Constantin Brancusi Rare 1975 1st Edtn Modernism Sculpture Exhibition Art Book

  
THIS CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI RARE VINTAGE 1975 FIRST EDITION MODERNISM " THE SCULPTURE AND DRAWINGS " HARDCOVER LANDMARK EXHIBITION ART BOOK IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR LIBRARY COLLECTION. THE OVERSIZED HARDCOVER BOOK WITH LINEN COVERED BOARDS, EMBOSSED COVER IMAGE DESIGN AND SPINE TITLES IS PUBLISHED BY HARRY N.

PUBLISHERS NEW YORK, PRINTED IN 1975 ON THE OCCASION OF THE EXHIBITION AT THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM NE WYORK, THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, AND THE ART INSTITUTE CHICAGO. IT FEATURES A MONOGRAPH SURVEY COLLECTION OF THE SCULPTURE AND DRAWING OF CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI, WITH ACCOMPANIED COMPELLING TEXT BY SIDNEY GEIST. CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI (1876 - 1957) WAS A ROMANIAN SCULPTOR, PAINTER AND PHOTOGRAPHER WHO MADE HIS CAREER IN FRANCE. CONSIDERED A PIONEER OF MODERNISM, ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SCULPTORS OF THE 20TH CENTURY, BRANCUSI IS CALLED THE PATRIARCH OF MODERN SCULPTURE.

HIS ART EMPHASIZES CLEAN GEOMETRICAL LINES THAT BALANCE FORMS INHERENT IN HIS MATERIALS WITH THE SYMBOLIC ALLUSIONS OF REPRESENTATIONAL ART. HE SOUGHT INSPIRATION IN NON EUROPEAN CULTURES A SOURCE OF PRIMITIVE EXOTICISM, HOWEVER OTHER INFLUENCES EMERGE FROM ROMANIAN FOLK ART TRACEABLE THROUGH BYZANTINE AND DIONYSIAN TRADITIONS. THE UNIVERSALITY OF BRANCUSI, HIS PARADOXICAL SIMPLICITY AND INCLUSIVENESS, HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE STRIKINGLY DEMONSTRATED THAN IN THIS STUDY OF THE ARTIST BY AUTHOR SIDNEY GEIST. THE SCULPTOR'S LIFE AND HIS ART, AND THE BEAUTIFULLY LOGICAL COURSE OF HIS ARTISTIC EVOLUTION ARE BRILLIANTLY REVEALED BY MR. GEIST, WHO IS A RENOWNED AUTHORITY ON BRANCUSI, A PROFESSOR AOF ART AT VASSAR.

EVERY FACET OF THE WORK, IS BEAUTIFULLY DISPLAYED IN THE OUTSTANDING LARGE SCALE ILLUSTRATIONS. THIS LANDMARK VOLUME INCLUDES AN ARTIST CHRONOLOGY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, AND FULLY DOCUMENTED CATALOGUE OF BRANCUSI'S COMPLETE OEUVRE. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT LARGE FORMAT ART BOOK MEASURES 11 1/2" W X 10 7/8" H X 1 D, WITH 200 PAGES. IT IS PRINTED ON PREMIUM PAPER STOCK FEATURING 240 ILLUSTRATIONS.

THERE IS SOME VISIBLE SIGNS OF WEAR TO THE COVERS AND OUTER SPINE, AND WEAR ON THE INSIDE COVERS END PAPERS. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE. The item "CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI RARE 1975 1ST EDTN MODERNISM SCULPTURE EXHIBITION ART BOOK" is in sale since Sunday, February 14, 2021. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "mrgreatjones" and is located in Leawood, Kansas. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Year Printed: 1975
• Topic: Fine Arts: Catalogs, Exhibitions
• Binding: Hardcover
• Author: SIDNEY GEIST
• Subject: Art & Photography
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Language: English
• Publisher: HARRY N. PUBLISHERS
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition