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Art Deco Painting Paperback – August 29, 1996

by Edward Lucie-Smith (Author)

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The eclectic, international style now known as Art Deco originally took its name from the 1925 Paris 'Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes'. The style was all-pervasive during the 1920s and 30s, affecting the decorative arts, fine arts and fashion. This is the first book specifically to examine Art Deco painting and to define it as a genre. Edward Lucie-Smith analyses the characteristics of the style, period and history of the movement, explaining its relationship to Classicism, the Symbolists, the Precisionists, Cubism and photography. He discusses the frequent use of classical imagery, the importance of society portraiture and the lure of decorative exoticism. French, American, Russian, British and Italian painters, who are all represented here, were attracted as much to the skyscraper and automobile as they were to the classical nude. The result was a remarkable mix of traditional and modern as seen in this selection by such artists as Tamara de Lempicka, Jean Dupas and Glyn Philpot.

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This 1990 title offers 108 color reproductions of art deco paintings. Along with the illustrations, the author includes analyses of the characteristics of the style, period, and history of the movement. If you passed on the original $45 edition, now's the time to buy.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Edward Lucie-Smith is well known as a critic, broadcaster and writer on art. He is the author of Art Today, also published by Phaidon.

Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Phaidon Press (August 29, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0714835765
ISBN-13: 978-0714835761
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 0.6 x 11.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
Average Customer Review: 5 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,420,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6869 in Books > Arts & Photography > Painting
- #23294 in Books > Arts & Photography > History & Criticism > History
- #153276 in Books > Teens

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ByAmazon Customeron December 25, 2016

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Great item, exactly what I needed.

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Beautiful Book

ByErnest Ashon March 9, 2011

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Love Love Love this book!! Very diverse selection of images from various artists - all of which are captured very well in this one book. Highly recommend!!

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Art Seco

Bypickwickon August 1, 2014

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A well written and illustrated book

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Bought as a gift for Christmas.

ByBobon April 27, 2013

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Have never seen the book. My son said it was a good coffee table book. The price was not outrageous.

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A must-have for Deco enthusiasts, and for painters

Bydavid lincoln brookson August 3, 2001

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I just adore this book, and it never fails to inspire me. This book is of particular interest to those who have already been fans of the Art Deco style-- both in its European and American manifestations-- for many years. Why? Because many survey books on Deco tend to include many of the same, familiar images of posters-- the Cassandre prints (albeit fabulous), etc. But this book is full of images which were utterly "new" to me-- perhaps only 3 or 4 did I recognize: some Sheeler, Stuart Davis, O'Keeffe. Lucie-Smith's essays are well-informed, too. If you love the extraordinarily sophisticated, cool, eclectic, clean look of Deco (which, IMHO, has never been surpassed for pure economy and chic-ness) then snap this book up. It will be worth its weight in gold to you alone, if it "turns you onto" the artwork of unsung British portraitist Meredith Frampton!

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