NEGERKUNST UND NEGERKÜNSTLER
Author: H. Himmelheber
Material Type: general or thematic Work
Publisher: Klinkhardt & Biermann, Bibliothek für Kunst – und Antiquitätenfreunde / Band XL, Braunschweig, 1960. Bound with editor binding toilée rougeavec title gilt hollow under jacket illustrated color good condition with wear use given its age [back slightly insolated and small tear without loss (restored)], 8vo, size: 17 x 24 cm
Content: VIII + 436 p, 370 ill.. b / w, 16 ill. col., 1 folding map HT maps, biblio., index of subjects, register Masks, tribes and villages
Additional information: original edition. Book became exhausted rare and sought by collectors for its rich and varied iconography and comprehensive on creative freedom in Central Africa and West – with the results of six African expeditions the Author: An essential reference on the subject. Text in German
State of the work: Very good condition considering its age
Description
Dr. Hans Himmelheber famous ethnologist Heidelberg, met during his six expeditions in Central Africa and West, the artists themselves to observe them in their work and artistic creation. Thus, this book does not show the subjective idea of European art, but brings Africa itself authentic material of negro artists and the importance of visual arts in black life. Since then, the negro sculpture known by Picasso, Vlaminck, Derain and Matisse became “Negro Art” in general and has proven, over time an increasingly growing interest.
Additional information
| Weight | 1210 g |
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| Dimensions | 17 × 24 cm |
