N.C. Wyeth: Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings, 2 Volumes, Boxed [Box set] [Hardcover]

Christine Bauer Podmaniczky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2008 | ISBN-10: 1857594789 | ISBN-13: 978-1857594782

First catalogue raisonn, of N.C. Wyeth's work, compiled by the foremost historian on the subject.

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About the Author

Christine Bauer Podmaniczky is Associate Curator of N.C. Wyeth Collections at the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. She has organised a number of exhibitions devoted to various aspects of Wyeth's work and is the author of several exhibition catalogues about the artist. In addition, Ms. Podmaniczky supervised the restoration of the historic Wyeth house and studio, which is now open to the public.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 920 pages
• Publisher: Scala Publishers (May 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857594789
• ISBN-13: 978-1857594782
• Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 11.7 x 3.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 17.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,419,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing arrival, July 24, 2008

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Reese "an artist" (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: N.C. Wyeth: Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings, 2 Volumes, Boxed (Hardcover)

I have long awaited the arrival of a good N.C. Wyeth book. When I saw this book was released I was elated...a bit taken back by the price though. Well I justified it seeing that it is a 2 book box set. When it arrived the first dissapointment was bad shipping. This set had inadequate protection and recieved a hole through the box from an shipping. Secondly, and most disappointing, was the fact that the images were often soooo small. Some that I've seen previously published much bigger are shown so small I felt compelled to get a magnifying glass. Because I'd seen them larger I knew it was a possiblity. I personally feel that the Brandywine museum should be ashamed of this publication. The Wyeth family should be outraged! As the first reviewer stated, the white space is huge. In some areas, 4-5 inches large, while the images are small! I have to say, since I so longed to see this publication, or at least the one I had hopped to see, my heart actually ached after the waiting and the cost of this item. My recommendation is to save your money till they lower the price even more and do what I plan to do, send a letter of complaint to the Brandywine Museum. After all the great publications on Andrew, this is what we get to represent N.C.? How disappointing!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More is Less, June 24, 2008

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William Wray - See all my reviews
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This review is from: N.C. Wyeth: Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings, 2 Volumes, Boxed (Hardcover)

It's great to see the length and breadth of N. C. Weyth's work, but this Raisonne despite its size (at 10 pounds a book) and quality printing, suffers from the artists own prodigious output. So exciting too see so much unseen work, but so disappointing to see so much of it so small. The exhaustive technical descriptions and layout choices to leave tons of white space around everything makes it time and again feel like a collection of stamps. A third volume was needed to do this the right way so the best of the art could be shown at the size it merits. More is less in this case.
That said this is a long overdue book that clearly shows the N.C. Weyth was unfairly overlooked in the art histories as a master who should have not been over shadowed by his talented, but rendering oriented son. N.C. was a painter; Andrew is a fastidious observer of detail. The combination of Weyth seniors style exploration, staying to long in illustration, his early death, the ugly discrimination of the art world, and his son's overriding pureness of personal vision prevented N. C. from being considered one of America's most important artists. I hope this book corrects that perfect storm of ignorance of his greatness. I urge the publishers to a expanded version that shows more the art at a good size, I'll buy it too.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great collection of small images, December 31, 2008

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This review is from: N.C. Wyeth: Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings, 2 Volumes, Boxed (Hardcover)

I agree with the reviewers who have likened this collection to books of stamps. After traveling extensively around the country and seeing many original Wyeths on display, I was estatic to see that there would be a complete collection available. I figured for the price, it would be an extensive collection with complete large color prints. First off, the shipping sucks. When I got the package, the box was loose inside and the packing slip was torn, making it look like the it had been repackaged after the first box was damaged. The case was bent and worn, but the books were okay. The books are nicely bound, and do contain numerous paintings, but the amount of paintings that do not need a loop or magnifying glass to view are little, if any. If you need a great reference for the locations and information for the works of Wyeth, this is the collection. If you are looking for great images of the complete Wyeth collection, save your money. This collection is not worth it!