Master Drawings from the Albertina, Vienna: Australia 1977
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In this elegant and authoritative exhibition catalogue, art historians and collectors are treated to a curated celebration of Western graphic art, documenting the historic 1977 Australian touring collection from the world-renowned Albertina Museum in Vienna. The narrative and structural layout of the book serve as an academic guide through centuries of drawing mastery, showcasing exceptional reproductions of sketches, studies, and finished compositions from legendary European masters. Compiled by noted curator Fritz Koreny and translated by Charles Kessler, the text provides vital provenance, stylistic analysis, and historical context for each displayed piece. Master Drawings from the Albertina stands as a significant cultural artifact of Australia’s mid-century international gallery exchanges, jointly published for the major exhibitions held at the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and the National Gallery of Victoria. Featuring a clean, striking typographic cover and a layout optimized for deep aesthetic study, this volume is an indispensable reference text for art appraisers, scholars of classical European draftsmanship, and collectors of vintage exhibition ephemera.
Author: Fritz Koreny (Catalogue compilation); Translated by Charles Kessler
Format: Paperback
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In this elegant and authoritative exhibition catalogue, art historians and collectors are treated to a curated celebration of Western graphic art, documenting the historic 1977 Australian touring collection from the world-renowned Albertina Museum in Vienna. The narrative and structural layout of the book serve as an academic guide through centuries of drawing mastery, showcasing exceptional reproductions of sketches, studies, and finished compositions from legendary European masters. Compiled by noted curator Fritz Koreny and translated by Charles Kessler, the text provides vital provenance, stylistic analysis, and historical context for each displayed piece. Master Drawings from the Albertina stands as a significant cultural artifact of Australia’s mid-century international gallery exchanges, jointly published for the major exhibitions held at the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and the National Gallery of Victoria. Featuring a clean, striking typographic cover and a layout optimized for deep aesthetic study, this volume is an indispensable reference text for art appraisers, scholars of classical European draftsmanship, and collectors of vintage exhibition ephemera.