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Also by William Secord:

Dog Painting 1840 - 1940, January 2003
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Breed Apart, December 2001
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Dog Painting, November 2000
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DOG PAINTING 1840 - 1940
By: William Secord

Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C
January 2003
On Sale: January 1, 2003
368 pages
ISBN: 1851491392
EAN: 9781851491391
Hardcover
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William Secord is the first author to explore the presentation of the dog, from its origins in Greek, Roman and later European art, to the remarkable paintings of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries up to modern times. In this splendid work he traces the evolution of some fifty breeds, using carefully selected illustrations by outstanding nineteenth and twentieth century artists, ranging from depictions of hounds and sporting dogs in the field to Victorian portraits of pampered pets and highly-bred favorites. From the diminutive chihuahua to the massive St Bernard, this fascinating account of most of the popular breeds provides an original and penetrating artistic record of mankind's faithful companions. It is also an invaluable reference work about the many superb painters who specialized in dog painting, providing an essential index for art historians, dealers and galleries requiring a directory of names and examples of the exponents of this popular genre.

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