Contemporary Polish Painting: Trends, Goals, Works

Warsaw: Interpress, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good +/Good. 187 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. Hardcover. Square 4to. Lemon yellow cloth over boards, brown lettering to spine and cover. Book Condition: Very Good+ with light signs of handling and a pristine interior. Dust Jacket Condition: Good only with frazzled spine ends, tears, closed and otherwise, splits, and general wear, though fundamentally intact. A fascinating survey of the Polish art scene circa 1940's-1970's. Other Titles: Polskie malarstwo wspó czesne. [translated by E.J. Czerwi ski]. Prepared in collaboration with the Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences." Includes index. *Worldcat lists a number of dates of publication, though nothing definitive. Regarding publication date: since there is at least one painting featured in this survey dated 1974, we rule out 1970 & 1973 as publication dates, two popular choices by the trade. 1977 seems most comfortable, though there is no date of publication anywhere in this title.