Master Drawings, Signed (25 results)

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Signed by Robinson on half title page and also signed on his bookplate on half title page. Slightly dampstained. From the Art Reference Collection of wildlife artist and outdoorsman Alan James Robinson. This collection was used by Robinson to create his wonderful art and Cheloniidae Press books. (art, art history, drawing, instruction).

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, 2012. Signed and dated "9/3/2012" by the author on the front free endpaper. Gathers over 100 timed figure drawings by Baltimore artist Gerald Doyle, presented as instruction and inspiration to both aspiring and experienced artists. In 1944, Doyle entered the Maryland Institute of Art at age 16, and became one of Jacques Maroger's earliest students. Maroger and the Maryland Institute are well known for the school of artists that became known as the Baltimore Realists. Citing the stunning cave drawings of Lascaux and Chauvet, from the dawn of human artistic sense, Doyle stresses the importance of line technique in a successful figure drawing. "[T]he sketcher creates a cloud of soft lines each getting progressively truer until the beautiful line that is being sought emerges. This is, in effect, sneaking up on the drawing." While this is presented as an instructional work, it is really more inspirational - there are discussions of technique and the "how to" of life sketching, but the broader emphasis is perhaps philosophical. "Why" and "What" more than "How". Why do we draw, and what makes a drawing succeed? And above all, it is the wonderful sketches themselves, each specifically noted with the number of minutes, which will inspire the artist. Signed.

First Edition. Signed presentation copy. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 168 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. Subjects; Watercolor painting, European ; Catalogs. Watercolor painting, British 18th century ; Catalogs. Watercolor painting, British 19th century ; Catalogs. Art auctions ; Catalogs. Drawing, European ; Catalogs. 3 Kg.

Saddle-stapled wraps. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 4to. - over 9¾ in. - 12 in. Staddle-stapled paperback, started First Edition. Signed by Stephen Longstreet on the title page. Wraps slightly worn but clean, tight binding, interior text and images clean. Near Fine copy.

First edition, first printing. A near fine large format exhibition catalogue. Black and white & colour illustrations. Additional material laid in. Presentation copy to Professor Ronald Pickvance.

Saddle-stapled wraps. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 4to. - over 9¾ in. - 12 in. Staddle-stapled paperback, started First Edition. Inscribed by author to his own son on the title page. Wraps slightly worn but clean, tight binding, interior text and images clean. Near Fine copy.

1973 Soft Cover 117pp. Interior inscribed "To Joyce Ian Woodner Beverly Woodner N.Y.C. '73" Moisture stain to the front cover and some rippling to a couple of pages.

First Edition. Signed presentation copy. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 168 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. Subjects; Watercolor painting, European ; Catalogs. Watercolor painting, British 18th century ; Catalogs. Watercolor painting, British 19th century ; Catalogs. Art auctions ; Catalogs. Drawing, European ; Catalogs. 1 Kg.

Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Reproductions Throughout (illustrator). First Edition. A bright clean copy. Letter from Mrs. Irma N. Straus, to a relative by marriage, laid in loosely. Signed by Author(s).

Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Profusely Illustrated with Color and Black and White Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. 94 immaculate pages. No markings or inscriptions. "Highly Important Old Master Drawings Including Examples by Francois Boucher, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Jean Antoine Watteau Collected by the Late Mrs Irma N. Straus and her Late Husband Ambassador Jesse Isidor Straus." With holograph personal letter from Irma N. Straus to a relative laid in, with later clippings pertaining to her estate. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 143 pages, colour illustrations; 28 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, April 15 to June 25, 2000; and other venues. SIGNED and inscribed by the collector, art historian Alfred Moir. Age toning. *** "Art works from the extensive private collection of the renowned art historian. Over the course of a long and distinguished career as an art historian, Alfred Moir has expanded our knowledge of artists working in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, and his painstaking research has yielded new attributions for a wide range of works. Over the past three decades, he has amassed an impressive private collection of master drawings, primarily old master Italian drawings but including drawings by French, Dutch, Russian, German, Austrian, English, Flemish, and Spanish artists working into the early twentieth century. To celebrate his seventy-sixth birthday, Moir has lent seventy-six drawings from his collection to an exhibition that debuts at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in the spring of 2000 and will go on to museums in Pennsylvania, California, and Louisiana. Comprised of black and colored chalks, pen and ink drawings, brush and ink work, and watercolors, the drawings reproduced in this catalog of the exhibition capture the breadth of Renaissance drawing and reflect Moir's own interests and passions as an art historian and collector. / Richard J. Campbell is the John E. Andrus II Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Jane Immler Satkowski is a research associate at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts." - Publisher. Size: 4to. SIGNED. Collectible.

