Giorgio de Chirico and the Myth of Ariadne

Taylor, Michael R., Guigone Rolland, Matthew Gale, et al.

ISBN 10: 0876331630 / ISBN 13: 9780876331637

Published by Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 2002

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Rust cloth boards with gilt stamped spine lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with white and yellow lettering. 216 pp. BW and color illustrations. "In eight essays the authors explore the importance of the Ariadne series in the context of the Paris art world before World War I and in later developments in de Chirico's career. An unpublished text by Max Ernst and an interview with Gerard Tempest, who was tutored by de Chirico in the late 1940s, shed new light on the artist and his working methods. Illustrated with some 180 paintings, drawings, sculptures, and documentary photographs, this book provides an unparalleled range of primary research materials and the best overall account of de Chirico's career."--Jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Giorgio de Chirico and the Myth of Ariadne
• Publisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0876331630
• ISBN 13: 9780876331637
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: VG/VG
• Seller catalogs:
  • European Artists

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Synopsis

A Key to understanding De Chrico's ceuvre is an earily series of eight paintings of the mythical Greek princess Ariadne, which had a powerful impact on such Surrealist paintes as Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, RenC) Magritte and Yves Tanguy. Including an unpublished text by Max Ernst, this is a landmark publication.