Viennese Watercolors of the Nineteenth Century

NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. Hardcover. VG/VG. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine, color illustrated dust jacket with mylar cover, 288 pp. 100 bw, 150 color plates. "Included here are works by a dozen or more Vienese artists who number among Europe's best mid-nineteenth-century painters, including Rudolf von Alt, Moritz Michael Daffinger, Peter Fendi, and Carl Schindler. All are represented here in 250 superb illustrations, more than half in color. The book is organized by subject, reflecting the variety of themes that inspired watercolor artists; view of cities, detailed landscapes, realistic nature studies, history paitnings, genre scenes, miniatures, and portraits."- dust jacket. (Inventory #: 17350)