ARTS PREMIERS

Authors: GeoffroySCHNEITER B.
Material Type: general or thematic Work
Publisher: Assouline Publishing, Paris, 1999. Paperback, dimensions: 15 x 20.5 cm, ISBN 136 1 84323 2
Content: 400 p, 3 cards, library, numerous illustrations in b / w and color,
Additional information: 1st Edition
State of the work: Very good condition
SKU: Réf. 10/867-[454] Categories: , Tag:

Description

Through the presentation and analysis of masterpieces from the greatest museums and, for the most part, the prestigious Swiss collection Barbier-Muller, this book is an invitation to explore the beautiful, it fits in nok head of Nigeria, a Batak jumper North Sumatra or shield from New Guinea. The confrontation of works, beautifully photographed, with unpublished archival documents used to display the objects in their original context (ornaments and jewelry worn masks situation ) and understand their different functions: the sacred court art , ancestor worship … Thus, “Early Arts” offers an opportunity to recognize the style and meaning of these often anonymous works that seduce knew from the beginning of the century, the greatest artists

Additional information

Weight 1010 g
Dimensions 15 × 20.5 cm