Hardcover
2017 · Williamstown, Massachusetts
by Goodin, Alexis and Kathleen M. Morris
Williamstown, Massachusetts: Clark Art Institute, 2017. Hardcover. VG/VG. Black cloth boards, color-illustrated dust jacket with silver lettering. 219 pp. 157 color and BW illustrations. During the 19th century, New York City's grand mansions on Fifth and Madison Avenues boasted sumptuous interiors, often with each room decorated in a different historic style. Financier, art collector, and philanthropist Henry Gurdon Marquand famously commissioned eminent British painter Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) to create the Greco-Pompeian music room for his home. This beautiful publication documents and examines the celebrated design, which included an elaborately decorated Steinway grand piano, a large suite of matching furniture, and an embroidery scheme for the upholstery and coordinated curtains.
(Inventory #: 166502)