BENEZIT.- DICTIONARY OF ARTISTS. Gründ. 2006. 14 vols. In-4.º gr. E.
Obra verdadeiramente monumental, indispensável a coleccionadores, historiadores, galeristas e antiquários, cujo prefácio transcrevemos: "The Benezit was first published in 1911. This 3-volume edition was followed by an 8-volume edition in 1955, 10 volumes 1976, and finally 14 volumes in 1999. Althrought all these edition were french. tha Benezit soon acquired an international reputation, providing both any painter, sculpteur, engraver and draughtsman, of al couhntries and schools, from Antiquity to the present day.
A highly skilled and dedicates team of over translators, editors and and art historians have worked to complete thos first English-language edition of the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. More than a simple translation, it has been revised, adapted and updated to serve a wider audience.
Reflecting the international nature of the dictionary and its readership, this English edition maks a milestone in the Benezit’s history."
Muitos dos artistas referenciados vêm acompanhados do facsímile das respectivas assinaturas. Edição actualizada executada com o maior cuidado gráfico.
Encadernações inteiras de tela azul, próprias da edição, com dizeres dourados nas lombadas e pastas da frente.