Henri Rousseau - Daniel C. Rich | 1946 MoMA 2nd Rev Ed HC w/ DJ

Daniel C. Rich

Published by The Museum of Modern Art, distributed by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1946

About this Item

The Museum of Modern Art, 1946. Second Edition Revised (stated). Distributed by Simon and Schuster. Large-format hardcover in original dust jacket. 80 pages; 52 plates (4 in full color). Printed May 1946 by The John B. Watkins Company; color plates by Wm. E. Rudge's Sons.

This authoritative early American monograph on Henri Rousseau was published in collaboration with the Art Institute of Chicago and helped solidify Rousseau's standing in mid-century modernist scholarship. The volume includes a foreword, chronology, exhibition history, selected writings, bibliography, and 52 plates - four in full color - including Carnival Evening, The Sleeping Gypsy, and other key works. The colophon notes that 9,500 copies of this second revised edition were printed in May 1946 for the Trustees of The Museum of Modern Art.

The book is bound in green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Condition: Very Good. Boards are clean and structurally sound with light surface rubbing and minor edge wear; corners gently softened. Binding remains firm and square. Interior pages are clean and bright with mild, even toning consistent with age; plates remain crisp and well-preserved. No ownership signatures or markings observed.

Dust jacket condition: Good to Very Good. The original illustrated jacket shows moderate edge wear with small chips at the spine ends and a small tear with creasing near the lower rear edge. Despite wear, the design remains attractive and fully present. A solid and desirable example of an early MoMA artist monograph in original jacket.

Daniel Catton Rich (1904-1976) was a leading American art historian and museum director, serving as Director of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1958 to 1965. A specialist in modern European painting, he was instrumental in advancing American scholarship on artists such as Henri Rousseau during the mid-20th century. His writing and curatorial work significantly shaped postwar museum interpretation of modern art.

Seller Inventory # NF.RIC.1946.1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Henri Rousseau - Daniel C. Rich | 1946 MoMA 2nd Rev Ed HC w/ DJ
• Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, distributed by Simon & Schuster, New York
• Publication Date: 1946
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition, Limited Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art
  • Non-Fiction