House Proud: Nineteenth-Century Watercolor Interiors from the Thaw Collection

by Gail S. Davidson

In the nineteenth century, it became fashionable for aristocratic and upper-class homeowners in Europe to commission watercolor paintings of their domestic interiors and to collect them in albums.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0910503907
• ISBN13: 9780910503907
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Cooper Hewitt
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent exhibition...excellent book

After seeing the wonderful "House Proud" exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt, I took a chance purchasing this book, knowing watercolors are particularly difficult to reproduce. What a nice surprise: the reproductions are beautiful, and the text is detailed and extremely informative. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys interiors, fine art, and architectural history.House Proud: Nineteenth Century Watercolor Interiors from the Thaw Collection