This richly illustrated companion volume explores the life and work of Stephen King through photographs, manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, and memorabilia, with insightful commentary from noted King scholar Bev Vincent. A visually engaging reference offering a behind-the-scenes look at the evolution of one of modern horror's most influential writers. This copy is in very good condition overall. The boards and interior present beautifully, with clean, crisp pages and no signs of wear or handling inside. There is visible bumping/denting at the lower left corner and at the head of the spine, as shown in the photos. Signed by Bev Vincent on the title page. Signature is clear and well-presented. A great addition for Stephen King collectors and fans of literary reference works, especially with the added appeal of the author's signature. Book is in hand and will ship within 1 business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st edition, 1st printing. 1st edition, 1st printing. SIGNED. A Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket. 4to., 238 pp., with numerous reproductions of art in color. Light brown cloth boards in gray dust jacket. The dust jacket has light edge wear and very light soiling. SIGNED and inscribed by Robert Flynn Johnson on the half title page. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve.

1950 Berger, Klaus FRENCH MASTER DRAWINGS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY Translated Robert Allen NY: Harper & Brothers, c1950 90pp color frontis, b/w illus Signed by author on tpage Imperial 8vo fine copy in d/w.

Soft cover. 1st Edition. Buffalo, Albright Art Gallery January . First edition quarto. 132pp +index. A very good copy in wraps housed in a custom hardcover folder with striung ties. Inscribed/signed by the director Gordon Bailey Washburn Signed by Author(s).

Saddle-stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 4to. - over 9¾ in. - 12 in. Staddle-stapled paperback, started First Edition. Inscribed with drawing by author to his own son on inner side of front cover and the title page. Wraps slightly worn but clean, light fading along spine edges, tight binding, interior text and images clean. Very Good copy.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition, First Printing. NrF/NrF. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, STEVEN ALEXANDER, SON OF THE ARTIST, without dedication. Signing reads, 'Straight to the Art of the Matter/Best wishes from/Steven Alexander/April 2nd/2015'. A biography and study of the work of Margate, Kent artist Christopher Alexander (1926-1982). The d/w has a depiction of Margate Pier by Christopher. A near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY STEVEN ALEXANDER, SON OF THE ARTIST CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER. Signed by Author, Steven Alexander, Son Of Artist.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. Copy #537, signed by the artist. Near fine in jacket. Slipcase in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First deluxe cased signed edition, first printing. Fine- oversize hardback, touch of cosmetic bumping to base of text block, in a Near Fine- to Very Good++ lightly edgeworn unclipped dust jacket, in a Fine- cardstock slipcase. #1657/2500 numbered copies stamped with Frazetta's signature and the Frazetta family's seal of authenticity on a special interior page. Photographs are of the actual copy offered for sale. Heavy oversize book will require a variable shipping surcharge based on its final destination. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Sehr gut. 4°. 25 x 22 cm. 48 Seiten. Original-Broschur. 1. Auflage. Rüdern B.24. Titelblatt von Horst Janssen signiert. Englischsprachige Ausgabe. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Einband wenig berieben, ansonsten sehr gutes Exemplar. First edition. English language edition. Title signed by Horst Janssen. With many illustrations. Original softcover. Cover slightly rubbed, otherwise fine copy.

