MaxfieldParrish ( Philadelphia, 1870 New Hampshire, 1966) Pintor americano. Mitad tradicionalista, mitad inventor, en ocasiones ilustrador de dragones y duendes, y otras veces encontrando su..., generalmente, propia de un cuento de hadas. LIBROS SOBRE MAXFIELDPARRISH OBRAS DE OTROS MAESTROS EN... ninguna escuela Como un artesano meticuloso, la técnica pictórica de Parrish consistía en desplegar
Edith Wharton’s Italian Villas and Their Gardens, a seminal work on garden design, is a testament to the passionate connoisseurship of one of America’s greatest writers. A comprehensive look at the history and character of Italian garden architecture and ornamentation, the book explores more than seventy-five villas, capturing what Wharton...more
The long-awaited 4th edition of the best-selling identification and price guide is now more valuable than ever. Completely updated, this new edition contains current pricing, a 16-page section of full-color prints, and a foreword from Parrish expert, Alma Gilbert-Smith. Also included in this is an updated introduction with the author's...more
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...more
The most popular American artist of his day, Maxfield Parrish (1870 1966) mingled mythical and real landscapes so naturally as to create worlds that can be briefly entered and savored: you can almost smell the snow on his distant peaks, feel the pine duff underfoot in his forests. Here are...more
Now in its third edition, THE MASTERWORKS stands as the authoritative collection of Parrishs best works. Compiled by long-time Parrish expert and curator Alma Gilbert, THE MASTERWORKS brings together the most popular, most important, and most fanciful of Parrishs paintings. Here youll find the glorious Dinkey Bird, the extensive Florentine...more
This affordable, over-sized paperback provides an unusual glimpse into artist Maxfield Parrish's life--particularly his relationship with model Sue Lewin. Black-and-white photos and full-color plates show how Lewin's simple poses became fully realized fantasies under the brush of the master. The text explores not only the artworks that emerged from the...more
The world knows Maxfield Parrish for his legacy of extraordinary paintings--technical tours-de-force whose subjects ranged from the inspiring to the farcical. But Parrish is best appreciated in the context of his own life and times. This book elegantly provides that context with an overview of his brilliant book illustrations and...more