Softcover
2015 · New York
by Galassi, Susan Grace and Pablo Perez D'Ors
New York: The Frick Collection, 2015. Softcover. VG. Color pictorial wraps, French flaps, 55 pp., color & BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2015 exhibition of the piece "Flaming June," rendered by English painter Frederic Leighton (1830-1896). It "demonstrated his dedication to this nineteenth-century pursuit of beauty shared by most of the radical artists of his generation. In this publication, Pablo Perez d'Ors's discussion of the painting's fascinating history and interpretation is complemented by Susan Grace Galassi's exploration of the evolution of this celebrated work through its preparatory stages." (flap) Includes provenance, exhibition history, and bibliographies.
(Inventory #: 153313)