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Pisano, Ronald George was born on December 19, 1948 in New York City. Son of Robert Louis and Mildred Jane Pisano.
( This is the fourth and final volume in the complete cat...)
This is the fourth and final volume in the complete catalogue of the work of William Merritt Chase (1849-1916). Included in this handsome book are interiors, primarily paintings of his renowned Tenth Street Studio, and still life paintings, in particular his well-known depictions of fish, which were sought after by major collectors and museums at the time they were painted. In addition, the catalogue contains his figure works, copies of paintings by Old Masters including Diego Velázquez, Anthony van Dyck, Frans Hals, and Rembrandt van Rijn, and a selection of drawings. Finally, the book features a complete list of auction records during Chase’s lifetime. Through painstaking care and research, this volume uncovers previously unattributed and unidentified works by Chase, presenting new revelations and serving as a fitting capstone to this ambitious publishing project.
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(Copyright 1988 by Ronald G. Pisano. First Edition. New Yo...)
Copyright 1988 by Ronald G. Pisano. First Edition. New York Grapic Society Books are published by Little Brown and Company, Inc. "Exquisitely produced, 'Idle Hours' magically evokes the splendor, serenity, and romance of America's cultural coming-of-age. Brilliantly illustrated with a collection of paintings by some of America's most renowned, and best-loved artists-including Winslow Homer, FrederickChilde Hassam, Thomas Eakins, William Merritt Chase, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and James McNeill Whistler-and accompanied by illuminating period photographs and an intriguing historical text, 'Idle Hours' offers a fascinating exploration of an idyllic chapter in this country's history as well as an elegant tribute to the painters who glorified it." 85 full color, full-page paintings and 45 black-and-white photographic illustrations all with accompanying descriptive captions. 155 pages. (FL)
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( The great American artist William Merritt Chase (1849–1...)
The great American artist William Merritt Chase (1849–1916) completed a wide variety of portraits over his long career. Among his subjects were presidents, businessmen, celebrities, New York luminaries, and members of his family as well as a number of self-portraits. Chase’s ability to capture a likeness was renowned, yet it was his dashing and bravura brushwork that truly set his portraits apart. This highly anticipated book presents the entire collection of Chase’s known portraits in oil. Each is gorgeously reproduced, and many are published in color for the first time. This is the second of four volumes cataloguing the complete works of William Merritt Chase. The catalogue raisonné project has presented immense challenges, for Chase kept no records at all, and staggering numbers of forgeries of his work appeared soon after he died. Finding many of his portraits was especially difficult, as no log book of sitters has been located and no other records exist for those works that were not publicly exhibited. Nevertheless, Ronald G. Pisano’s meticulous research has uncovered more than six hundred portraits in private and public collections. Among the most notable are Chase’s penetrating portrait of James Abbott McNeill Whistler (The Metropolitan Museum of Art), a commanding portrait of Dora Wheeler (Cleveland Museum of Art), The Feather Fan featuring Chase’s oldest daughter, Alice (Musée d’Orsay, Paris), and a 1908 self-portrait (Uffizi Gallery, Florence).
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(A celebration of the Long Island landscape in the work of...)
A celebration of the Long Island landscape in the work of 20th-century artists such as Georgia O'Keefe, Fairfield Porter, Willem de Kooning, John Marin and Jackson Pollack. Author biographies trace the development of landscape painting on Long Island from a conventional 19th-century approach to the abstract work of the early modernists. This book is a sequel to "Long Island Landscape Painting: 1820-1920" also by Ronald G. Pisano.
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( A perennial favorite of museum visitors, the works of W...)
A perennial favorite of museum visitors, the works of William Merritt Chase (1849–1916) embody the quintessential characteristics of American Impressionism: outdoor landscapes, a colorful palette, and an energetic brushstroke. He was also a portrait painter of the first rank, a master of still life, a renowned teacher, and a leader of artists’ societies. This gorgeous book, the first of a four-volume definitive catalogue, features Chase’s stunning paintings in pastel, which constitute a major and previously understudied body of work by the artist; monotypes; painted tiles and plates; watercolors; and prints. Reconstructing Chase’s oeuvre is a daunting task, as the artist left few records of any kind, and no documentation of his individual works exists. Furthermore, Chase’s paintings and pastels have been forged in great numbers throughout the years, and many of these works still surface on the art market. Making this long-awaited volume even more valuable is a list of every known exhibition of Chase’s work during the artist’s lifetime, selected examples of major post-1917 exhibitions, and an essay on Chase’s innovative pastel technique.
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(The Tile Club was a group of 31 notable New York painters...)
The Tile Club was a group of 31 notable New York painters, sculptors and architects who met between 1877 and 1887. Inspired by William Morris they created hand-painted ceramic tiles and promoted the decorative arts. This book showcases of their tiles and other works, and assesses their influence.
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Demy folio, 27.75cm/11inches, paperbound with pictorial covers, unpaginated. Fully illustrated with b-w halftones as well as color plates.
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Pisano, Ronald George was born on December 19, 1948 in New York City. Son of Robert Louis and Mildred Jane Pisano.
Bachelor, Adelphi University, 1971. Postgraduate, University Delaware, 1973.
Director exhibitions, Baruch College City U., New York, 1974-1976; associate curator, William Merritt Chase collection and archives Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, 1976; curator music, William Merritt Chase collection and archives Parrish Art Museum, 1977-1978; director, William Merritt Chase collection and archives Parrish Art Museum, 1978-1982; art consultant, since 1981. Guest curator Museum at Stony Brook, New York, 1977-1979, 85, 90, Henry Art Gallery U. Washington, 1982-1983. Consultant curator American art Heckscher Museum, Huntington, New York, 1977-1977, guest curator, 1985, 90.
( A perennial favorite of museum visitors, the works of W...)
(Admired for finding beauty in everyday surroundings, Will...)
( Admired for finding beauty in everyday surroundings, Wi...)
(A celebration of the Long Island landscape in the work of...)
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(Copyright 1988 by Ronald G. Pisano. First Edition. New Yo...)
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