Hardcover
1979 · New York
by Hendricks, Gordon
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1979. Hardcover. Good+/VG- (Darkening to page corners from thumb turning; else a very nice copy; dust jacket has slight waving at top edge; ex-gallery copy from Ira Spanierman). Cream linen boards with navy lettering on socver and spine; color-illustrated dust jacket with French folds and cream lettering. 345 pp. 68 color, 372 bw plates. Weighs 8 pounds and will require extra postage. "This sumptuous volume, with its lavish illustrations, also contains the first systematic catalogue of Homer's vast oeuvre. Gordon Hendricks's major studies of Thomas Eakins, Eadweard Muybridge, and Albert Bierstadt have helped to give him an extraordinary grasp of knowledge about his new subject. Drawing on correspondence between Homer and his family, between the artist and his various dealers, and on contemporary critical reviews of Homer's work, he offers a vivid picture of a remarkable genius. A number of previously unpublished examples of Homer's work are included in this volume, as well as many documentary photographs of the artist and his family and the various sites he painted. The first complete checklist of works by Homer in public collections in the United States, a chronology, a bibliography, and an index also serve to make this beautiful book an outstanding contribution to the understanding of American art." - dust jacket description.
(Inventory #: 3485)