A Catalogue of the 77th Exhibition : containing Illustrations by the Artists
Piccadilly: Published at the Galleries, 1895.
Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Item #15455
Cover stains, random foxing, a few marks on catalogue list, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; "Founded in 1831 for the encouragement of artists working outside the mainstream of traditional painting, the Institute was originally known as the New Society of Painters in Water Colours and was thus in direct opposition to the Royal Watercolour Society which had been founded in 1804. The RI differed in policy by exhibiting both members’ and non-members' work. Both societies challenged the Royal Academy's refusal to accept the medium of watercolours as appropriate for what they termed "serious art". The name was later changed to the Institute of Painters in Water Colours and then, on the command of Queen Victoria after the opening of the 1885 exhibition, it was designated a 'Royal' Institute. The Institute's purpose-built gallery was opened in Piccadilly in 1885, the same year that the Royal Warrant was issued by Queen Victoria. The Gallery remained in Piccadilly until the lease expired in 1970", now based at the Mall Galleries, London. Pages 43-98 are black & white illustrations (one watercolor on each page) of exhibited art. Interesting late Victorian art exhibition catalog, with numerous advertising pages for art galleries, decoratives, art books and magazines, and art supplies. ; xx ads, 98, 99-114 ad, 115-128 pages.
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