Dayot, Armand

Carle Vernet; Etude sur l'Artiste

Paris: Le Goupy, 1925. Vernet, Carle. First edition. Soft cover. 204p, many ills. (mostly small). The binding is sewn but is quite loose. Scrappy remains of original glassine jacket. In French. Fair. Item #31084

Monograph on this 19th-century French painter and printmaker, best known for his many equestrian themes--hunting, the circus, the cavalry, stud farms, fighting horses, travel on horseback, etc. The biography is followed by two catalogues: his engraved and lithographic work, and a very large retrospective exhibition in Paris. Sold as is, and priced accordingly. Reference copy.

Price: $25.00