About this title: Watercolour was the preferred medium for many 19th-century artists. Lending itself to effects of rich colour and tone, as well as literal realism, watercolour painting encapsulated the principal qualities of Victorian taste. This book acts as an introduction to Victorian watercolours.
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Edition: 1992 paper
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Phaidon, London
Date Published: c1987
ISBN-13:9780714828114ISBN:0714828114
Description: color plates. near fine, oversized trade paper, pict. covers. Tight, solid. 143 pgs, ISBN: 0-7148-2811-4. Only fault: faint pencilled note verso front cover. Work by Myles V. Foster, W.H. Hunt, et al. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780714828114ISBN:0714828114
Description: Good. Slight damage to top of spine A slight tan to the page edges. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PHAIDON PRESS INC
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780714828114ISBN:0714828114
Description: New. -The first general introduction to a popular medium in the Victorian era-the preferred form of expression for many artists-Features full-colour masterworks by such major figures as Ruskin, Burne-Jones and Rossetti, along with many lesser-known b... read more
Description: 4to; paper cover corners sl. worn, vg; binding tight; near new condition, 143 pages with index, sel. biblio, many colour plates. read more
Description: 4to. stiff illustrated wraps, pp. 143, illustrated hf. t and t.p. and 99 further colour plates. Near mint, first paperback edition, Phaidon Press, London, 1992. "All books are hardback unless stated otherwise. We are professional bookdealers with a very well-established high-street business. We are very careful with our descriptions so that our customers can avoid disappointments. When present, dustwrappers are always described and carefully protected with a clear non-adhesvie plastic cover. We ... read more
Description: Large 4to. grey cl. gt., pp. 143, vignette hf.t., illustrated frontispiece/title page, 99 further colour plates and 2 b/w illustrations. Thin line of fading lower spine tip & lower edges of fr. bd., e. ps. faintly browned. Fine in fine unclipped d/w. First edition, Phaidon, London, 1987. "All books are hardback unless stated otherwise. We are professional bookdealers with a very well-established high-street business. We are very careful with our descriptions so that our customers can avoid ... read more
Binding: PB
Publisher: Phaidon
Date Published: 1992 (1987)
ISBN-13:9780714828114ISBN:0714828114
Description: nr Fine. Informative and well illustrated. Well respected expert on the subject. Some glorious examples illustrated throughout in colour. 290x250, 143pages. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Phaidon, Oxford
Date Published: 1987
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 141 pages. Cloth boards. Illustrated with color reproductions of watercolour works from the Victorian era. Dust jacket wrinkled on lower right corner. Price tag residue on top right corner of front endpaper. Clean, tight copy. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Phaidon, Oxford.
Date Published: 1987
Description: Very Good + in Very Good + jacket. D/W is unclipped. Contains 103 illustrations, 101 in colour. The Victorian era is the most brilliant phase in the history of watercolours. Water colour painting was the preferred medium of many English 19th century artists, and forms a delightful and fascinating component of the art of the Victorian age. It lent itself readily to the effects of brilliant colour and rich tone, as well as to literal realism-the principal qualities of Victorian taste and art. ... read more
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