Cowling, Elizabeth. Mundy, Jennifer.: On Classic Ground: Picasso, Leger, De Chirico and the New Classicism 1910-1930 , London. Tate Gallery. 1990

1st edn Laminated card covers (Paperback). 264pp. 174 colour plates + many b/w illustrations within text. Light tanning to leading edge of front cover, otherwise a VG uninscribed copy.The First World War and its aftermath witnessed a resurgence of classicismwithin the European avant-garde as many of the most inventive and radicalartists of the time sought to forge a link between modernism and the essentialvalues of the Great Tradition. The 'return to order', as the movement wascalled, took firm root in France, Italy and Spain, and the many fascinatingsimilarities between artists in all three.Mediterranean countries, as well as thelocal differences, are fully explored in this handsomely illustrated exhibitioncatalogue. Featuring paintings, sculptures and drawings by over forty artists-among them Picasso, Braque, Matisse, Leger, de Chirico, Carra and Miro. (Book ref. 4000)  £20.00

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