Binding: Hardcover
Description: We are pleased to bring this classic work back into print. A compendium of the life and work of Maxfield Parrish it is an essential part of a Parrish library. For the collector the publisher has included a value guide to some of the products that bear Parrish images. Examples of Parrish's most famous book illustrations are shown including selections from Mother Goose in Prose and the Arabian Nights. Also included are his famous magazine covers - from Life Collier's Harper's Weekly etc. as well as all the landscapes that he painted for Brown and Bigelow who reproduced them as calendars every year from 1936 to 1963. One of the highlights of the book is the chapter on Parrish's technique examining in depth his materials favorite methods and unique way of painting. In addition there is a lengthy excerpt from an unpublished manuscript by Maxfield Parrish Jr. explaining step - by - step his father's glazing technique and use of photography in his work. This definitive study also contains numerous revealing excerpts from Parrish's unpublished correspondence with family friends and clients.
Title: Maxfield Parrish
Author(s): Ludwig Coy
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Barcode: 9780887405273
Pages: 224 Pages, 164 Color & B/W Photos
Publication Date: 1/6/1997
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs