James Fitzgerald : the drawings and sketches : selections from the Catalogue raisonné, volume 1 / Robert L. Stahl, the James Fitzgerald Legacy, Monhegan Museum of Art & History
339 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits, photographs, maps ; 23 x 31 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc
Essays
Catalogues raisonnés
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Place:
Maine
Monhegan Island
Date:
2017
20th century
Contents:
Foreword / Edward L. Deci -- Preface / Robert L. Stahl -- Framing Fitzgerald / E. Bruce Robertston -- Fitzgerald's Philosophy and Practice of Art / Robert L. Stahl -- James Fitzgerald and the Art of Drawing / Karen A. Sherry -- Early Work in New England / Robert L. Stahl -- Voyages at Sea: The North Atlantic / Robert L. Stahl -- Portraits 1920s-1940s / Robert L. Stahl -- Nudes / Robert L. Stahl -- New York City / Robert L. Stahl -- Monhegan / Robert L. Stahl -- The Dory / Robert L. Stahl -- Birds-Gulls, Gannets, Ravens and Geese / Robert L. Stahl -- Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia / Robert L. Stahl -- Waves-Fitzgerald on Proust / Robert L. Stahl -- Katahdin / Robert L. Stahl -- Tigers and Horses / Robert L. Stahl -- Travels Abroad / Robert L. Stahl -- Ireland and the Aran Islands / Robert L. Stahl
Summary:
"'James Fitzgerald: The Drawings and Sketches', the first planned volume to emerge from his 'Catalogue Raisonné', is illustrated with over 750 images, of which a third are complete works reproduced in full color. This first in-depth presentation of his preliminary studies and discussion of his drawing process allows the reader to explore the artist's creative process from first concept to final painting. Fitzgerald's wide range of subject matter is reflected inw orks from Monhegan, Katahdin, Ireland, New York, and other locations where he painted." --publisher's description, dust jacket.