The Great Masters of Modern Painting by Georges Charensol

The Great Masters of Modern Painting

by Georges Charensol

Edito Services, 1970, illustrated title page, full colour illustrated plates and photographs throughout, hardcover with illustrated plate on front cover, gilded lettering and decorations

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners inscription on half title page (see photographs)

“The 20^th century is so rich in material that we have had to leave out certain important personalities if we were not to reduce the texts devoted to those we have concentrated on to mere notes.  This has led, for example, to a choice of Derain rather than Vlaminck, Leger rather than La Fresnaye, Dufy rather than Segonzac, Matisse rather than Marquet and Jacques Villon rather than Juan Gris.  The absence of certain pioneers of French Abstract Art, particularly Delaunay, is no more justifiable...”