JENNINGS TOFEL. Introduction By Alfred Werner.

oblong red & gilt illustrated (Tofel drawing) hardbound folio ~ 2º. very large & heavy ("coffee table" book), international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. top edge a little age darkened with a couple of spots. other edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. 1" tear spine top, not price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition. first printing (nap). ~ Please Note: book is larger than scanner so the photos are a bit cropped. glossy full color frontis. 235p. 63 glossy full color tipped in plates. 129 b&w illustrations. essay "Form in Painting" by Jennings Tofel. excerpts from "A Painter’s Journal". biographical outline. bibliography. index. photo credits. art history. painting. biography. modern art. expressionism. ~ Painter, poet, and essayist, Jennings Tofel (1891~1959) first exhibited his intense, powerful Expressionist canvases, with their vibrant colors and haunting figures, in the New York of the twenties. He was part of the talented circle of immigrant artists (he had come to America from a little town in Poland in 1905) that included Max Weber, Ben Shahn, William Zorach, Moses and Raphael Soyer. A protege of Alfred Stieglitz, by the 1930s he was being appreciated by the best eyes of the time. His last one~man exhibition was held in New York in 1958; a memorial retrospective was held in 1964. This beautiful volume, with its 63 colorplates and 129 black~and~whites~a retrospective between covers~will be eagerly welcomed by those familiar with Tofel's work and discovered with enthusiasm by newcomers to his visionary and compassionate art. Arthur Granick, a lifelong art collector and friend of many artists, is by profession a musician. He was an intimate friend of Jennings Tofel and was uniquely privileged during the last twenty years of that artist's life to be shown each of his paintings and drawings on completion. He also had access to all documents and manuscripts left by the artist. Art critic Alfred Werner, who wrote the Introduction, has lectured at many colleges and universities; his most recent book is Abrams' Max Weber. A biographical outline, bibliography, and index, as well as selected writings by the artist, lend interest to this unusual volume. 192 illustrations. including 63 in full color. …