Exposition universelle, 1900 : the chefs-d'uvre
A multi-volume American art folio of the Paris 1900 Exposition universelle, written by William Walton with Victor Champier and André Saglio and issued by G. Barrie & Son of Philadelphia for subscribers collecting fine-art reproductions. The plates are sepia and grey photogravures after salon paintings and sculpture: figure groups in gardens and woods, embracing couples, robed monks, and draped women, with deep shadow masses and glowing white fabric that suit duotone backgrounds, vignetted crops, and soft-edged figure cutouts.
