Cecchi, Emilio (intro.); Borgiotti, Mario (essay); Europa Oggi (Livorno); American Federation of Arts (New York); The Italian Information Center (New York).

Italian Painting of the Nineteenth Century: The “Macchiaioli” (The First “Europeans” in Tuscany). [Exhibition catalogue].

Florence, Italy: Leo S. Olschki, 1963. 8vo. Oblong. [18 pp.]. Soft, stapled glossy white and color illustrated wraps. Good with marginal creasing along spine and soiling along front wrap edges. 1 color plate on front wrap. Includes texts by Emilio Cecchi and Mario Borgiotti. Includes exhibition checklist, including works by Giuseppe Abbati, Vito d’Ancona, Odoardo Borrani, Giovanni Boldoni, Giovanni Fattori, Serafino de Tivoli, Silvestro Lega, Telemaco Signorini, Raffaello Sernisi, Christiano Banti et al. Catalogue created on occasion of exhibition “An International Tribute to The Macchiaioli to Celebrate the Centenary of the Birth of the Movement,” organized by Europa Oggi in collaboration with the American Federation of Arts and the The Italian Information Center held in multiple locations across the United States in 1963. Scarce.


From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz. Item #18-7300

Price: $85.00