XXIV, 295 S., mit 221 Textabbildungen. Bibliographie. Erste Auflage. Schmutzblatt mit Widmung, sehr gutes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2100 4°. Orig.-Karton (hinterer Einbanddeckel mit Knickfalte).

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO80277401: 1951. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 90 pages - livre en anglais - frontispice en couleurs - nombreux dessins en noir et blanc hors texte - dédicace de Jacques Mathey sur la page de garde (photo disponible) - rousseurs sur la jaquette. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 97.2-Dédicace, envoi.

Poyser was the author of the first 'Official Song-book of the Scout Movement', 'The Scout Song Book' (1912). He published a history of the Tower of London in 1908, 'when I was Master of the Music of the Collegiate Church of Allhallows Barking-by-the-Tower, City of London'. For more information, see The Times, 3 August 1964 ('Roll of Honour for Scouts'). 125 items, including letters, programmes, drawings, postcards, invitations, newspaper and magazine cuttings, relating to the Boy Players and 1st City of London Scout Troop. Of the former Poyser writes, on the first page of the volume: 'At the suggestion of King George V they were revived by Arthur Poyser (in 1929, in the City of London) their Master: and Lord Howard de Walden became their High Warden. Then were, in 1928, "presented" to another Queen Elizabeth.' Laid down on 54 foolscap 8vo leaves, in sturdy brown 'Twinlock Crown Loose Leaf Binder'. In good condition, lightly-aged and worn, with a few loose leaves, and some items marked as 'Not Present'. The captions, in Poyser's autograph are informative, as the following indicates: 'When I was Organist and Choirmaster at Bordighera, Italy, on the Riviera Coast, we held our rehearsals at George Macdonald's house, Casa Coraggio. (Macdonald is the well-known Scottish author.) It was to these rehearsals that Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (of Glamis) came, as a member of my choir . Her father, the Earl of Strathmore, was one of our Churchwardens; and Elizabeth (his daughter) is now Queen of England.' The correspondence is mainly from clerics and theatrical figures, and includes Autograph Letters Signed from: Lord Howard de Walden (1880-1946), two letters, together with 3pp. (1p., 4to; 2pp., 12mo) of 'Pencil drawings by Lord Howard de Walden, High Warden of the London Boy Players, on back of an Agenda paper, made during a Council meeting!'; the actress Madge Kendal (1848-1935); Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Director of the Royal Academy of Music ('a great personal friend of my Father's'); E. H. Redford, Reader of Plays in the Lord Chamberlain's Office; two from Sir William Soulsby (1851-1937), Private Secretary to the Lord Mayor of London; one each from Armitage Robinson (1858-1933), Dean of Wells, and his wife; Arthur W. Robinson, Canon of Canterbury Cathedral (two); William Edward Collins (1867-1911), Bishop of Gibraltar (eight letters and four cards; one letter, from 1909, describing his 'wonderful work of rescue, etc., amid the ruins of the earthquake-wrecked Messina and Reggio. Collins told me more of all this when I spent a day with him in London, later in the year'; James Beattie, President of the Educational Institute of Scotland (two letters and one card); Spencer Carpenter (1877-1959), Dean of Exeter; Kenneth Mackenzie (1863-1945), Bishop of Argyll and the Isles; Canon Hensley Henson (1863-1947); Sir Frederick Bridge (1844-1924), organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey; Irene Macdonald, with note by her husband the novelist George Macdonald; the journalist Hannen Swaffer ('Swaff') and his wife Helen; Francis Edward Carter, Dean of Grahamstown; the publicist Sydney Walton; William Foxley Norris (1859-1937), Dean of Westminster; Sir Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941), Master of the King's Musick (two letters); Sir George Wyatt Truscott (1857-1941), Lord Mayor of London; Sir Charles Wakefield (1859-1941), Lord Mayor of London. Also Autograph Notes Signed by the novelist Rose Macaulay (1881-1958) and Professor Hastings Crossley. Also present are Typed Letters Signed from: Lilian Bayliss (1874-1937), two letters; Sir Tyrone Guthrie (1900-1971); Sir Seymour Hicks (1871-1949); Sir Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934); the novelist Ernest Raymond (1888-1974); R. J. Streatfield, Private Secretary to the Queen (on Buckingham Palace letterhead). On 19 October 1922 A. Lascelles, Assistant Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales, writes, regarding the future King Edward VIII: 'H. R. H. The Chief Scout for Wales has desired me to convey to you his warm appreciation of the musical programme carried out at the Boy Scouts Rally on October the 7th'. Other items include: an autograph account by Kenneth Seymour, addressed to Poyser and signed 'Ken Seymour', headed 'My Recollections of the "Boy Players".' 3pp., 12mo. Poyser notes that 'Kenneth Seymour was the first Boy Player to enrol when the Players were revived (at the suggestion of King George V) in 1929. Seymour was then about fourteen years of age.' Other items include an offprint of a leading article on 'Boy Players', from the Daily Telegraph, 22 October 1928; the 'Final' "Proof" Galley' of a piece from the Era (reprinted from the Musical Standard) by Poyser titled 'Savoy Renaissance'; the signed and corrected typescript of a poem by Poyser titled 'In Rathbone Place'; two programmes from the Old Vic, both from 1934; two pencil drawings (both foolscap 8vo) of Boy Scouts, one depicting a large group watching a theatrical event; an issue of 'The Liveryman. A Journal published by the City Livery Club' (no.56, 20 December 1935), featuring a photograph of the Boy Players.

