M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Water Colors and Drawings 1800-1875

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. cloth and boards. Fine in cracked, good slipcase. 2 vols. More than 400 illustrations. Foreword by Perry T. Rathbone. Introduction by Henry T. Rossiter. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER L79. "Contains useful information for the study of 19th century American draughtsmen and watercolorists. Both volumes contain appendixes listing known artists represented, known sitters, places represented, and subjectsre presented. KARPEL I106. "These two handsome, faultlessly researched volumes complete the cataloguing of the three impressive Karolik collections....corresponds roughly in time period to the paintings catalog, but while including many of the same artists is even more diverse and comprehensive. Of the 3000 items in the collection, 1465 are represented in the catalog at hand. (Inventory #: 4555)