Title:  Pierre Gouthière: Virtuoso Gilder at the French Court
Author:  Charlotte Vignon, Christian Baulez
 
Format: Hardcover, Oversized  
Book condition:  Used -  Inside book is in Very Good to Like New condition.  
Cover:  Very Good to Like New. 
Dust Jacket:   Very Good to Like New.  Dust jacket is protected with Mylar cover.    
 
Pierre Gouthière: Virtuoso Gilder at the French Court celebrates the life of Pierre Gouthière (1732-1813), considered to be one of the best Parisian bronze chasers and gilders of the eighteenth-century. Gouthière became gilder to Louis XV in 1767, and is credited with inventing a new type of gilding that left a matte finish—dorure au mat—one of the hallmarks of his work. Although incredibly successful in his day, Gouthière died in relative obscurity and poverty; unlike some of his contemporaries his works never regained popularity after the French Revolution.
 
The inclusion of detailed entries and plates of forty-nine works positively attributed to Gouthière, five essays by leading experts that examine Gouthière's life, career, clientele, and gilding techniques, as well as examples of his work from American, Polish, Portuguese, French, and British collections, ensure that this beautiful volume is an invaluable new resource on Gouthière. The only other volume on this master was published in 1912, and is now long out of print.
 
Publisher: ‎ Frick & Giles  
Hardcover: ‎ 407 pages 
Dimensions: ‎ approx.  9.5 x 1.4 x 11 inches
 
 
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