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Yachtsmans Eye: The Glen S Foster Collection Of Marine Paintings
Granby, Alan; Simons, Ben
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Description for Yachtsmans Eye: The Glen S Foster Collection Of Marine Paintings
hardcover. A celebration and preservation of the remarkable art collection of one man. Num Pages: 248 pages, 95 color plates. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; AGN; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 315 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2280.
Art collector Glen S. Foster developed a consummate eye, combining a yachtsman's experience on the water with the instincts of an art connoisseur. Before its breakup upon his death in 1999, Foster's collection of historic American and British yachting and marine art was regarded as one of the finest in the country, and established new auction records when a portion was sold in 2002. Here for the first time is a glimpse of the collection, with descriptions contributed by some of the best historians of marine art today. Over eighty pieces by such artists as J. E. Buttersworth, Frederic Schiller ... Read more
Art collector Glen S. Foster developed a consummate eye, combining a yachtsman's experience on the water with the instincts of an art connoisseur. Before its breakup upon his death in 1999, Foster's collection of historic American and British yachting and marine art was regarded as one of the finest in the country, and established new auction records when a portion was sold in 2002. Here for the first time is a glimpse of the collection, with descriptions contributed by some of the best historians of marine art today. Over eighty pieces by such artists as J. E. Buttersworth, Frederic Schiller ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
WW Norton United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393060638
SKU
V9780393060638
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Granby, Alan; Simons, Ben
Alan Granby, a specialist in marine antiquities, was a founding board member of the International Yacht Restoration School. He lives in Newport, Rhode Island. Ben Simons is assistant curator at the Nantucket Historical Association.
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