Portfolio 7 - Composition And Expression Nice hardback art book with 31 pages of text and illustrations and 12 9/14" by 12-1/4" color prints of paintings by famous artists to include THE SHOOTING COMPANY OF CAPTAIN FRANS BANNING COCQ AND LIEUTENANT RUYTENBURGH by Rembrandt; THE PEALE FAMILY by Charles Wilson Peale; THE BELLELI FAMILY by Degas; THE FUNERAL OF PHOCION by Poussin; REHEARSAL IN THE FOYER OF THE OPERA by Degas; SAINT ANTHONY TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL IN THE FORM OF A WOMAN by Sassetta; THE FALL OF ICARUS by Bruegel the Elder; FLEMISH PROVERBS by Bruegel the Elder; THE PARABLE OF THE BLIND by Bruegel the Elder; THE ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS by Mantegna; SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON THE ISLAND OF LA GRANDE JATTE by Seurat and VIEW OF TOLEDO by El Greco. Color prints are in very good condition and are framable. They are enclosed in an envelope inside the front cover. The covers have moderate edge wear but are solid and the spine is solid. The text pages are in very good condition.
Condition: Good+
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

Portfolio 11 - The Artist As A Social Critic Nice hardback art book containing 31 pages of text and illustrations and includes 12 9-1/4" by 12-1/4" color prints of paintings by famous artists to include THE TOILET OF VENUS by Boucher; THE DEATH OF SOCRATES by David; LIBERTY LEADING THE PEOPLE by Delacroix; THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE by Trumbull; THE PASSION OF SACCO AND VANZETTI by Shahn; CALUMNY by Botticelli; THE EXECUTIONS OF THE THIRD OF MAY by Goya; INTO THE WORLD THERE CAME A SOUL NAMED IDA by Ivan Albright; THE ETERNAL CITY by Blume; SALON IN THE RUE DES MOULINS by Toulouse-Lautrec; THE RAKE'S PROGRESS: III, THE ORGY by Hogarth and THE LIBERATION OF THE PEON by Rivera. Color prints are in very good condition, framable, and enclosed in an envelope inside the front cover. The text pages and illustrations are in very good condition. The book covers have only very light edge wear. and
Condition: Very Good
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

Portfolio 1 - What Is A Painting? Book contains 31 pages of text and 12 9-1/2" x 12-1/4" color prints by famous painters to include THE PEACEABLE KINGDOM by Edward Hicks; MONA LISA by Leonardo da Vinci; WOMAN WITH CHRYSANTHEMUMS by Degas; THE STORM by Pierre Cot; IN THE MEADOW by Renoir and others by Jan van Eyck, Ingres, Kokoschka, Whistler, Asher B. Durand and Cezanne. Book covers have modest wear, but prints and text pages are in very good-fine condition. See photos of some of the prints. Prints are separate and in an envelope in the front of the book and can be framed.
Condition: Good +
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

Portfolio D - Venus Revisited Nice hardback copy of Portfolio D - Venus Revisited from Great Periods in Painting series consisting of 31 pages of text and 12 9-1/4" x 12" color prints by renown artists to include PARNASSUS and WISDOM TRUMPHING OVER THE VICES by Mantegna; THE THREE GRACES by Raphael; THE FINDING OF THE VULCAN and VULCAN AND AEOLUS by Piero di Cosimo; LEDA AND THE SWAN copy after Leonardo da Vinci; BIRTH OF VENUS and THE BIRTH OF VENUS by Botticelli; ALLEGORICAL FIGURE by Tura; THE RAPE OF EUROPA by Francesco di Giorgio; THE HISTORY OF AENEAS AND DIDO by Italian and THE FEAST OF THE GODS by Giovanni Bellini. Prints are stored in an envelope inside the front cover of the book and are in very good condition. The covers of the book have modest wear and the text pages are in very good condition. Prints are suitable for framing. WARNING: Classical art nudity in these prints.
Condition: Good+
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

Portfolio 6 - Composition As Structure Nice hardback art book titled Portfolio 6 - Composition As Structure containing 31 pages of text and 13 9-1/2" x 12-1/4" color prints to include MADONNA OF MERCY and MADONNA AND CHILD WITH SAINTS AND ANGELS by Piero della Francesca; THE TRANSFIGURATION by Raphael; THE LAST SUPPER by Leonardo da Vinci; CRUCIFIXION WITH SAINTS by Perugino; THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA (2) by Gericault; THE MUSICIANS by Caravaggio; THE RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN by Poussin; THE MARTYRDOM OF SAINT SEBASTION; WHEATFIELDS by Jacob van Ruisdael; THE CARD PLAYERS by Cezanne and THE ABDUCTION OF REBECCA by Delacroix. Covers of book and spine have moderate wear. Text pages are in very good condition and the color prints are in very good to fine condition and can be framed.
Condition: Good+
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

