William W. Robinson
With an essay by Martin Royalton-Kisch

2002. 304 pp., 170 duotones + 114 color illus., 9-1/2 x 11-5/8

Paper ISBN 1-891771-24-8 $40.00
Cloth ISBN 0-300-09347-0 $65.00 (trade distribution by Yale University Press)

This beautiful book presents highlights from the collection of Maida and George Abrams, arguably the finest private collection of Dutch seventeenth-century drawings in the world. The works range from studies by renowned masters-including Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jacob van Ruisdael, Jacques de Gheyn II, Hendrick Goltzius, Hendrick Avercamp, among others-to drawings by lesser-known draftsmen whose contributions are essential to understanding the art of the period.

The volume features seven drawings by Rembrandt, a diverse group by his pupils, a comprehensive survey of Dutch landscape drawing, and figure studies and scenes of daily life by genre artists such as Willem Buytewech and Adriaen van Ostade. The works are explicated in William Robinson's detailed catalogue entries. George Abrams reflects on recent acquisitions for his collection, and Martin Royalton-Kisch examines the Abramses' holdings within the tradition of specialized collections of Dutch drawings in England, France, and America.

William W. Robinson is Maida and George Abrams Curator of Drawings at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University. Martin Royalton-Kisch is Assistant Keeper in the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, London.

This book is published to accompany the exhibition at the British Museum, 13 June-22 Septembe 2002; Institut Néerlandais, Paris, 10 October-8 December 2002; and the Fogg Art Museum, 22 March-6 July 2003.

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