Peter Hurd The lithographs Introduction by Andrew Wyeth
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A collection of Peter Hurd's lithographs. Features an introduction written by world renowned artist, and brother-in-law Andrew Wyeth. This book is a limited edition signed by Peter Hurd. This book also features an original signed lithograph titled, "Home for Supper" book edition. Signed addition is limited to 300. Read more
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Peter Hurd is well known for the southwestern theme in his oils, watercolors and stone lithographs. This second edition of the book has sixty of Hurd's stone lithographs, almost his entire production, it is his catalogue raisonne of this medium. He was not a prolific lithographer, Gene Kloss, a contemporary, did over 600 stone lithos in her career!The book was published in 1969 by the Baker Gallery Press of Lubbock Texas with an introduction by Andrew Wyeth and edited by John Meigs. It begins with a pictorial featuring Mr. Hurd describing the stone lithograph process. This intro gives a very intimate view of Mr. Hurd and a feeling for the type of man he was, passionate, self-effacing and very talented.Following that are the plates themselves, Mr. Hurd also wrote the descriptions for each litho in the same "homey" style, almost stream of consciousness, very entertaining. The book is a high quality production with very true reproductions of the prints themselves on heavy paper.Hurd was the painter selected to do the official portrait for President Johnson in the 60s and Johnson was so displeased with the result, there was a saying bandied about in DC at the time, "Painters should be seen but not Hurd".