French Paintings from the U.S.S.R.

SUBTITLED : ` Watteau to Matisse '. From well known paintings like Matisse's `Nasturtiums and the Dance' (1912) and Gauguin's `Te Avae no Maria' (1899) to lesser known images like Le Sommeil de l' enfant Jesus' (Boucher -1758) and `Portrait of Count Guryev (Ingres - 1821) this catalogue of a 1988 London exhibition contains 38 paintings - ALL reproduced in colour. Read more about : Duthuit, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Irene Gore, Louis-Antoine Crozat, Keeper of the King's paintings and Charles Gleyre studio. 112 pages including biblio, and lead essays on the Hermitage and Pushkin Museum. Cond : Paper wrapper is cream-coloured with black (and white) lettering. Front cover work is by Picasso `Les Deux saltimbanques ' (1901).Back cover reproduces Hubert Robert's 1767 painting -`The Villa Madama '. Colours bright, binding tight, volume square and clean. No wear at edges or corners. P/O name - verso front cover. Excellent reference !! Quote (p. 17) : " ._._. he was received as a master painter by the Academie de Saint-Luc, an institution less powerful than the Academie Royale. He resigned his mastership in 1729, one year after ._._. From the time of his admission, `skilled in animals and fruits', when he presented his Skate and The Buffet (both Louvre , Paris) he was a faithful supporter of ._._._. ." Size: 4to.…