Merril ross ed (2 risultati)

Paperback. Color-illustrated wraps. 178 pp. Numerous bw and a few color plates. With an introduction and 6 main essays focusing on Renaissance casting practices, medieval pasteprints, techniques and materials of Gauguin, Whistler prints, El Greco, and varnish in French paintings. The inaugural volume on Conservation Research. Contents as follows: An investigation of Renaissance casting practices as a means of identifying forgeries / Daphne Barbour and Lisha Deming Glinsman -- Medieval pasteprints in the National Gallery of Art / Sarah Bertalan -- The painting materials and technique of Paul Gauguin / Carol Christensen -- A method for examining and classifying Japanese papers used by artists in the Late Nineteenth Century: the prints of James Abbott McNeill Whistler / Antoinette Dwan -- Two paintings by El Greco: Saint Martin and the Beggar; analysis and comparison / Susanna P. Griswold -- French painting and the use of varnish, 1750-1900 / Michael Swicklik. NF contents but rubbing to back cover; tiny blue sticker on lower spine. Former owner's name/stamp inside front cover (art conservator).…

Softcover. Pictorial wraps. 160 pp. Numerous bw and color plates. Six essays on conservation techniques, practices, and research: "Azo Pigments: Their History, Synthesis, Properties, and use in Artists' Materials;" "Recalling the Past: Evidence for the Orginal Construction of 'Madonna Enthroned with Saints and Angels' by Agnolo Gaddi;" "A Technical Examination, Investigation, and Treatment of a Fifteenth-Century Sienese Polychrome Terra-Cotta Relief;" "Renaissance Portrait medals by Matteo de' Pasti: A Study of Their Casting Materials;" "Kazimir Malevich's Paintings: Surface and Intended Appearance;" and "Jan Steen's Painting Practice: 'The Dancing Couple' in the context of the Artist's Career." VG, clean, bright contents; unread; art museum ex-lib. with bookplate and card pocket; no other marks.…