Grand Illusions: Contemporary Interior Murals - Hardcover

Cass, Caroline

9780714824819: Grand Illusions: Contemporary Interior Murals

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 071482481X ISBN 13: 9780714824819

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd, 1988

Oxford, Phaidon Press, 1988, 4to (cm. 29 x 24,5) legatura tutta tela, pp. 160 completamente illustrato a colori (124 illustrazioni e tavole. In eccellenti condizioni.

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Review:

'Superb photos, with a lively, comprehensive text, illuminate what has hitherto been an almost secret subject.' (Art Review)

Synopsis:

A book written for interior decorators and their cleints presenting the work of over 40 British and American mural and trompe l'oeil painters. The author considers this artform to be at the forefront of the decorative arts today. Displayed in the book are a wide variety of contemporary styles and techniques from those of the Grand Manner and tradition of trompe l'oeil to the innovations demanded for corporation or designer's murals. Most of the murals appearing in this book decorate private houses or buildings.

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