Washington Allston A Study of the Romantic Artist in America

Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth. Fine in slightly nicked dust wrapper. Allston, Washington. 234 pages in text. Fifty-seven black and white plates. Catalogue of the Existing and Recorded Paintings of Washington Allston by E.P.Richardson and H.W.L. Dana. Bibliography. Index. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a close personal friend, considered Allston a man of highest genius as a painter, poet and philosopher. KARPEL I401. "This scholarly critical monograph by the foremost authority on American romantic art analyzes the painting and ideas of Allston in the complex cultural context of his age.... Descriptions, owners, and major bibliographic references are provided." FREITAG 102. LUCAS p120. Owner inscription. (Inventory #: 5725)