Emil Major; Erwin Gradmann — Vrs Graf

Basel, Im Holbein, c1941. Cloth. A richly illustrated survey of Swiss Renaissance artist Urs Graf, this volume pairs 150 striking facsimiles with illuminating scholarly insight. In the publisher's original orange cloth.This volume is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the University of Edinburgh Libraries and the University of York Libraries.This volume is a concise, richly illustrated survey of Urs Graf"s graphic work, combining scholarly analysis with a substantial visual record. The text essays by Major and Gradmann offer insight into the history of the following 150 illustrated facsimiles of Graf's work, over 56 double-sided black-and-white plates. Collated, complete.Urs Graf (c.1485–c.1527) was a Swiss Renaissance artist and mercenary known for his bold, unflinching drawings and engravings that depicted soldiers, peasants, and raw scenes of everyday life. In the publisher's original orange cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Some very slight soiling and handling marks to perimeters of boards. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. The odd slight handling mark to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Frontispiece image partially unstuck. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Urs Graf. Very Good Indeed .