From Antiquity to Impressionism: Masterworks on Paper & Canvas | 4 Volumes

Lot includes all four books and 10% off gift certificate to Marble & Canvas.

Journey across centuries of artistic achievement with this collection of four distinguished art books and exhibition catalogues, exploring classical antiquity, American Impressionism, Italian draftsmanship, and European Old Master prints.

Giovanni Becatti's The Art of Ancient Greece and Rome (1967) provides an expansive survey of classical art, with more than 380 illustrations tracing artistic development from the rise of Greece through the Roman world.

William H. Gerdts' Masterworks of American Impressionism (1990) was published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Foundation and celebrates the distinctive American interpretation of Impressionist painting.

The beautifully produced Strokes of Genius: Italian Drawings from the Goldman Collection (2014), published by the Art Institute of Chicago, presents exceptional Italian drawings from the 16th and 17th centuries and accompanied the museum's major exhibition of the Goldman Collection.

Completing the collection is R.S. Johnson Fine Art Old Master Prints & Drawings, 1475-1825 (1991), an illustrated catalogue devoted to centuries of European printmaking and draftsmanship.

Together, these volumes offer an engaging library for artists, collectors, historians, and lovers of art history.