Vintage 1962 “Old Master Drawings from Chatsworth: A Loan Exhibition from the Devonshire Collection” Art Museum Exhibition Catalog Softcover Book

Up for sale is a Vintage 1962 “Old Master Drawings from Chatsworth: A Loan Exhibition from the Devonshire Collection” Art Museum Exhibition Catalog Softcover Book! It measures 10” by 7 1/2” around the outside cover. The piece is in excellent overall condition with minor signs of wear consistent with its age and use (contains all pages). Please message us if you have any questions. Thanks!

Documenting a monumental North American museum tour, this 1962 second printing exhibition catalogue titled “Old Master Drawings from Chatsworth: A Loan Exhibition from the Devonshire Collection” serves as an exceptional reference for classical European art history. Circulated by the Smithsonian Institution between 1962 and 1963, this landmark exhibition united world-class graphic masterworks for display across elite venues, including the National Gallery of Art, the Pierpont Morgan Library, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the Art Institute of Chicago. The physical production of this softcover volume represents a high-water mark for mid-century American printing arts, meticulously struck through a collaboration between The Meriden Gravure Company—famed for their industry-leading monochrome art reproductions—and The Stinehour Press, revered for classic typography. Bound in light grey paper wraps featuring Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Head of a Woman (La Scapigliata) on the front cover panel, the internal layout includes an introductory text by Michael Jaffé alongside a rigorous, scholarly inventory tracing exceptional drawings from the Renaissance through the Baroque periods. Each entry provides full provenance data, technical mediums, and historical context alongside high-contrast plates showcasing original works by Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Dürer, making this catalog a premier resource for art historians and dealers specializing in classical prints and drawings.

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