MERRIMACK RIVER FELINE RESCUE SOCIETY, INC. – Cool Cats Auction 2021
Auction Ends: Apr 25, 2021 08:00 PM EDT

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Coffee Table Books for the Art Lover

Item Number
298
Estimated Value
342 USD
Sold
100 USD to al4779d96

The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to MERRIMACK RIVER FELINE RESCUE SOCIETY, INC. (tax ID 04-3172322) on behalf of the winner.

Number of Bids
1  -  Bid History

Item Description

This set includes ten art-related coffee table books:

Renoir: His Life, Art, and Letters (hardcover)
A magnificent book depicting Renoir, His Life, Art & Letters by Barbara Ehrlich White, published by Harry Abrams in 1984. There are 391 illustrations, 125 in full color. Included are Renoir family photos, homes, and letters.

Rembrandt (The Library of Great Painters) (hardcover)
Beautiful pictures and information about Rembrandt's works and life by Ludwig Manz, published by Harry Abrams. 150 pages, 104 Illustrations including 48 tipped-on color plates. 

The Book of Hours (hardcover)
By John Harthan, published in 1977. This magnificent volume is a survey of the entire range of the Book of Hours reproduced with richness and variety. It is a treasure for anyone interested in the superb art of Medieval manuscripts. 

Michelangelo: His Life, Work and Times
By Linda Murray, published in 1984.

Degas (hardcover)
By Ian Dunlop, published in 1979. Cloth boards. Lavish color and B&W plates.

Vincent by Himself: A selection of Van Gogh's Paintings and Drawings together with Extracts from his Letters
Edited by Bruce Bernard, published in 1985. This unique compilation of the art and writings of Vincent Van Gogh vividly conveys the intelligence and genius of one of Europe's greatest artists. The unquestionable appeal of Vincent's paintings and drawings is enhanced by his own account of his life and thought, as contained in his letters. This selection includes more than 230 of his paintings and drawings - all reproduced in full color - as well as extracts of the artist's correspondence to friends and family members.

Manet (hardcover) 
Published in 1961. 152 pages, contains 131 reproductions with forty-eight tipped in plates in full-color. The author is a distinguished writer and art historian, and has edited a volume of Manet's writings and correspondence.

John Singer Sargent (hardcover)
By Carter Ratcliff, published by Abbeville Press in 1982. 338 illustrations, 113 in full color. Examines the life and career of nineteenth-century American artist John Singer Sargent, looking at his oil portraits, watercolors, and murals, and includes over three hundred illustrations in color and black-and-white. 

Art Treasures of the Hermitage (hardcover)
by Pierre Descarques, published in 1976.

Henri Matisse (hardcover)
By John Jacobus, published in 1973. 

Item Special Note

We encourage local winning bidders to pick up their item(s) at one of our contactless pick-up days in Salisbury, MA:

  • Friday, April 30 from 2-6 p.m. or
  • Saturday, May 1 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

For those that are not local, this item can be shipped by trackable mail at the winner's expense.

Donated By:

Judy Besancon