F.S. Coburn - Beyond the Landscape

Canada: The Boston Mills Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550461591 . 144 pages. Footnotes. Index of Artist's Works. Generously illustrated in colour and black and white. Frederick Simpson Coburn (1871-1960) was a Canadian painter famous for his winter landscapes with horses, but his works ranged much further. "Through this book I trust that you will come to appreciate not only the richness of Coburn's life and artistic legacy but also the dedication of this man to his craft and to the land he called home. His love of that land and the people and animals that populated it made him one of the most successful ambassadors in the visual arts that Quebec or Canada has ever known. Long overdue, this is one story that merits not only to be told but also to be properly conserved as a worthy page of our national heritage." - Foreword. "My purpose is to make available to the reader, and to future researchers some of the personal letters, documents, family anecdotes and reminiscences that have accumulated over the years. It is my hope that this material, accompanied with examples of Coburn's work will allow you to form your own impression of the artist and the man." - Preface. Gift greetings inside front board, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. 26 x 26cm. A nice copy of this informative and attractively presented work.; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall; Frederick Simpson Coburn, F.S. Coburn, Painters - Canada - Biography, Illustrators - Canada - biography .