Cubism & Australian Art Tapa dura - 2009

Melbourne: Published by Miegunyah Press, 2009. 4to. hardcover. pp.ix + 310 with many colour illustrations. In original decorated laminated hardcover boards. Fine unmarked copy. 'Rigorous historical research and analysis as well as stunning reproductions of key works, this consideration traces Cubism from its first manifestations through its influence on contemporary Australian art. '.

This book has some moisture warping top of pages 1-12, there are some scuffs and scratches to endpaper. A full photo set is available on request, info@lavercombesbooksrore.com.au.From the Heide Museum of Modern Art.Cubism & Australian Art, one of the most ambitious and extensive exhibitions Heide has undertaken, shows the impact of the revolutionary and transformative movement of Cubism on Australian art from the early twentieth century to the present day. It uncovers a little-known yet compelling history through works by over eighty artists, including key examples of international Cubism drawn from Australian collections—by André Lhote, Albert Gleizes, Fernand Léger, Alexander Archipenko, Ben Nicholson and others—and nine decades of Australian modern and contemporary art that demonstrate a local evolution of cubist ideas.The exhibition documents the earliest incorporation of cubist principles in Australian art practice in the 1920s, when artists such as Grace Crowley and Anne Dangar, who… Leer más

Miegunyah Press, Carlton, Victoria, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover (Laminated Illustrated Boards). Near Fine Condition. Illustrator: Various. The book is secondhand, it has been opened, there is no damage that I can find, no annotations. The book includes artist biographies, & bibliography and is indexed. Lesley Harding and Sue Cramer are Curators at Heide Museum of Modern Art. They co-curated the exhibition Cubism & Australian Art at Heide (24 November 2009 – 8 April 2010) and co-authored a book by the same name published by The Miegunyah Press, an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing ,in association with Heide. Miegunyah Press series. Second numbered series ; no. 124 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XII, 310 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Australia; ISBN: 052285673X. ISBN/EAN: 9780522856736. Inventory No:… Leer más

Miegunyah Press; Et Al. New. 2009. Hardcover. 052285673X .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- Text in English. 320 pages; 345 illus. -- with a bonus offer-- .