Metropolitan Seminars in Art Portfolios 1 to 12. It’s an art history class in a series of books. Written by By John Canaday. Published by The Metropolitan Museum Of Art in 1958. Each book comes with a series of frame-worthy color prints detailed in the portfolio. Prints are approx 12" x 9 1/2". It also comes with a test paper and a preview for the next volume. Portfolios are all in good, vintage condition with some shelf-wear on the cover, slightly damaged spines, some minor discoloring on pages and light wear on prints. Please see detail images. Portfolios are approx 10" x 13". Lot includes:
(1) Volume 1: What Is A Painting?
(1) Volume 2: Realism
(1) Volume 3: Expressionism
(1) Volume 4: Abstraction (Missing preview paper)
(1) Volume 5: Composition As Pattern.
(1) Volume 6: Composition As Structure
(1) Volume 7: Composition As Expression.
(1) Volume 8: Fresco.
(1) Volume 9: Tempera And Oil
(1) Volume 10: Water Color, Pastel And Prints.
(1) Volume 11: The Artist As A Social Critic.
(1) Volume 12: The Artist As A Visionary.
The total weight is 17.60lbs.
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