by Martin Hardie.
John Pettie by Martin Hardie.
A & C Black, 1908.
First edition. Royal 8vo. Olive green cloth with a palette and laurel wreath design blocked in gilt and printed in green and pink on the front and spine. Lettering in gilt on the front and spine. Top edge gilt. Fifty full page colour illustrations under captioned tissue guards and 8 black and white drawings. A fine copy, clean and bright.
One of 3000 copies, originally published at 20/-.
Scottish born Pettie (1839-1893) excelled at painting heroic scenes from Scotland's history. His palette utilised a rich resonance of colour, and his art was known for its dash and vigour, the pictorial qualities taking precedence over the storytelling which had been the immediate concern of his predecessors. Prolific and industrious, he became one of the best known British artists of his day.
Stock ID: 45309
