Mystic India Through Art (INCREDIBLE, RARE, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TITLE)

This is a rare, one-of-a-kind, signed and Inscribed limited edition of paintings, artwork and photography by the renowned Hungarian painters Sass Brunner-Farkas and Elizabeth Brunner. Inspired by a mystic dream of Rabinadrath Tagore, the mother and daughter traveled to India, staying for 5 years. They met and painted Tagore, Mahatma Ghandi, along with portraits of Indian deities, landscapes, and common women and men.

Mother and daughter signed and inscribed the FFEP to friends "Mr. and Mrs. Tomanocky" and there is a separate inscription in Hungarian by, I believe, Sass Brunner. Mother and daughter also signed under their photographs opposite the title page and both signed under portrait photographs of themselves at the beginning of the two sections of the book which separate their individual paintings and drawings with a short inscription by Sass, and on a slip of paper with young Elizabeth's portrait and a Christmas and New Year's greeting. Amazingly, there is also a personal, black and white snapshot of Elizabeth in traditional Indian garb, dancing, on which she has signed her first name. That is seven signatures, three inscriptions and one personal snapshot/print of the authors and painters!

Included in the book are two four-page programs. The first is a publication promotion with an explanation and summary of the book with photographs and listings of those who wrote the forward, introductions and explanations of the paintings. These include Tagore and Ghandi along with numerous professors and art historians. The second is a program for an art showing at the Stendahl Gallery in Los Angeles with samples of their work and promoting their event at the gallery where they will, "personally explain their paintings and tell of their experiences in India.

There are 60 black and white illustrations of their work, five, tipped-in color plates and fifteen photographs. The book is in its original slipcase that has ample wear but is still 100% intact. The front cover has a faint moisture stain near the fore edge and the corners are bumped. There is some foxing to end papers and FFEP's.

All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.