The Shock Of The New.
by HUGHES, Robert
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394513789
- ISBN 13
- 9780394513782
- Seller
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First U.S. edition / First printing. Ivory cloth. Very fine in price clipped, fine dust jacket. The breakthrough book for Hughes. A stunning reappraisal of 20th Century Art, which changed the way we look at art.
Synopsis
The Shock of the New by Robert Hughes is a vividly illustrated guide to a hundred-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-garde. Rich with prose that makes it a joy to read (even if you think you hate modern art), Hughes gives an amazing primer to the new art. This book contains over 250 color photos.
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- Bookseller
- Orpheus Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16582-1
- Title
- The Shock Of The New.
- Author
- HUGHES, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Ivory cloth.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. edition / First printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394513789
- ISBN 13
- 9780394513782
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1981.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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