Arte Moderno de Mexico 1900-1950
Ciudad de Mexico: Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, 2000. Hardcover. Vibrantly color-illustrated boards with white lettering on black spine. No dj. 307 + 4 pp. with 358 color and bw catalogue illustrations. VG, clean and tight but for art museum ex-lib. sticker on lower spine, gift book plate inside front cover (from publisher), faint sunning to page edges and light bumping to lower corners. A lovely copy. Item #149522
Text in Spanish. The catalogue which accompanied the exhibition of the same title in Mexico from July to October, 2000. There is a French version of this catalogue, published for the exhibitions held at the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa) and the Musee des Beaux Arts (Montreal) in 1999. Divided into four main sections, along with notes, biographies of the artists represented, and the catalogue of works. Sections are: Modernism: the art between nationalist and cosmopolitans, 1900-1920; The Mexican Renaissance: art in the post-revolutionary times; Images of a New Era: the photograph of modernity and the resurgence of the traditional Mexican graphic; The Modern Art of Mexico: a proposal of plurality, in the 30s and 40s. With contributions by Laura Gonzalez Matute, James Wechsler, Ann Thomas, Sofia Rosales, Eloisa Uribe, and Claudia Itzel Vargas. Some artists includeLola Alvarez Bravo, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Luis Arenal, Jose Chavez Morado, Jose Luis Figueroa, Agustin Jimenez, Fernando Leal, Luis Martinez, Carlos Merida, Tina Modotti, Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, Paul Strand, Rufino Tamayo, Angel Zarraga, and many, many more. Excellent visuals. Scarce.
Price: $150.00