This is the May 1949 Edition, Volume XLVIII, Number 3, of ARTNEWS Magazine. Founded in 1902, ARTNEWS is the oldest and one of the most popular art magazines for artists, collectors, dealers, historians, and enthusiasts. A detail of Jacques Villon’s, 1944 painting, Bridge of Beaugency, is on the cover.
Articles:
Painting as a pastime by Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill
Words into pictures by E. E. Cummings
The Philadelphia story on sculpture by Henri Marceau
Ben Shahn paints a picture by Thomas B. Hess
Thus is cubism cultivated by Walter Pach and Jacques Villon
Hartford thrives on Baroque
Silver anniversary at The Morgan by Alfred M. Frankfurter
The riches of Detroit emerge
Graphic focus on the Renaissance
Western earth to graceful pottery by Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Feature Illustrations:
Churchill at Chartwell
Nolde: Grotesque figures
El Greco: Virgin and Child, colorplate
Dosso and Battista Dossi: Roland and Rodomonte, colorplate
Monet: Beach at Trouville, colorplate
Gainsborough: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, colorplate
Fragonard: The Pursuit, colorplate
Guardi: View of Mestre, near Venice, colorplate
Venetian print: Ship under Sail
Departments:
Editor’s Letters
Art News of America
The Print Collector by Irvin Haas
Coming Auctions
Vernissage
Reviews and Previews
Our box score of the critics
School guide
New sources, new materials
Competitions and Scholarships
Where and When to Exhibit
The Exhibition Calendar
This magazine is used and in good condition. There is light soil and foxing along the edge of the front cover. This magazine is complete and without a label.
Title: Art News
Publisher: The Art Foundation, Inc.
Place: New York
Date of Publication: May 1949
Binding: Softcover
Number of Pages: 62
Dimensions: 9.25 x 12.25 inches
Language: English
Condition: Good
