Bidspirit auction | Metropolitan Seminars in Art Portfolios

Metropolitan Seminars in Art Portfolios 1 to 12 - Metropolitan Seminars in Art Portfolios 1 to 12. It's an art history class in a series of books. Written by By John Canaday. Published by The Metropolitan Museum Of Art in 1958. Each book comes with a series of frame-worthy color prints detailed in the portfolio. Prints are approx 12” x 9 1/2”. It also comes with a test paper and a preview for the next volume. Portfolios are all in good, vintage condition with some shelf-wear on the cover, slightly damaged spines, some minor discoloring on pages and light wear on prints. Please see detail images. Portfolios are approx 10” x 13”. Lot includes: (1) Volume 1: What Is A Painting? (1) Volume 2: Realism (1) Volume 3: Expressionism (1) Volume 4: Abstraction (Missing preview paper) (1) Volume 5: Composition As Pattern. (1) Volume 6: Composition As Structure (1) Volume 7: Composition As Expression. (1) Volume 8: Fresco. (1) Volume 9: Tempera And Oil (1) Volume 10: Water Color, Pastel And Prints. (1) Volume 11: The Artist As A Social Critic. (1) Volume 12: The Artist As A Visionary. The total weight is 17.60lbs.