John Pettie
by Martin Hardie.
A & C Black, 1908.
First edition, variant binding. 8vo. Brown pictorial cloth with gilt lettering on the spine only. Top edge gilt. Fifty tissue guarded colour illustrations and 8 black and white drawings. A very good copy, bright externally but with some significant foxing and a tender rear hinge.
One of 3000 copies, originally published at 20/-.
Scottish born Pettie (1839-1893) excelled at painting heroic scenes from Scotland's history. His palette utilised a rich resonance of colour, and his art was known for its dash and vigour, the pictorial qualities taking precedence over the storytelling which had been the immediate concern of his predecessors. Prolific and industrious he became one of the best known British artists of his day.
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Stock ID: 38870
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