METROPOLITAN SEMINARS IN ART Prints COMPLETE Portfolio 1-12 John Canaday 1st Ed

by John Edwin Canaday

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img{max-width:100%} Shipping: All items will be packed safely in a sturdy package for safe shipping. We ship internationally and offer combined shipping for multiple purchases. Expedited, Priority Mail and FedEx shipping available Once payment is received, we ship your item on the next business day. Metropolitan Seminars in Art, Portfolio 1-12 12 volumes complete Hardcover – January 1, 1960 by N.Y. ) Canaday, John, and Metropolitan Museum of Art New York (Author) The individual portfolio titles are as follows: 1) What is a Painting? 2) Realism 3) Expressionism 4) Abstraction 5) Composition as Pattern 6) Composition as Structure 7) Composition as Expression 8) Fresco 9) Tempera and Oil 10) Water Color, Pastel, and Prints 11) The Artist as a Social Critic 12) The Artist as a Visionary "Metropolitan Seminars in Art" is a series of illustrated art textbooks written by John Canaday, an art historian and former curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The series was published in the 1950s and was designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to art history for students and art enthusiasts. Each book in the series covers a specific technique or topic in art history, such as "Greek Art" or "Tempera and Oil." The books are heavily illustrated with reproductions of famous works of art, as well as diagrams and photographs of important architectural and sculptural features. Canaday's writing is clear and accessible, and he emphasizes the social and cultural context in wh

• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Year: 1985
• Condition: Very Good

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