A Salute to Watercolour | Max Angus | 1996 | Signed by Author [USED – HCDJ – Very Good]

Max Angus's history of watercolour painting, tracing the medium from its origins in Europe through to its use by the artists and topographers who accompanied early explorers and colonial expeditions to Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales.

Angus was one of Tasmania's most significant artists and art historians of the 20th century — his own watercolours documented the Tasmanian landscape over six decades, and his art historical writing brought the work of colonial Tasmanian artists to wider attention. A Salute to Watercolour draws on both his practical knowledge of the medium and his deep familiarity with the history of Australian colonial art to trace how watercolour became the dominant medium of early colonial documentation.

The colonial Tasmanian section covers the topographical artists who worked in Van Diemen's Land — a period when watercolour was effectively the only means of visual recording available to explorers and settlers. This makes the book directly relevant to collectors of Tasmanian colonial art and anyone researching the visual history of early Tasmania.

At 132 pages with colour illustrations throughout and a full index, this is a well-produced and authoritative reference.

This copy is signed by Max Angus. Out of print since publication.

CONDITION

Used, generally very good condition. Contact us on 03 6381 1545 for additional photos and condition detail before purchasing.

BOOK DETAILS

• Hardcover with dust jacket.
• 132 pages, indexed.
• Colour illustrations throughout.
• Approximately 25.5cm wide x 29cm tall.
• Published 1996. Out of print.

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