Art Deco Coffee Table Book, "Jean Dunand His Life and Works" by Félix Marcilhac Decorative Book with Color Plates
$118.00
Stunning Art Deco coffee table book, "Jean Dunand His Life and Works" by Félix Marcilhac, First Edition 1991. This large scale decorative art book would make a great gift for artist, designer or lover of Art Deco and design.
Review:
The Swiss-born Frenchman Jean Dunand (1877-1942), who ranks among the most versatile and prolific of Art Deco Designers, is renowned for his unmistakable flair and perfection of his metalwork and lacquer. This comprehensive book, which includes more than 1,000 black and white illustrations and 170 superb color plates, examines Dunand’s life and presents for the first time the complete spectrum of hid work.
Jean Dunand, one of the foremost exponents of the French Art Deco stye, was known chiefly for his work in lacquered wood and metal. His prodigious output of furniture, screens, and decorative metal vessels culminated in a large commission for the decorative wall panels in the luxury liner Normandie in the 1930s. Marcilhac has produced an exhaustive biography and catalog of the accomplishments of Dunand and his sons, who worked with him until his death in 1942. The book is lavishly illustrated with large, spectacular color photographs and smaller, rather murky black-and-white photographs of the artist and his works. The text is mainly a chronological narrative of Dunand's professional life and is somewhat lacking in human interest. Recommended for art libraries.
- Constance Ashmore Fairchild, Univ. of Illinois Lib., Urbana- Champaign
See below for notes on condition and bibliographic info.
C O N D I T I O N
Book is in great vintage condition. Pages are bold and bright, free of marks and foxing. Binding is tight. The dust jacket shows some light wear— minimal shelf and edge wear, a crease on the top of the spine, and on the inside back flap. The actual hardcover looks great.
B I B L I O G R A P H I C D E T A I L S
Jean Dunand: His Life and Works
Copyright 1991 Félix Marcilhac
English Translation Copyright Thames and Hudson Ltd. London
Published in 1991 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York
352 pages, printed and bound in Japan
Printed cloth hardcover with heavy gilded dustjacket
Measures 11.88"H x 9"W x 1.25"D
ISBN: 9780500092019
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