The Small Treasures of a Lifetime: Some Early Memories of Australian Art and Artists Tapa dura - 1984

Collins, Sydney, 1984.. 1984. Hardcover. Small 4to. hardcover. 162pp. index, b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w. .

Collins Australia, 1984. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Near Fine. xiv, 162 p., [8] p. of col. plates : ill. ; 26 cm. #271121First published: Sydney : Ure Smith, 1969.Includes index.Ill. on lining papers.  Australian visual arts. Personal observations.  |  Art, Australian.  |  Artists -- Australia.Lloyd Frederic Rees AC CMG (17 March 1895 – 2 December 1988) was an Australian landscape painter who twice won the Wynne Prize for his landscape paintings.Most of Rees's works are preoccupied with depicting the effects of light and emphasis is placed on the harmony between man and nature. Rees's oeuvre is dominated by sketches and paintings, in which the most frequent subject is the built environment in the landscape. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24… Leer más

Ure Smith Pty Ltd, Australia, 1984. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. In this book of memories Lloyd Rees, one of Australia's great landscape artists, shares some of the treasures of a lifetime that has spanned many of the important years in the development of art in Australia, particulary the 1920s and 30s. 162 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art; Art & Design; ISBN: 0002172909. ISBN/EAN: 9780002172905. Inventory No: 264443.. 9780002172905