Sports in Art [Poster Portfolio]

A trace of edge wear and a few small stains on a few of the posters. Previous owner stamp (very small lettering) on each page. 11 X 14 inches. Unbound cover page, title page, Contents, and Introduction, followed by 18 posters. "These posters are a selection of art works that have used sports and games as themes," from the author's Introduction. Selections include the following art works and their artists or sources: Crack the Whip - WINSLOW HOMER; Fencing with Sticks - EGYPTIAN WALL PAINTING; Wrestlers - GUSTAVE COURBET; Both Members of this Club - GEORGE BELLOWS; Discobolus (Discus Thrower) - GREEK, MARBLE, MYRON (ABOUT 450 B.C.); Game of Bowls - HENRI MATISSE; Cockfight - ROMAN, MOSAIC, FROM POMPEII (First Century, A.D.); Toreador - MINOAN, FRESCO (about 1500, B.C.); Bullfight - FRANCISCO GOYA; The Chess Players - FRANCESCO DI GIORGIO; German Tournament - ALBRECHT DURER; The Card Players - PAUL CEZANNE; Jockeys Before the Judges - EDGAR DEGAS; Polo Game - PERSIAN, MINIATURE PAINTING (16th CENTURY); Girl with Shuttlecock - JEAN-BAPTISTE CHARDIN; Biglin Brothers Racing - THOMAS EAKINS; "Don't Splash About, You Get Me All Wet!" - HONORE DAUMIER; and The Simpson Bicycle Chain - HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC. Very scarce, complete set. OCLC locates only two copies, both in Australia.

Product Info

Publisher: J. Weston Walch

Year: 1974

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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Country: United States