Catalogue of a group of Old Masters, Renaissance Italian furniture, majolica vases and other art objects : from the collection of Carl W. Hamilton ... Gallery 19, September 1, 1927 to January 6, 1928
This is a 1927 exhibition catalogue issued by the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, listing Old Masters, Renaissance Italian furniture, majolica and other objects from the collection of Carl W. Hamilton for display in Gallery 19. The single plate is a sepia halftone of a painted head of Christ in left profile, with long wavy hair and a fine beard, shown against a dark ground and wearing a soft draped garment. A designer might take from it the strong profile silhouette, the soft chiaroscuro modelling of hair and flesh, and the restrained tonal range of early photographic reproduction.
