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Language of the Body Hardback - 1996

by John Elderfield

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Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1758-1823), a French artist best known as a painter of mythological and allegorical scenes, also made chalk studies of nude figures - called academies - throughout his career. These drawings are the subject of this book, in which 57 examples of Prud'hon's work are accompanied by text exploring their style and what they say about the artist's place among his contemporaries.

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  • Title Language of the Body
  • Author John Elderfield
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First edition
  • Pages 221
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harry N. Abrams, New York
  • Publication date 1996
  • ISBN 9780810935853 / 0810935856
  • Weight 4.68 lbs (2.12 kg)
  • Dimensions 13 x 10.75 x 1 in (33.02 x 27.31 x 2.54 cm)
  • Category Art & Art Instruction
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 96-10851
  • Dewey Decimal Code 741.944

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New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1996. Presumed First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Prud'hon, Pierre Paul. Presumed first printing of the first edition. Printed and bound in Italy. Approx. 13 x 10.5 inches. Dark blue cloth hardboards, with crisp silver-stamped lettering to the front board and the spine. Unbumped spine head and tail, and sharp corners. Exceptionally clean binding. Text block firmly bound in and quite tight. With 221 numbered pages on semi-glossy stock, including detailed explanatory text, notes and bibliography. Also with 57 full-page plates in color, and with 57 duotone illustrations. An immensely clean interior; the book appears unread. Attractive and fully intact pictorial dust jacket. A Fine copy in a Fine DJ. 4 lbs. 11 oz. French artist Pierre Paul Prud'hon [1758-1823] is best known as a painter of mythological and allegorical subjects. Fully as deserving of attention is a series of exquisite chalk studies that he made throughout his career. These… Read more
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Harry N Abrams Publishing, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; Excellent binding; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Extra-Large Format (Folio, 12.75" - 14" tall); Painting illustration to jacket with title in blue lettering; 1996, Harry N Abrams Publishing; 221 pages; "Language of the Body," by John Elderfield.
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New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. 1st Edition (Unstated); No Printing Stated. Hardcover. 10.75 X 1 X 13 inches; 221 pages; B&W illustrations throughout the book. Some color. Minimal foxing on the top exterior edge of textblock. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. .
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The Language of the Body: Drawings by Pierre-Paul Prud'Hon [ART, FRENCH]
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harry N Abrams Inc. New. 1996. Hardcover. 0810935856 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED -- 221 pp -- clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. "A treasure for connoisseurs and scholars, this volume showcases the ravishing chalk studies of male and female nude models made after 1800 by famous French painter Pierre-Paul Prud'hon. Often called "the French Correggio" for his freewheeling mythological and allegorical canvases, Prud'hon (1758-1823) was an unorthodox public artist of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire. The Romantic generation championed his melancholy, mysterious eroticism, which is on full display in these feminized male bodies and idealized female torsos. Chief curator at large for Manhattan's Museum of Modern Art, Elderfield… Read more
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