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Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012)

Dorothea Tanning 404 pages 214 color and 191 b/w illustrations book size 11¾" x 10" (30 x 25.4 cm.) published 1995, Braziller, New York hardbound with illustrated dustjacket text in English introduction by John Russell and sculpture essay by Robert C. Morgan includes essays, afterward by Tanning, chronology, bibliography, exhibition list, index to over 350 artworks ISBN: 0807614025 Condition: very fine condition in very fine complete dustjacket An exceptional copy of the extremely difficult to find standard monograph, with a complimentary HAND SIGNATURE by the artist. Publisher's notes: The unique surrealist painter/sculptor/designer Dorothea Tanning well deserves this sumptuous volume. Her innovative oeuvre is lyrically evoked and reviewed by French critic, playwright, and poet Bailly. For clarity, however, Tanning's own afterword and the comprehensive chronology should be read before the critical essays. Some 214 color plates, four color foldouts, and 191 black-and-white illustrations mark out the visions of a fertile art not well known to the public at large. American-born but for many years a resident of France, Tanning was eclipsed by her famous artist husband, Max Ernst. Following paintings in the manner of Ernst and Balthus, she arrived at a singular style that dissolves Surrealist fragments of eroticized bodies into a cosmic surge of life. Her soft sculptures of the 1970s are another revelation. She now lives and works in New York. Highly recommended for large collections and those specializing in modernism. Mary Hamel-Schwulst, Towson State Univ., Md. (Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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