A HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART
Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Born in Japan and raised in Germany, the American art critic, poet, and anarchist Carl Sadakichi Hartmann (1867-1944) was an important early participant in modernism. With this and other works, advocated for the recognition of avant-garde art and artists. Issued as part of the Art Lovers' Series. Small octavo, two volumes: 328 pp + 287, [1, blank] pp. Each volume with a frontispiece with red-printed captioned tissue guard, a photogravure after a painting by George de Forrest Brush [John Singer Sargent], and 32 plates, all halftones after paintings by various American artists. In the publisher's dark olive vertical fine-ribbed cloth bindings, with dark green-stamped ruled borders and frames, white and gilt-stamped vignette of a seated muse with laurel wreath and palette against balustrade and foliage, and gilt-stamped ornaments and titling on the front panels, and dark green-stamped borders, gilt-stamped vignette of a palette with brushes and ribbon, ornaments, and titling on the spines. Top edge gilt, with buff endpapers. Tiny indentation to the top edge of the second volume. Light rubbing to the extremities; else near fine. Provenance: from the Publishers' Bookbindings collection of Ellen K. Morris and Edward S. Levin. Near fine. Item #79299
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