Maxfield Parrish

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We are pleased to bring this classic work back into print. A compendium of the life and work of Maxfield Parrish, it is an essential part of a Parrish library. For the collector, the publisher has included a value guide to some of the products that bear Parrish images. Examples of Parrish's most famous book illustrations are shown, including selections from Mother Goose in Prose and the Arabian Nights. Also included are his famous magazine covers-from Life, Collier's, Harper's Weekly, etc., as well as all the landscapes that he painted for Brown and Bigelow, who reproduced them as calendars every year from 1936 to 1963. One of the highlights of the book is the chapter on Parrish's technique, examining in depth his materials, favorite methods, and unique way of painting. In addition, there is a lengthy excerpt from an unpublished manuscript by Maxfield Parrish, Jr., explaining step-by-step his father's glazing technique and use of photography in his work. This definitive study also contains numerous revealing excerpts from Parrish's unpublished correspondence with family, friends, and clients.

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Maxfield Parrish: The Masterworks

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Luminous landscapes. Stunning scenery. Courageous colors. All this and more describes the amazing body of work by one of America’s most popular artists, Maxfield Parrish. Now in its third edition with updated pricing, ownership, and trends, The Masterworks stands as the authoritative collection of Parrish’s best works. Compiled by longtime Parrish expert and curator Alma Gilbert, The Masterworks brings together the most popular, most important, and most fanciful of Parrish’s paintings. Here you’ll find the glorious Dinkey Bird, the extensive Florentine Fête murals, the amazing Interlude, and the sublime Daybreak. Also included are some of Parrish’s lesser-known works, through which we see the development of the artist’s style and technique. Through historical analysis, contemporary news clippings, and letters from the artist himself, we get to know Parrish the man, discovering the genius behind the artwork. Updated with all the current Parrish information, this new edition of The Masterworks continues the grand tradition of celebrating Parrish’s work, and bringing his oeuvre to the public.

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Maxfield Parrish Volume One (A-L)

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Maxfield Parrish was an American illustrator and painter who was perhaps the most popular commercial artist in the United States in the first half of the 20th century. The son of an artist, Parrish was educated at Haverford College, PA., and studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Drexel Institute of Art in Philadelphia. He did many posters, magazine covers, and book and advertising illustrations. By the 1920s he was the highest paid commercial artist in the nation. Parrish is best known for his depictions of fantasy landscapes populated by attractive young women. He used meticulously defined outlines and intricately detailed natural backgrounds, and his unusual color give his pictures a dreamlike and idyllic atmosphere.

Maxfield Parrish art book contains 100+ illustrations from the following books; Dream Days, A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, The Knave of Hearts, The Arabian Nights and The Reluctant Dragon. Magazine illustrations; Collier's and Harper's Weekly, Scribners, Life, and more. Full color posters, advertisements and Parrish's best paintings.

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Maxfield Parrish was an American illustrator and painter who was perhaps the most popular commercial artist in the United States in the first half of the 20th century. The son of an artist, Parrish was educated at Haverford College, PA., and studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Drexel Institute of Art in Philadelphia. He did many posters, magazine covers, and book and advertising illustrations. By the 1920s he was the highest paid commercial artist in the nation. Parrish is best known for his depictions of fantasy landscapes populated by attractive young women. He used meticulously defined outlines and intricately detailed natural backgrounds, and his unusual color give his pictures a dreamlike and idyllic atmosphere.

Maxfield Parrish art book contains 100+ illustrations from the following books; Dream Days, A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, The Knave of Hearts, The Arabian Nights and The Reluctant Dragon. Magazine illustrations; Collier's and Harper's Weekly, Scribners, Life, and more. Full color posters, advertisements and Parrish's best paintings.

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Worlds of Enchantment: The Art of Maxfield Parrish (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

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The Arabian nights: their best-known tales

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

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Maxfield Parrish 2012 Calendar

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A preeminent figure in the “Golden Age of American Illustration,” Maxfield Parrish was the most popular artist of his time. Prized by both publishers and advertisers, his illustrations graced everything from candy boxes and storybooks to major magazines and the advertisements to be found in them. Parrish (1870–1966) achieved even greater fame and fortune painting for calendars and art prints. Executed in rich, luminescent colors, his radiantly romantic images attracted intense public enthusiasm. Treasured today as in the past, Maxfield Parrish's paintings remain among the best-loved works of any American artist. Among the twelve incandescent images in this calendar are Solitude, The Canyon, The Lantern Bearers, and Road to the Valley.

Size: 12 x 13 in.; opens to 12 x 26 in. Printed on FSC certified paper with soy-based inks.

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