Ventes live - Lot 115
[Painting]
Cours de peinture par principes.
Amsterdam & Leipzig, Arkstée & Merkus; Paris, Ch.-A. Jombert, 1766
Prix de marteau: €
80
€ 120 / 150
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Description du lot
12mo; front. and 2 pl. (text n.c., marg. damp stain in begin., occ. foxing).
Contemp. marbled calf, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, red edges (sm. def., sl. rubbed).
One of the most renowned works of Piles (1st 1708). With the famous chapter "La balance des peintres", a list of 57 major painters to which the author gives marks from 0 to 18 for composition, drawing, colour and expression. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 2 plates.
Prov. Siouville (contemp. ms. entry).