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Cabinet of Rarities
Érik Desmazières
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Description for Cabinet of Rarities
Hardcover. The author is acknowledged as a contemporary master of the art of etching. In this title, he uses colour, reimagines the arcane world of the cabinet of curiosities: antiquarian collections of the recondite, rare and bizarre, which reminded the viewer of the vanity of earthly life. Num Pages: 110 pages, 34 illustrations, 16 in colour. BIC Classification: AFH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 285 x 19. Weight in Grams: 790.
Erik Desmazières is acknowledged as a contemporary master of the art of etching. With breathtaking virtuosity, he recreates interiors, cityscapes, landscapes and fantastical compositions from a Piranesian world. Any new work Desmazières produces is a bibliophile’s delight; and this book, the first in which he uses colour, reimagines the arcane world of the cabinet of curiosities: antiquarian collections of the recondite, rare and bizarre, which reminded the viewer of the vanity of earthly life. Patrick Mauriès’s text is in three parts. The first locates Desmazières and his work in the long tradition of artist-printmakers; the second surveys the world of ... Read more
Erik Desmazières is acknowledged as a contemporary master of the art of etching. With breathtaking virtuosity, he recreates interiors, cityscapes, landscapes and fantastical compositions from a Piranesian world. Any new work Desmazières produces is a bibliophile’s delight; and this book, the first in which he uses colour, reimagines the arcane world of the cabinet of curiosities: antiquarian collections of the recondite, rare and bizarre, which reminded the viewer of the vanity of earthly life. Patrick Mauriès’s text is in three parts. The first locates Desmazières and his work in the long tradition of artist-printmakers; the second surveys the world of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
110
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
110
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500516348
SKU
V9780500516348
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About Érik Desmazières
Erik Desmazières is a French engraver and printmaker, who is represented in numerous important public and private collections all over the world.
Reviews for Cabinet of Rarities
'Elegantly macabre … provokes a titillation of fear, which is not unpleasant when safely enclosed by hard covers' - Irish Times