Description: Bert Feke. Colonial Portrait Painter. By Henry Wilder Foote and printed in Cambridge, Massachusetts by the Harvard University Press. 1930, 223 pp. 10” x 7”, hardcover full cloth. Overall good. Ex-library, with markings on spine and “Library” written on front board. Hinges remain in good condition and text block remains bound well. Light interior markings. Includes an assortment of black-and-white portraits, along with a foldout of Feke’s ancestry. Some wear at back of text block due to library pieces being removed. Some stampings, along with a letter pasted to front end page. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce piece on the life and works of Robert Feke (c. 1705 - c. 1752), a colonial portrait painter active in Oyster Bay, New York. With about 60 surviving works, Feke’s pieces and art style played an influence in colonial art development in the years prior to the Revolution. FORN-SHELF-0531-BB-0824-aj2477
Price: 75 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-11-30T14:42:19.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Language: English
Special Attributes: Ex-Library, Illustrated
Author: Henry Wilder Foote
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Topic: Fine Arts
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Art & Photography
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1930