Portfolio 10 - Water Color, Pastel, And Prints Nice hardback art book containing 31 pages of text and illustrations as well as 12 9-1/4" x 12-1/4" color prints of paintings by famous artists to include MADONNA AND CHILD WITH A MULTITUDE OF ANIMALS by Durer; VIEW OF TIVOLI by Samuel Palmer; BOAT OFF DEER ISLE by Marin; SLOOP, BERMUDA by Homer; Detail from GEORGE MOORE by Manet; THE TOILET by Degas; MANAO TUPAPAO by Ganguin; SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST by German School; TWO PEACHES ON A BRANCH by After Ko Chung-hsuan; MOTHER AND CHILD WITH BIRD by Harunobu; CLOWN By Toulouse-Lautrec and Detail from THE TOILET by Degas. Color prints are in very good condition in an envelope inside the front cover and are framable. Text pages are in very good condition. Covers have moderate edge wear and a part of the spine has the lettering worn off.
Condition: Good+
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

Portfolio 4 - Abstraction Nice hardback art book containing 31 pages of text and illustrations and 12 9-1/4" by 12-1/4" color prints of paintings by famous artists to include LES DEMOISELLES D'AVIGNON by Picasso; THE WYNDHAM SISTERS by Sargent; THE STUDIO by Picasso; THE ARTIST IN HIS STUDIO by Vermeer; THE DISCOVERY OF THE TRUE CROSS by Piero della Francesca; ROCKS: FOREST OF FONTAINEBLEAU by Cezanne; IA ORANA MARIA by Gauguin; RHYTHM OF STRAIGHT LINES by Mondrian; LANDSCAPE WITH FARMHOUSE by Mondrian; HORIZONTAL TREE by Mondrian; BLACK LINES, No. 189 by Kandinsky and THE BURNING OF THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT by Turner. Color prints are in very good condition and enclosed in an envelope inside the front cover. They are framable. The text pages and illustrations are in very good condition. The covers and spine are solid and with only light wear. Some lettering on the spine is worn off.
Condition: Good+
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

Portfolio 8 - Fresco Nice hardback art book containing 31 pages of text and illustrations and also 12 9-1/4" by 12-1/4" color prints of paintings by famous artists to include Heads from THE VIRGIN AND CHILD ENTHRONED by Master of Pedret; Head from a CHINESE WALL PAINTING from Yuan Dynasty; WOMAN PLAYING THE KITHARA fro 1 Century, Roman; THE TRIBUTE MONEY by Masaccio; THE RESURRECTION by Piero della Francesca; Shepherds from JOACHIM'S DREAM by Giotto; SUGAR CANE by Rivera; Head of Adam from THE DEATH OF ADAM by Piero della Francesca; Tax gatherer from THE TRIBUTE MONEY by Masaccio; Head of Saint John from THE TRIBUTE MONEY by Masaccio; Head of the Madonna from THE LAMENTATION OVER THE BODY OF CHRIST by Giotto and Head of the girl from SUGAR CANE by Rivera. Color prints are framable and enclosed in an envelope inside the front cover and are in very good condition. Covers and spine are solid but have moderate edge wear. Text pages are in very good condition.
Condition: Good+
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

Portfolio 3 - Expressionism Book has 27 pages of text and 12 9-1/2" x 12-1/4" color prints by famous artists to include MOONLIGHT MARINE by Ryder; THE ANNUNCIATION by Simone Martini; TWO NUDES by Rouault; THE BURIAL OF THE COUNT OF ORGAZ by El Greco; THE SINGER BUILDING by Marin and others by Kirchner, Rubens, Martini, El Greco, and Van Gogh. Book covers have modest wear, but the text and color prints are in very good - fine condition. Color prints are in a separate envelope in the front of the book and can be framed.
Condition: Good +
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

Portfolio 5 - Composition As Pattern Nice hardback copy of Portfolio 5 - Composition As Pattern consisting of 36 pages of text and 12 9-1/4" x 12" color prints by renown artists to include LA PRIMAVERA and Head of one of the Three Graces from LA PRIMAVERA by Botticelli; THE JOURNEY OF THE MAGI by Benozzo Gozzoli; ESTER TUTTLE by Joseph H. Davis; SAINT CATHERINE by Master of the Saint Lucy Legend; ARISTIDE BRLIANT IN HIS CABARET by Toulouse-Lautrec; ACTOR DANCING by Kiyotada; CHRISTINA OF DENMARK and ANNE OF CLEVES by Holbein the Younger; WOMAN DANCER WITH A FAN AND WAND by Kiyonobu I; LADY IN BLUE by Matisse and BAHRAM GUR IN THE TURQUOISE PAVILION by Shaikh-zada of Khurasan (?). Color prints are suitable for framing and are enclosed in an envelope inside the front cover of the book. Book covers have moderate wear and the text pages are in very good condition.
Condition: Good +
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

