Oversize wraps with very ligth wear, clean, no spine crese; internally fine, unmarked. 133 [1] pages, 48 color plates. Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Adelson Galleries, Nov. 1, 2004-Jan. 14, 2005. Summary: This volume is a catalog published to accompany an exhibition of the works of American painter and printmaker Marry Cassatt (1844-1926). The exhibition showcased a previously unseen inventory of 48 counterproofs done by Cassatt around 1905-1915. Counterproofs are essentially monotypes, created by a damp sheet of paper laid over a chalk or pastel drawing and run through a press. Pigment lifts from the original, yielding a pale mirror image. Because so little pigment is transferred, individual hatchings pale into veils of melded color. There is a purity and economy to these images, testimony to what little means are needed to suggest weight and volume Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome. First Edition, Paperback, First Printing.

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Title

ART IN THE MIRROR: The Counterproofs of Mary Cassatt [Adelson Galleries Exhibion Catalog, 2004]

Publisher

Adelson Galleries, NY

Publication Date

2004

Language

English

ISBN 10

0974162116

ISBN 13

9780974162119

Binding

Paperback

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Near Fine

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Long known for her endearing renderings of maternal imagery and for her exploration of the theme of 'modern woman', Mary Cassatt has not been properly recognised for her pioneering role in the Impressionist movement or for her often extensive experimentation in new artistic theories or mediums. This book reveals, for the first time, a large and previously unknown group of pastel counterproofs by Cassatt. These counterproofs, which are literally mirror images of her pastels, produced by taking an impression of that original on a second sheet of paper, were a novel enterprise. This book, produced in conjunction with an exhibition at Adelson Galleries in New York, includes plates of all fifty counterproofs in full colour as well as additional colour and black and white illustrations of related works and other material pertaining to Cassatt's career. Several essays explore this rarely studied medium and its place within a fruitful period of experimentation in pastel and colour printmaking among the art

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