Lot 216:
Arts Study Company, Arts Study Pictures, 1899
Sold for: $30
Description
18×24 This lot comprises an assortment of issues from the periodical Arts Study Pictures, a semi-monthly serial published by the Arts Study Company in Chicago. Included is the original decorative paper wrapper for Volume 1, Number 3, dated August 1, 1899. The publication was marketed for educational use in clubs and schools, typically containing ten reproductions of famous art works per issue. The collection features black-and-white halftone plates including St. Anthony at Padua after Murillo, Children of Charles I after Van Dyck, Noble Charger after Rosa Bonheur, Shoeing the Horse and To Ho! To Ho! after Landseer, and The Cow and Haymaking after Julien Dupr?. Architectural subjects include views of the Pantheon and the Roman Forum. The publication was headquartered at 935 Fine Arts Building, 203-207 Michigan Avenue, Chicago. The plates are quarto-format and are issued loose as intended for study.
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