First edition, the DeLuxe issue, 1/128 copies (this #125) with a small pencil sketch of a plane by the illustrator, signed by him. 4to. xix, 296 pp. Illustrated from photographs and line drawings, plates, some in color, mounted color frontispiece portrait of the author, small piece of a bamboo Garrison fly-rod in leather case attached to slipcase. Inscribed in 1980 by Hoagy Carmichael to a student of his, the bamboo rodmaker Peter Phelps, on the half-title, below Seaman's drawing. Slipcase somewhat rubbed, else a fine copy. Publisher's brown morocco, gilt, thin gilt rules framing the boards, gilt spine title and devices between raised bands, green silk endpapers, all edges gilt, publisher's glassine dust jacket (tired, eroding along front joint) and half-leather and marbled board clamshell box, gilt title on spine. (#8433).

Abraham Bloemaert (illustrator). 'QUARTA PARS. // HET // VIERDE DEEL // ABRAHAMUS BLOEMAERT INVENTOR. // JOACHIM OTTENS EXC. AMSTELOD.'Title page of the fourth part of Abraham Bloemaert's book of drawingsMade by Frederik Bloemaert after Abraham Bloemaert.Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: ProPatria (Dutch garden).Sheet size: 19.9 x 29.2 cm (7.83 x 11.5 inch). Image size: 15 x 20.4 cm. (5.91 x 8.03 inch).TITLE PAGE-FOURTH PART-DRAWINGS-BOOK | PCO-C44-3BACKGROUND INFORMATIONThis engraving is from a book with 120 prints. Twenty of them are in the collection of the Centraal Museum in Utrecht. The inv. Nos 15028/01 to 15028/20 form a series.Biography engraver: Frederik Bloemaert (c. 1614 - 11 June 1690) was a Dutch printmaker and draftsman. Bloemaert was born and died in Utrecht. He was the youngest son of Abraham Bloemaert and distinguished himself as an engraver. He learned the art from his father, and was chiefly occupied in engraving after his designs. His principal work was a drawing book, containing 173 plates, engraved from the designs of his father. He also executed a few plates entirely with the graver. His prints are sometimes signed A. Bloem. inv. F. B. filius fecit, and sometimes F. B.Biography artist: Abraham Bloemaert (25 December 1566 - 27 January 1651) was a Dutch painter and printmaker who used etching and engraving. He initially worked in the style of the "Haarlem Mannerists", but by the beginning of the 17th-century altered his style in line with the new Baroque style that was then developing. He mostly painted history subjects and some landscapes. He was an important teacher, who trained most of the Utrecht Caravaggisti. Condition: good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.