LORSER FEITELSON and The Invention of Hard Edge Painting 1945-1965
West Hollywood, CA: Louis Stern Fine Arts, 2003. Paperback. Quarto. 100pp. Exhibition catalogue. Profusely illustrated in color.Includes chronology and exhibition checklist.
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REGIONALISM: THE CALIFORNIA VIEW. Watercolors 1929-1945
Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. 88pp. profusely illustrated in color and b&w. 47 artists represented, each with a short bio and illustrations. Original softcover edition nicely bound in grey cloth with title stamped in gilt.
THE ART OF ALEXANDER DZIGURSKI
Kansas City, MO: McGrew Color Graphics, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. 160pp. incl. index. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. This emigrant artist who traveled to California and is known for his seascapes. Dust jacket has light edge wear and some wrinkling.
SOCIETY OF SIX
San Francisco: Bedford Arts Publishers, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. 12'' x 9 1/2''. 224pp. with index. Nicely illustrated, mostly in color. Six plein-air painters from Oakland, California: Selden Gile, August Gay, Louis Siegriest, Maurice Logan, Bernard von Eichman & William Clapp. Their association lasted for almost 15 years. This is.....
SPLENDIDE CALIFORNIE! Impressions of the Golden State by French Artists, 1786 to 1900
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2001. Limited edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 144pp. Limited to 450 copies. Beautifully printed on thick (watercolor) paper at The Yolla Bolly Press. Nicely illustrated in color & b&w. In slipcase. A lovely book.
OUT OF THE SHADOW, ELSIE PALMER PAYNE, An American Artist Rediscovered
Minneapolis, Mn: Payne Studios, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 33pp. Brown cloth, stamped in gold. Illustrated, mostly in color. Bound-up copy of original softcover with original wrappers bound-in.
THE PAYNES. EDGAR & ELSIE. American Artists.
Minneapolis. Payne Studios. 1988. First edition. Hardcover. 11 1/4'' x 8 3/4''. 98pp. incl. index. Nicely illustrated in color and b&w.
CHARLES REIFFEL: An American Post-Impressionist
San Diego, CA: The San Diego Museum of Art, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 190pp. Incl. chronology and exhibition history. 91 color plates and numerous text illustrations. "His work was often dismissed by collectors as 'too modern' in comparison with the more restrained production of the local plain air school..."
CHRISTIAN VON SCHNEIDAU (1893-1976)
Los Angeles: Petersen Publishing Company, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 63 pp. Illustrated profusely with b&w and color plates. SIGNED by the author. Original softcover edition nicely bound in gilt stamped grey cloth. Gallery sticker on last blank.
PLANT PORTRAITS: The California Legacy of A.R. Valentien
Irvine, CA: The Irvine Museum/ San Diego Natural History Museum, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 212pp.; 325 color illustrations and 10 b&w illustrations. " Valentien accepted a commision from San Diego philanthropist, Ellen Browning Scripps to paint a series of California wildflowers...(it) soon became his life's passion...diligently painting every specimen.....
IN PRAISE OF NATURE: The Landscapes of William Wendt
Long Beach, CA: University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, 1989. First edition. Oblong quarto. 64pp. 21 plates, 8 in full color. incl. chronology, conversations, exhibition list and bibliography. Original softcover edition bound in white leather-like cloth with gilt stamped titles. Gallery sticker on last page. Dark area on.....
RALPH HOLMES
Santa Barbara, CA: James M. Hansen, 1981. Softcover. Quarto. Unpaginated. Brief text plus 38 plates, mostly color. With “Painting List “ at rear describing 239 artworks and examples of Holme’s signature.
CALIFORNIA GRANDEUR AND GENRE. From the Collection of James L. Coran and Walter A. Nelson-Rees
Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs Desert Museum, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Sq. quarto. Incl. Artist's index. Nicely illustrated with single illustration on one page and artist bio on facing page. Contains well known artists, like Edgar Payne and Hanson Puthuff, and many other, lesser known, artists. Rear of dust jacket.....
CALIFORNIA LIGHT. A Century of Landscapes: Paintings of the California Art Club
New York: Skira Rizzoli, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. 276pp. Incl. index. Color illustrations, mosty full-page.
MATHEWS: Masterpieces of the California Decorative Style
Santa Barbara and Salt lake City: Peregrine Smith, 1980. Quarto.127pp. Incl. index. Nicely illustrated in color and b&w. White cloth stamped in brown. Spine of dust jacket is a bit sunned and has one edge-tear.
JOHN FROST: A Quiet Mastery
Irvine, CA: The Irvine Museum, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 238pp. incl. chronology, bibliography and index. Profusely and beautifully illustrated, mostly in color.
MAX WIECZOREK: His Life and Work
Los Angeles: Privately Printed, 1930. Hardcover. Quarto. 137pp. Mostly full-page, half-tone illustrations of Wieczorek's portraits. Very good slipcase has splits to a couple edges.
KEN POTTER
San Clemente, CA: CSP Publishing, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 144pp. Profusely illustrated in color. "...the life and art of Ken Potter, one of the premier California Style watercolor artists...The first half of the book is an illustrated biography which chronologically documents the progress of his art career. The last.....
DRAWINGS AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARTISTS BEFORE 1950
Laguna Beach, CA: Laguna Beach Museum of Art, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 64pp. Black and white illustrations. Bound in brown leather-like cloth with gilt stamped titles. Likely a bound-up softcover editions, but covers have not been bound-in. Art gallery sticker on last blank.
CALIFORNIA LIGHT 1900-1930
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1992. Hardcover. Quarto. 191pp. Illustrated in color and b&w. This Chronicle Books softcover edition has been bound in blue, leather-like cloth with gilt stamped title. Very clean and nice.
THE CALIFORNIA ROMANTICS, Harbingers of Watercolorism
Encinitas, CA: Artra Publishing, Inc, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 96pp. Exhibition catalogue. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Catalogue of the exhibition of the National Watercolor Society Past President's Invitational, featuring the works of 53 past presidents. this is the original softcover edition nicely bound in brown leather-like cloth.....
NINETEENTH CENTURY SAN FRANCISCO ART EXHIBITION CATALOGUES. A DESCRIPTIVE CHECKLIST AND INDEX.
Davis: Library Associates, University of California. 1981. First edition. Hardcover. 11 1/4'' x 8 3/4''. 180pp. First edition. Hardcover. Limited to 325 copies.
BENJAMIN CHAMBERS BROWN: 1865-1942 California Colors
Pasadena: Pasadena Museum of California Art, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Sq. quarto. 65pp. Illustrated with full-page color plates.
WINDOWS IN TIME: California Scene Paintings from the Hilbert Collection
Newport Beach, CA: California Scene Press, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. 336pp. incl. index. 255 illustrations in color with artist's biographies and essays. Featured are many well known artists such as Mischa Askenazy, Emil Kosa, Millard Sheets, Paul Sample and many others, some not so familiar.
THE DRAWINGS OF EDGAR PAYNE 1883-1947
Minneapolis, MN: Payne Studios, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 116pp. incl “List of Titles”. Nicely illustrated. “...a collection of illustrative drawings and pages from his notebook.”.
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