first edition
1989 · New York
by [BONNARD, PIERRE]; IVES, Colta; Helen Giambruni; Sasha M. Newman
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1989. First Edition. Quarto (28.5cm x 25cm). Light brown cloth boards (hardcover) with image embossed in black on cover and titling embossed in gold on spine; pictorial dustjacket; 272pp; illus. Very Good+ copy; gently bumped corners; top cover edge slightly bumped; slight soiling to textblock, else clean and tight. Very Good+ dustwrapper; small tear to bottom spine panel and to top cover panel corner; slight shelf wear to extremities, else clean and sound. An exploration of French Nabis artist Bonnard's graphic work, this volume was published in conjunction with the exhibition "Pierre Bonnard: The Graphic Art" held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1989 and 1990. Includes scholarly essays, a catalogue and chronology of Bonnard's graphic works, bibliography, and index. 270 illustrations, of which 87 in color. (Inventory #: 44246)