Charles d barraud (5 risultati)

Limited numbered, facsimile reprint, double elephant folio, half bound, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering & gilt coat of arms to front board and dark brown leather spine, light grey eps, illus title page, ix + frontispiece + 40pp + 5pp list of 1973 subscribers, illus with 24 chromo-lithographs + 6 plain lithograph plates + aprox 30 woodcuts, VG+ (some staining to boards and text block, light foxing to page edges).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . B0007ANZGO Hardback; 24"x18". Facsimile reprint of 1877 original. No dustjacket; bound in dark red leather-covered boards with gold gilt lettering and black leather spine and corners. Includes publisher sales pamphlet with one plate. Slight bow to book; slight wear to corners and edges including rubs to bottom edge; all color plates intact and bright; faint stain on front board ( coffee? ) 3"; slight dustsoiling to page edges; two 3" scratches on front lower right corner; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. No Signature.…

unbound. Color Lithograph. Image measures 9 1/2" x 11 1/2", presentation card repairs to margins and some foxing, otherwise in good condition. This remarkable scenic view depicts Mount Cook, or Aoraki, the highest mountain in New Zealand. Charles D. Barraud (1822-1897) was a chemist, pharmacist, and artist. After establishing his pharmaceutical business and gaining some success, he continued to pursue his interest in painting, traveling widely throughout the islands, documenting remote natural landscapes. He gained early recognition for his art, eventually became the founder and president of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts.…

unbound. Color Lithograph. Image measures 10" x 14 1/4" Repairs to presentation sheet, otherwise in good condition. This remarkable scenic view depicts Mount Alford in the Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand. Barraud's use of color and shadows emphasizes the majesty of New Zealand landscapes. In this print, it seems to be nearing sunset, with the mountains bathed in purple light. Charles D. Barraud (1822-1897) was a chemist, pharmacist, and artist. After establishing his pharmaceutical business and gaining some success, he continued to pursue his interest in painting, traveling widely throughout the islands, documenting remote natural landscapes. He gained early recognition for his art, eventually became the founder and president of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts.…

unbound. Color Lithograph. Image measures 11 3/4" x 14", sheet size 17 x 22". Sheet trimmed and repairs to margins but not affecting the lithograph or title text. This stunning scenic view of New Zealand depicts 'Te Tarata', or "The tattooed rock" in Maori, also known as the "White Terrace". Reportedly the largest silica sinter deposits on Earth, this remarkable natural wonder was believed to have been buried in the 1886 eruption of Mt. Tarawera. The view features the surrounding Lake Roto-Mahana. Some travelers climb the terraces while others sit aboard a waka, or a Maori canoe. Steam appears to be rising from the hill top, as well as nearby rock formations, showing the geothermal springs and geysers that helped form the terraces. This print is a beautiful documentation of a landscape that is often considered the eighth wonder of world, but has now been lost to time. …