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Lot 80:
Description
C-18804
c. 1970s; published by Peacock Press / Charles Scribner’s Sons – New York, NY Group of three large-format hardcover books documenting major figures of 20th-century Western American art, issued as richly illustrated survey volumes. Titles include The Western Paintings of Frank C. McCarthy, The Western Art of Harold von Schmidt, and The Western Art of James Bama. Each volume presents full-color plate reproductions alongside biographical context and critical essays, capturing the mythic imagery, realism, and narrative drama associated with postwar Western illustration and fine art. Subjects range from frontier life and Native American portraiture to action-driven cowboy and cavalry scenes, reflecting the artists’ deep influence on publishing, advertising, and cinematic visual culture.
Condition varies across the set. Covers show edge wear, light surface soiling, creasing, and scattered tape residue from prior protective wrapping. Corners are softened, with some rubbing to boards and dust jacket remnants where present. Interiors remain intact, with clean, bright plates and no noted markings to text pages.
11" W x 9" H each
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