Edmund C. Tarbell and the Boston School of Painting (1889-1980)

Edmund C. Tarbell and the Boston School of Painting (1889-1980) by Pierce, Patricia Jobe; John Douglas Ingraham (editor). Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9789992830369.

Pierce Galleries, Hingham, MA, 1980. Hardcover. xii, 253 pp., [19] leaves of plates, illus. (some col.), biblio., index; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated "First printing, August, 1980." Oversized. The definitive work on the American painter Edmund C. Tarbell (1862-1938), who was influenced by Impressionism and is sometimes dubbed an American Impressionist; he exhibited with the "Ten" who were similarly impressed by French painting. After completing his education in Europe, Tarbell returned to Boston where he taught at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. A founding member of The Guild of Boston Artists in 1914, he was also its first President. Authoritative. Profusely illustrated. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (G)