The Triumphs Of Modern Art Gebbie & Co Portfolios & 68 Large Engravings 1890 Era

Description: The Triumphs Of Modern Art Gebbie & Co Portfolios & 68 Large Engravings 1890 Era. The full page engravings measure about 11 3/4" x 17" with the artwork about 8" x 11". This set contains portfolio numbers 1, 2, 3 & 5 that are in decent condition as they are hardcovers. Most have the individual thinner paper cover that give detailed information for each print, these pages have more wear and tears than the thicker paper used for the engravings, the engraving pages are in better condition but some have edge tears that are mostly very small ones. The set is far from mint and far from complete as I believe this set went on to publish 25 volumes. These are the higher quality editions, not the less expensive edition issued in bound book form. The engravings are marked made by Gebbie & Husson. Not a complete set but a good size example of a very famous art collection - please see detailed photos. I counted a total of 68 engravings of famous artwork. History information about this item:THE TRIUMPHS OF MODERN ART: Containing The Most Notable Paintings Of To-Day, Selected From The Modern Masterpieces Of The Whole World Of Artby Sylvestre, Henri (Descriptive Text)-Printed on the front: "PART 6 PRICE ONE DOLLAR/ The Triumphs of Modern Art/Containing The Most Notable Paintings Selected From The Modern Masterpieces of the Whole World./Gebbie & Co., PUBLISHERS PHILADELPHIA Copyrighted 1891, by GEBBIE & CO."-Printed on the back:The Triumphs Of Modern ArtContaining the most Notable Paintings of To-day, Selected fromThe Modern Masterpieces of the Whole World of Art.PROSPECTUSIt is quite impossible to overestimate the importance of such a publication as we now launch for public favor. Year after year, for twenty-five years, we have ventured, at high cost, the publication of Art Works of Beauty and Instructive Value - each venture greater than its predecessor, and thanks to their unwavering appreciation, the kind response of our patrons has kept pace with out enterprise. We are therefore encouraged on this occasion to excel ourselves and publish a Work of Surpassing Magnificence, containing the cream of recent Masterpieces of Painting, selected from the Modern Art of the Whole World. In these days of rapid progress, the only ventures, whether of Science, Literature, or Art, which emphatically command the attention of the people, are those that surpass all their predecessors; and on this standard we hopefull submit to the American public our New Art publication--The Triumphs of Modern ArtTHE ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION OF LONDON, for the last two years, has had the good fortune to have its walls adorned with a higher and better class of paintings than ever before in the history of the institution. THE SALON OF PARIS for the same period has been nearly equally fortunate; therefore, as we cull the cream of these Great Galleries for our work, we may claim the highest excellence and the lartest novelties. In addition to these we have secured the best pictures from the following collections for the Triumphs of Modern Art: THE GERMAN EXHIBITION AT EARL'S COURT, LONDON; THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AT BERLIN; THE ACADEMY EXHIBITORS OF AMERICA'S BEST ART SCHOOLS; THE ANNUAL PRIZES OF THE EXHIBITIONS OF BRUSSESL, ROME, FLORENCE, MUNICH, MADRID, VIENNA, etc., etc. It will be seen we have endeavored to make the work comprehensive in its range and worthy of its title.All this has been made possible to us by controlling exclusively in America the unequalled photogravure process of reproducing on steel the exact fac-similes of the pictures.But not alone by Photogravure have we reproduced these TRIUMPHS OF ART for the American public. A few of the best paintings could not be photographed, and these we have had etchings made by TEN of the BEST ARTISTS-ETCHERS OF AMERICA, viz.: DEARTH, DEILMAN, FERRIS, HAMILTON, HARPER, KING, MORAN, ROST, SARTAIN AND TURNER.THE SCOPE OF THE WORK.--It will represent Three Hundred Paintings from the above Exhibitons, viz,: 10 Etchings, by the above-named etchers, and 90 Photogravures, the engraved surface of each plate averaging 12 X 8 inches, printed on paper 17 X 11 3/4; and 200 Typogravures for the embellishment of the text and rendering complete and thorough this grand publication.The descriptive text, terse and brief, is by Henri Sylvestre, one of the foremost Art critics of the time. M. Sylvestre has made a novel departure in the arrangement of this collection--by selecting in threes, one large photogravure, or etching and "facing" it with two small pictures similar in sentiment, with the description of all three pictures in one centre--thus making on one view a harmony of Triple-Triumphs.TERMS OF PUBLICATION.THE TRIUMPHS OF MODERN ART will be complete in twenty-five parts, and issued as follows:One part, containing Four Photogravures, or Etchings, and Eight Typogravures, with descriptions of the paintings and artists, will be issued each month till the whole twenty-five parts are completed. The price of the parts will be One Dollar each, to be paid for only on delivery--the agent not being permitted to give credit nor receive money in advance. No subscriber's name will be received for less than the entire series of twenty-five parts.The Publishers Guarantee that the paper, printing and quality of the engravings in the Parts delivered will be in every respect equal to the sample shown by the salesman.No verbal or written agreement outside these conditions is authorized, nor will any other conditions than the above be recognized.Subscribers changing their address, or not receiving their parts regularly, will please communicate with the publishers.Gebbie & Co.,PHILADELPHIA, PA

Price: 99.5 USD

Location: Weymouth, Massachusetts

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