TRETER Mieczyslaw - Matejko. The artist's personality, works, form and style. 385 engravings in the text and 40 plates and 2 synchronic plates. Lvov-Warsaw 1939, Książnica Atlas. 4, pp. [4], 685, [6], plates 28. period fl. binding.
Missing 12 plates and 2 synchronic plates, taped tear of one page (pp 299-300), otherwise good condition. Monumental, extremely richly illustrated monograph of Jan Matejko's work by a prominent art historian. Cont.: On historical painting of the 19th century; Jan Matejko's personality and his environment; Creativity; Form and style. In the appendix: Important dates and facts of J. Matejko's life; J. Matejko's pupils; Literature: A. General literature; B. Literature on Matejko; Footnotes; Indexes of persons and places; lists of illustrations; extensive French summary. In the footnotes, a great wealth of information that is difficult to find in other studies - including a collection of foreign opinions on the master's work, a list of Matejko's participation in Paris exhibitions, a list of woodcuts according to Matejko's drawings published in "Tygodnik Ilustrowanym", in "Kłosy" and other periodicals.
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