Ideal and Reality: The Image of the Body in 20th-Century Art from Bonnard to Warhol, Works on Paper
Hardcover
1998 · Zurich, Switzerland
by Weiermair, Peter (editor)
Zurich, Switzerland: Edition Stemmle / Pro Litteris, 1998. English book edition. Hardcover. G+ (Ex-library, with spine label and bookplate, few markings, pages are lightly tanned in margins, otherwise still very nice, esp. the plates.). Black paper boards, white & illus. dust jacket with plastic covering, 288 pp., 200+ color plates. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition in Salzburg in 1998, featuing the work of 100 artists. "Provides not only a survey of the various distinctive approaches to the representation of the body in drawing and the many innovative advances beyond established solutions but also documents the erotic fascination with which artists have viewed the body." (dj) Includes Peter Weiermair's essay, "The Nude in 20th-Century Drawing. (Inventory #: 136067)