Author: Mary L. Myers
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870996258
Category : Architectural drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century
Author: Mary L. Myers
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870996258
Category : Architectural drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870996258
Category : Architectural drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The French Interior in the Eighteenth Century
Author: John Whitehead
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
French Decorative Designs of the 18th Century
Author: Édouard Bajot
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048699693X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The delicate forms of 18th-century French decorative design lend craft and graphic projects a special air of grace and refinement. The highly detailed borders, cartouches, and other configurations in this superb collection — enhanced with real and legendary beasts, scrolling curves, floral motifs, and more — convey a timeless elegance. 209 black-and-white illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048699693X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The delicate forms of 18th-century French decorative design lend craft and graphic projects a special air of grace and refinement. The highly detailed borders, cartouches, and other configurations in this superb collection — enhanced with real and legendary beasts, scrolling curves, floral motifs, and more — convey a timeless elegance. 209 black-and-white illustrations.
The Wrightsman Galleries for French Decorative Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588393666
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The authors, Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide and Jeffrey Munger, are curators in the Metropolitan Museum's Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts. They oversaw the recent reinstallation of the Wrightsman Galleries --Book Jacket.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588393666
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The authors, Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide and Jeffrey Munger, are curators in the Metropolitan Museum's Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts. They oversaw the recent reinstallation of the Wrightsman Galleries --Book Jacket.
Salvaging the Past
Author: Daniëlle O. Kisluk-Grosheide
Publisher: Bard Center
ISBN: 9780300190243
Category : Decorative arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This book explores the life, professional activities, artistic production and collecting practices of Georges Hoentschel through the objects he collected and created. Essays by the editors, joined by Amy F. Ogata, associate professor at Bard Graduate Center and Christine E. Brennan, senior research associate in Medieval Art as the Metropolitan Museum, address his biography, business contacts, and clients, as well as the arrival of the collection in New York, its lavish four-volume illustrated catalogue, and the medieval collections. Also discussed is Hoentschel's involvement with contemporary art, including his intriguing stoneware creations and designs for a pavilion and interiors at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Fully illustrated catalogue entries explore the astonishing range of objects he collected. Throughout the book, new documentary material from archives and newspapers illuminates this little-explored chapter in the history of collecting decorative arts between France and America at the dawn of the twentieth century."--book jacket.
Publisher: Bard Center
ISBN: 9780300190243
Category : Decorative arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This book explores the life, professional activities, artistic production and collecting practices of Georges Hoentschel through the objects he collected and created. Essays by the editors, joined by Amy F. Ogata, associate professor at Bard Graduate Center and Christine E. Brennan, senior research associate in Medieval Art as the Metropolitan Museum, address his biography, business contacts, and clients, as well as the arrival of the collection in New York, its lavish four-volume illustrated catalogue, and the medieval collections. Also discussed is Hoentschel's involvement with contemporary art, including his intriguing stoneware creations and designs for a pavilion and interiors at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Fully illustrated catalogue entries explore the astonishing range of objects he collected. Throughout the book, new documentary material from archives and newspapers illuminates this little-explored chapter in the history of collecting decorative arts between France and America at the dawn of the twentieth century."--book jacket.
French Art of the Eighteenth Century at the Huntington
Author: Shelley M. Bennett
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300135947
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The themes that emerge from the study of The Huntington collection contribute to a nuanced understanding of French eighteenth-century domestic and cultural life and of the changing interpretations and continued popularity of French art among later collectors in America."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300135947
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The themes that emerge from the study of The Huntington collection contribute to a nuanced understanding of French eighteenth-century domestic and cultural life and of the changing interpretations and continued popularity of French art among later collectors in America."--BOOK JACKET.
Eighteenth-century Decoration
Author: Charles Saumarez Smith
Publisher: Harry N Abrams Incorporated
ISBN: 9780810932555
Category : Aesthetics, British
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Publisher: Harry N Abrams Incorporated
ISBN: 9780810932555
Category : Aesthetics, British
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
French Furniture of the Eighteenth Century
Author: Pierre Verlet
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The late Pierre Verlet, conservateur en chef du Departement des Objets d'Art at the Louvre, was the unquestioned expert on pre-Revolutionary French decorative arts. His definitive book French Furniture of the 18th Century (Les Meubles Francais du XVIIIe Siecle) has now been translated into English for the first time by Penelope Hunter-Stiebel, noted specialist in 18th century French furniture and former student of Verlet. The book contains a vast amount of information on the art of furniture in 18th century France. It examines the tools and techniques used in furniture making during that period; defines the various types of furniture developed; explores the organisation of the furniture industry, the working of the guilds and the relationships among makers, dealers, and clients; lists the outstanding makers and reproduces their marks; and discusses the market, restoration, forgeries, and the growth of public collections. Since the book was first published in 1955, previously unknown pieces of furniture have been discovered, and new documents and analyses have been taken into account in this augmented text.The book is enhanced by 16 pages of full colour and 174 black-and-white illustrations. The illustrations range broadly to allow for the juxtaposition of elegant and simple furniture and to include a variety of types, forms and decorations. This book is a valuable research tool for all curators, collectors, dealers, and art historians.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The late Pierre Verlet, conservateur en chef du Departement des Objets d'Art at the Louvre, was the unquestioned expert on pre-Revolutionary French decorative arts. His definitive book French Furniture of the 18th Century (Les Meubles Francais du XVIIIe Siecle) has now been translated into English for the first time by Penelope Hunter-Stiebel, noted specialist in 18th century French furniture and former student of Verlet. The book contains a vast amount of information on the art of furniture in 18th century France. It examines the tools and techniques used in furniture making during that period; defines the various types of furniture developed; explores the organisation of the furniture industry, the working of the guilds and the relationships among makers, dealers, and clients; lists the outstanding makers and reproduces their marks; and discusses the market, restoration, forgeries, and the growth of public collections. Since the book was first published in 1955, previously unknown pieces of furniture have been discovered, and new documents and analyses have been taken into account in this augmented text.The book is enhanced by 16 pages of full colour and 174 black-and-white illustrations. The illustrations range broadly to allow for the juxtaposition of elegant and simple furniture and to include a variety of types, forms and decorations. This book is a valuable research tool for all curators, collectors, dealers, and art historians.
Provence Style
Author: Shauna Varvel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780865653900
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
An intimate tour of quintessential Provencal style, featuring chic homes and interior details inspired by this picturesque region Thirty years after the publication of Peter Mayle's bestselling memoir A Year in Provence, the sun-drenched southern French region continues to excite home decorators with its combination of rustic charm, elegant details, and historical influences. Provence Style showcases the best of the region, with Shauna Varvel's quintessential 18th-century Rhône valley farmhouse--Le Mas des Poiriers--as its centerpiece. Named for the working pear orchard on the grounds, the property was reimagined by noted local architect Alexandre Lafourcade, who transformed a rough structure into a luxurious expression of the Provençal aesthetic, referencing historical influences, rural traditions, and Parisian taste. Set amid a garden of allées, arbors, and terraces designed by the architect's mother, renowned landscape designer Dominique Lafourcade, this exemplar of Provençal style is the starting point for exploring the region's characteristic interior details and exterior features. The book includes chapters on the public spaces of the home, from entrances to living rooms, the private realm of bedrooms and bathrooms, and outdoor areas including patios and kitchen gardens, transporting the reader on a captivating stylistic journey.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780865653900
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
An intimate tour of quintessential Provencal style, featuring chic homes and interior details inspired by this picturesque region Thirty years after the publication of Peter Mayle's bestselling memoir A Year in Provence, the sun-drenched southern French region continues to excite home decorators with its combination of rustic charm, elegant details, and historical influences. Provence Style showcases the best of the region, with Shauna Varvel's quintessential 18th-century Rhône valley farmhouse--Le Mas des Poiriers--as its centerpiece. Named for the working pear orchard on the grounds, the property was reimagined by noted local architect Alexandre Lafourcade, who transformed a rough structure into a luxurious expression of the Provençal aesthetic, referencing historical influences, rural traditions, and Parisian taste. Set amid a garden of allées, arbors, and terraces designed by the architect's mother, renowned landscape designer Dominique Lafourcade, this exemplar of Provençal style is the starting point for exploring the region's characteristic interior details and exterior features. The book includes chapters on the public spaces of the home, from entrances to living rooms, the private realm of bedrooms and bathrooms, and outdoor areas including patios and kitchen gardens, transporting the reader on a captivating stylistic journey.
French Eighteenth-century Porcelain at the Wadsworth Atheneum
Author: Linda Horvitz Roth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The definitive catalog of this important collection
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The definitive catalog of this important collection