Antonello Da Messina by Bottari, Stefano - 1956

Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1956. hardcover. very good(-). 51 plates, including 39 mounted color. 24 pages of text. Slim folio, red leatherette. Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, (1956). Worn at spine ends and starting to crack at foot of front gutter. A very good(-) copy, internally clean.<br/> <br/> Noted for luminous color, meticulous realism and psychological insight in his works, the 15th century Sicilian artist is reputed to have introduced oil painting into Italy. Lucas, p. 121.<br/> <br/>

London: George Rainbird, 1957. First edition in English (hardback). 4to (38cm by 29cm), 24pp. With 51 illustrations, including 45 in colour. Original red cloth, gilt titling to the front board and the spine, but lacks the dustwrapper. Staining to the edges of the boards, endpapers foxed, contents VG. Overall, this copy is just about in good condition.

Milano,: Silvana,, 1955.. In-folio, tela edit., sovracop. (tracce d'uso), pp. 21, con 50 ill. in b.n. e a colori. Volume della Collana "Mito del colore", prima edizione.

Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1955. Edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are bumped and rubbed; no dj; front and rear hinges have been repaired with red tape; some shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 24 pages of text nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color illustrations and 51 pages of historic black and white and full-color plates! "Among the many artists of fifteenth-century Italy, Antonello da Messina ranks with those whose paintings, apart from having their own intrinsic value, played an important role in the evolution of painting in Europe. Varied and complex experiences, which touch on events significant in the development of painting around the middle of the century, moulded and determined his painting style. For this reason, the problem of interpreting and analyzing his formative years and correctly attributing the various… Read More

Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 38.5 x 29 cm. Folio. Red cloth in dust jakcet. 51 Illustrations with 39 tipped in color plates. Some chipping to the top of the dust jacket.

George Rainbird, 1957-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Well read copy with some spine wear and warping to book covers, creasing and water damage to pages. Still very useable.

Milano: Silvana, 1955.. Folio. Cloth in dust jacket. 50 tipped in plates. Text in Italian.