The new sculpture
1983, First Edition. New Haven ; London : Yale University Press. Near fine cloth copy in a very good dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved, slightly edge-nicked and sun-toned at the margins. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance: Sir Lawrence Gowing's review copy, with his handwritten notes. Item #466494
ISBN: 0300028601
Series; Studies in British art. Physical description; 272 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264) and index. Contents; Introduction: The shape of Renaissance -- Sculptors at school: The liberation of the clay-modelling class -- Architectural sculpture: Early achievements -- Architectural sculpture: The triumph of the collaborative ideal -- Architectural sculpture: Consolidation and decline -- Sculpture for the art gallery: The search for a new aesthetic -- Sculpture for the home: The cult of the statuette -- The monument: Public image, private dreams -- Conclusion: Retrenchment and eclipse. Subjects; New sculpture. Sculpture, British. 19th century. 20th century. Illustrated.
Price: €60.00