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Gaudi
Gijs Van Hensbergen
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Description for Gaudi
Paperback. The first critical biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest architects Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: 1DSE; AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
The first critical biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest architects At the time of his death in 1926, Antoni Gaudi was arguably the most famous architect in the world. He had created some of the greatest and most controversial masterpieces of modern architecture, that were as exotic as they were outrageous. A precurser to the other great Catalan artists Picasso, Dali and Bunuel, Gaudi created dramatically original and daring art that was to surpass and reinvent all that had gone before. ... Read more
The first critical biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest architects At the time of his death in 1926, Antoni Gaudi was arguably the most famous architect in the world. He had created some of the greatest and most controversial masterpieces of modern architecture, that were as exotic as they were outrageous. A precurser to the other great Catalan artists Picasso, Dali and Bunuel, Gaudi created dramatically original and daring art that was to surpass and reinvent all that had gone before. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780006548782
SKU
V9780006548782
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Ref
99-25
About Gijs Van Hensbergen
Gijs van Hensbergen lectures in architecture and is the author of Art Deco (Quintet, 1986) and of the highly acclaimed Spanish travel book A Taste of Castille (Sinclair-Stevenson, 1992). He lives in Dorset.
Reviews for Gaudi
`This book is written with immense sympathy and understanding for Gaudi himself and his work, but also for the cultural and political background. In its scope and ambition, its clarity and its feeling for the period and the personality, this book is the most definitive book on Gaudi which has yet been produced.' Colm Toibin ... Read more