The Prints
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Thea Proctor; Edited by Richard Butler
Binding: Hardback
Published: Resolution Press, Sydney, 1980
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Size: Large folio. Number 493 of 1000 copies.
This monograph presents a definitive catalogue of Thea Proctor’s printmaking oeuvre, illustrating her mastery of line, composition, and decorative restraint across woodcuts, lithographs, and etchings. Edited by Richard Butler and published in 1980, the volume commands attention as both a scholarly reference and a visual celebration of one of Australia’s most influential modernists. It details Proctor’s engagement with classical form, Japanese aesthetics, and the Art Deco movement, arguing for her pivotal role in shaping early 20th-century Australian visual culture. Each print is reproduced with clarity and accompanied by critical commentary, instructing readers in the technical and stylistic evolution of her work. The book stands as an essential resource for collectors, curators, and historians of Australian printmaking.
Author: Thea Proctor; Edited by Richard Butler
Binding: Hardback
Published: Resolution Press, Sydney, 1980
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Size: Large folio. Number 493 of 1000 copies.
This monograph presents a definitive catalogue of Thea Proctor’s printmaking oeuvre, illustrating her mastery of line, composition, and decorative restraint across woodcuts, lithographs, and etchings. Edited by Richard Butler and published in 1980, the volume commands attention as both a scholarly reference and a visual celebration of one of Australia’s most influential modernists. It details Proctor’s engagement with classical form, Japanese aesthetics, and the Art Deco movement, arguing for her pivotal role in shaping early 20th-century Australian visual culture. Each print is reproduced with clarity and accompanied by critical commentary, instructing readers in the technical and stylistic evolution of her work. The book stands as an essential resource for collectors, curators, and historians of Australian printmaking.