Early Chinese Paintings from the A W Bahr Collection by Oswald Siren, published by Chiswick’s Press 1938.
Large format limited first edition publication number 258 of 750 copies.
116 pages, 25 picture plates (colour and black and white).
Abel William Bahr was a coal merchant and general importer born in China to a German Civil Servant, he became an influential collector of Chinese art, presenting his first exhibition in Shanghai in 1908. He later moved to England but continued to develop his collection and knowledge through frequent trips to China. Much of his collection was purchased by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Finish born Oswald Siren was an excellent choice for this publication, formerly a Swedish art historian Siren he became one of the pioneers of Chinese Art scholarship in the West.
Good condition throughout, all pages present, please refer to images of original dark brown fabric cover.
Size - 416mm x 290mm
£960.00
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