Skira Art Books: Seven-Volume Collection - Various Authors
Skira Art Books: Seven-Volume Collection - Various Authors
Authors: Maurice Raynal, Denis Rouart, Jacques Lassaigne, Pierre Gassier, Georges Bataille and Lionello Venturi
Publisher: Skira
Format: Seven hardcovers with dust jackets and original cardboard slipcases
Edition: Mid-1950s English-language editions from The Taste of Our Time series; exact printings not confirmed
ISBN: No ISBN stated
Condition: Second-hand. Fair to good vintage condition. The seven books are housed in their original individual cardboard slipcases. The slipcases show substantial age and storage wear, including crushing, splitting, tears, fraying, staining, marks and losses around the openings and corners. The dust jackets show rubbing, edge wear, creasing, small tears, discolouration and scattered marks. The books appear complete and intact, with age toning and occasional spotting visible. Please see photos for the exact set available.
Description:
This seven-volume collection from Skira’s celebrated The Taste of Our Time series presents compact illustrated studies of Picasso, Renoir, Dufy, Goya, Manet, Piero della Francesca and Toulouse-Lautrec. Each volume combines biographical and critical text with numerous colour reproductions, many presented as mounted plates.
The set includes Picasso by Maurice Raynal, Renoir by Denis Rouart, Dufy and Lautrec by Jacques Lassaigne, Goya by Pierre Gassier, Manet by Georges Bataille, and Piero della Francesca by Lionello Venturi.
Published during the 1950s, these attractive mid-century art books were designed to make serious art history accessible to a broad audience without sacrificing production quality. A visually rich vintage collection for readers of European art, collectors of classic Skira publications and lovers of mid-century book design.
About the Contributors:
The volumes were written by leading twentieth-century art historians and critics, including Maurice Raynal, Denis Rouart, Jacques Lassaigne, Pierre Gassier, Georges Bataille and Lionello Venturi. Their studies combine biography, historical context and close attention to the artists’ work.