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Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C
January 2003
On Sale: January 1, 2003
368 pages
ISBN: 1851491392
EAN: 9781851491391
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
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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