Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer — Jean-Francois Millet: Painter-Etcher

New York, Frederick Keppel & Co., . First Edition. Softcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of covers and text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. No date of publication but circa the 19-oughts or teens, a cute little tome in 12mo format, measuring 5 5/8" x 3 1/2". Printed gray wrappers, very light wear to and soiling of. 42 pp. including 11 black-and-white plates reproducing etchings, a lithograph and a woodcut by him. Heavy emphasis on his work as an etcher Very good. Jean-François Millet (1814-1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his scenes of peasant farmers; he can be categorized as part of the Realism art movement. This text is focused on Millet's work as an etcher.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good