Within the walls of an elegant mansion on New York City's East Side hang some of the greatest paintings in the world, from Bellini's "St. Francis," Rembrandt's "Polish Rider," and Fragonard's "Progress of Love" through Turner's landscapes and Whistler's portraits. This sumptuous volume, with its excellent color reproductions and fine details, offers an appealing overview of the collection, an opportunity for both aesthetic study and pure pleasure. The brief artist biographies and accompanying short essays are merely serviceable, but they provide guideposts for this vicarious tour of a superb museum. Readers familiar with the images will welcome the chance to renew acquaintance; those new to the Frick will find this a rewarding introduction. A visual delight. Delayed from fall season.--Ed.
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Every once in a while there is an art book that exceeds one's expectations: Paintings from the Frick Collection, 1990, is one of those books. The book is oversized at 13x10.5 and many of the reproductions fill the space, with some even bleeding off the page into double page fold-outs. Although I have not visited the museum first hand this books inspires me to put such a visit at the top of my list when next visiting New York.
There is just enough information accompanying each piece without overwhelming the artwork. The ONLY disappointment with this book is that the 154 color plates makes one wish for more of the same.
I was able to purchase my used copy at only $12 (including shipping) -- which is an absurdly good price for such a quality product.
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Sarah K
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Coffee Table Book
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2013
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I visited the Frick Collection earlier this year and fell in love. I wanted to know more about the paintings, and this book is perfect. It's a great coffee table size and it's full of beautiful photos and descriptions of the art.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2018
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C. Fischer
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reproductions of the paintings.
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2015
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Very high quality reproductions of the paintings. If you are looking for the objects d'art, furniture, and architecture - you will need another book. Especially valuable in that the Frick doesn't allow photographs!
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Mark G
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2016
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Great price for a great book. Item arrived on time and in a great condition. Thank you.
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Itamar Ronen
5.0 out of 5 stars A book that befits the collection
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2001
The Frick collection is one of the most wonderful private collections in the US. This wonderful "villa" on the corner of 5th ave. and 70th st. on Central Park East in Manhattan, once belonged to the steel and railroad tycoon Henry Clay Frick, is house to his amazing art collection. The paintings at the Frick collections are invariably of the highest quality, including masterpieces by Duccio di Buoninsegna (panel from the "Maesta`"), Giovanni Bellini (the unforgettable "St Francis in the desert", detail is also on the cover), Holbein, Tiziano, Rembrandt, complete rooms by Boucher and Fragonard, and many many more (Whistler, Watteau, one feels almost guilty by not mentioning them and others...). A museum book should provide luminous access to the museum exhibits, both for those who haven't visited the museum and want a first acquaintance with it, or those who visited it and want a wonderful reminder. This book delivers the goods in the shape of wonderful and vividly colourful reproductions, accompanied by succinct descriptions. It's always a pleasure to go back to this book.