Portfolio 2 - Realism Nice hardback book titled Portfolio 2 -Realism with 31 pages of text an 12 9-1/4" x 12-1/4" color prints to include BOATING by Manet; GIULIANO DE MEDICI by Raphael; THE MAIDS OF HONOR by Velazquez; PROMETHEUS BOUND by Rubens; THE OLD VIOLIN by Harnett; STILL LIFE: APPLES, PEARS, AND WHITE MUG by Chardin; MISS VAN BUREN by Eakins; THE DUEL AFTER THE MASQUERADE by Gerome; TWO BISON , Lascaux cave painting; THE YELLOW VIOLIN by Dufy; MUSICAL FORMS by Braque and SAINT FRANCIS RECEIVING THE STIGMATA by Jan van Eyck. The book covers and spine have moderate wear and the text pages are in very good condition. The color prints are very good-fine and suitable for framing.
Condition: Good+
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

Portfolio 12 - The Artist As A Visionary Nice hardbact art book with 31 pages of text and illustrations and includes 12 9-1/4" by 12-1/4" color plates of paintings by famous artists to include THE FLIGHT OF FLORIMELL by Allston; THE ANGUISH OF DEPARTURE by Chirico; APPARITION OF FACE AND FRUIT DISH ON A BEACH by Dali; Detail from HELL by Bosch; THE GARDEN OF EDEN and HELL by Bosch; THE ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL WITH ADAM AND EVE by Blake; THE TEMPEST by Giorgione; IN THE CATSKILLS by Cole; LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE by Henri Rousseau; DEMON AS PIRATE by Klee; THE PRINT COLLECTOR by Daumier and ISLAND OF THE DEAD (2 cys) by Bocklin. The color plates are in very good condition and are framable. The text pages are in very good condition. The covers have light edge wear and the spine and boards are solid.
Condition: Good+
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

Portfolio I - The Quick And The Dead Nice hardback art book with 30 pages of text and illustrations as well as 12 9-1/4' x 12-1/4" color prints of paintings by famous artists to include TWO GIRLS ON THE BANKS OF THE SEINE by Courbet; OLYMPIA by Manet; GLOUCESTER FARM by Homer; WOMAN WITH A RAKE by Millet; BREAKING HOME TIES by Hovenden; PYGMALION AND GALATEA by Gerome; BONJOUR, MONSIEUR COURBET by Courbet; TORERO SALUTING by Manet; Detai From WOMAN WITH PARROT by Manet; THE LETTER by Corot; MENDING THE NET by Eakins; and SUNSET AT ARBONNE by Theodore Rousseau. Color prints are framable and in very good condition and fit in an envelope on the inside of the front cover. Book covers have modest wear and the text pages are in very good condition.
Condition: Good+
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

Portfolio F - The World Triumphant Nice hardback art book containing 31 pages of text and illustrations and 12 9-1/4" x 12-1/4" color prints of paintings by famous artists to include THE TRIUMPH OF NEPTUNE AND AMPHITRITE by Poussin; THE PROCESSION OF THE RAM by Louis and MATHEIU Le Nain; THE ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS by El Greco; THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL by Caravaggio; LOUIS XIV by Rigaud; THE RAPE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF LEUCIPPUS by Rubens; PEACOCKS by Hondecoeter; OLD WOMAN CUTTING HER NAILS by Rembrandt; SAINT SEBASTION FOUND BY SAINT IRENE by La Tour; DON GASPAR DE GUZMAN, COUNT DUKE OF OLIVARES by Velazquez; GIRL ASLEEP by Vermeer and THE CEMETARY by Jacob van Ruisdael. Color prints are framable and in very good condition and are enclosed in an envelope inside the front cover. Thext pages are in very good condition. Covers have modest wear but are solid.
Condition: Good+
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art  

PortfolioG - The World Dividing Nice hardback art book containing 31 pages of text and illustrations and includes 12 9-1/4" by 12-1/4" color plates of paintings by famous artists to include MRS. SEYMOUR FORT by Copley; PIAZZA SAN MARCO, VENICE by Guardi; THE HONORABLE HENRY FANE WITH HIS GUARDIANS by Reynolds; MARY, COUNTESS HOWE by Gainsborough; ON HOUNSLOW HEATH by Wilson; THE RAPE OF EUROPA by Noel Nicolus Coypel; THE HOUSEKEEPER by Chardin; THE EMBARKATION FOR CYTHERA by Watteau; BRUTUS by Jacques Louis David; THE DISPATCH OF THE MESSENGER by Boucher; BROKEN EGGS by Greuze and STAIRCASE GROUP by Charles Willson Peale. The color plates are in very good condition and suitable for framing. The text pages are in very good condition. The book covers have light edge wear and the spine and boards are solid.
Condition: Good+
Size: 10" x 13"
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art