highlighting some of the best examples followed by artist biographies

French Prints Of The 20th Century by Roger Passeron (text) and 40 Artists (illustrations) - Praeger Publishers Inc USA, 1970 Hardcover book in dustjacket - composite photo to show content includes text introduction to types of engravings, followed by art plates with text to guide our attention, followed by biographies of 40 major artists. (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#PAS170bv)

French Prints Of The 20th Century by Roger Passeron (text) and 40 Artists (illustrations) – Praeger Publishers Inc USA, 1970 Hardcover book in dustjacket – composite photo to show content includes text introduction to types of engravings, followed by art plates with text to guide our attention, followed by biographies of 40 major artists. (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#PAS170bv)

French Prints Of The 20th Century by Roger Passeron (text) and 40 Artists (illustrations) - Praeger Publishers Inc USA, 1970 Hardcover book in dustjacket - composite photo to show examples of content include illustrations of prints engraved by Munch, Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard, Lorjou, Matisse and Chagall; all art prints are "tipped in" for easy removal for framing. (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#PAS170bv)

French Prints Of The 20th Century by Roger Passeron (text) and 40 Artists (illustrations) – Praeger Publishers Inc USA, 1970 Hardcover book in dustjacket – composite photo to show examples of content include illustrations of prints engraved by Munch, Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard, Lorjou, Matisse and Chagall; all art prints are “tipped in” for easy removal for framing. (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#PAS170bv)

French Prints Of The 20th Century by Roger Passeron (text) and 40 Artists (illustrations) - Praeger Publishers Inc USA, 1970 Hardcover book in dustjacket - engraving techniques followed by art plates highlighting some of the best examples, artist biographies included - composite photo showing 4 views of book in dustjacket: front, back and spine plus text from inside dustjacket (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#PAS170bv)

French Prints Of The 20th Century by Roger Passeron (text) and 40 Artists (illustrations) – Praeger Publishers Inc USA, 1970 Hardcover book in dustjacket – engraving techniques followed by art plates highlighting some of the best examples, artist biographies included – composite photo showing 4 views of book in dustjacket: front, back and spine plus text from inside dustjacket (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#PAS170bv)

TITLE: French Prints of the 20TH Century

Examines the work of French engravers from the Impressionists to present day, with 35 B/W and 32 Color illustrations, all suitable for framing. Includes a concise discussion of the various techniques of engraving followed by art plates highlighting examples from Renoir, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Chagall, Picasso and many more , followed by a biographical section with photos on 40 artists.

by Roger Passeron

DESCRIPTION

Examines the work of French engravers from the Impressionists to present day, with 35 B/W and 32 Color illustrations. Illustrations are tipped-in art prints, lightly affixed at 4 corners, detachable for framing without affecting the binding. Includes a concise discussion of the various techniques of engraving followed by art plates highlighting examples from the principal painters followed by a biographical section with photos on 40 artists.

Praeger Publishers, NY, 1970, Hardover in dustjacket, First USA Edition

  • Price: $75.00 ($CAD)
  • Stock ID: PAS170pv

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS

  • Title: French Prints of the 20TH Century
  • Credits:

    Roger Passeron (text, editor), 40 Artists (illustrations), translated from the French by Robert Allen

  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Praeger Publishers, Inc., New York, Washington, London; published in the USA in 1970 by Praeger Publishers Inc.; copyright 1970 by Office du Livre, Fribourg; Printed in Switzerland
  • Publication Date: 1970
  • Edition: First Edition
  • ISBN: not stated; Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 74-108245
  • Format: Hardcover in dustjacket, Vertical, First American Edition, Large, Heavy
  • Binding: Cloth, oatmeal color on boards with orange lettering on spine.
  • Condition:

    Fine - near new, all clean and fresh.

  • Dustjacket: Very Good - illustrated front cover, tanning, minor shelfware on edges, no tears or marks.
  • Illustrations: illustrated dustjacket cover plus 67 reproductions of engravings, 35 B/W and 32 Color illustrations. Illustrations are tipped-in art prints, lightly affixed at 4 corners, detachable for framing without affecting the binding. The biographical section includes B/W photos on 40 artists.
  • Pages: 182 pages, white endpapers
  • Dimensions (HxWxD): 11.75 x 9.75 x 1.37 inches | 30 x 25 x 3.5 cm
  • Weight: 3 lbs, 7.4 oz | 1571 grams

SYNOPSIS

French Prints of the 20TH Century
by Roger Passeron
(translated from the French by Robert Allen)

    Contents include
    p.5 Table of Contents
    p.11-19 The Principle Engraving Techniques: Woodcut, Lithography, Line Engraving, Drypoint, Etching, Soft-Ground Etching, Aquatint, The Sugar Process, Mezzotint, Linocut
    p.21-159 The Artists (this section contains 67 illustrations as tipped-in art plates)
    p.161-179 Biographies (40 artists, with B/W photos)
    p.180 Printing credits

BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

  • Various Artists (French, 20th century, either born in France or active there for a time)
  • Roger Passeron (b. 1920 in Paris) a trained engineer, art historian, amateur engraver and author of several books on art

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by Artist: 1900s, Bonnard, Book/ Calendar, Braque, Chagall, Dali, Dufy, Edgar Degas, European, French, Picasso, Pissarro, Roger, Roger Passeron, Rouault, Toulouse-Lautrec, Utrillo, Various/ Compilation, de Segonzac
by Collection: Abstract, Black & White, Book, Dustjacket, Figures & Groups, First Edition, Floral, Hardcover, Impressionism, Landscapes, Portrait

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