Juliao Sarmento is regarded as perhaps Portugal's most important living artist. He has worked in a variety of disciplines, and described his film and photography works of the 1970s as "journeys around the human body". This comment could apply equally well to the works presented in this book the artist's paintings and drawings of the eighties and nineties. These stark, elliptical, yet profoundly moving images are sometimes composed on packing paper, and though they retain figurative elements and a painterly, neo ...
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Juliao Sarmento is regarded as perhaps Portugal's most important living artist. He has worked in a variety of disciplines, and described his film and photography works of the 1970s as "journeys around the human body". This comment could apply equally well to the works presented in this book the artist's paintings and drawings of the eighties and nineties. These stark, elliptical, yet profoundly moving images are sometimes composed on packing paper, and though they retain figurative elements and a painterly, neo-expressionistic veneer, they border on abstraction. This important monograph features major essays on Sarmento's entire oeuvre, and lush reproductions.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Printed paper-covered boards; with photographically illustrated dust jacket. Paintings by Julião Sarmento. Text in German and English. Essays by Hubertus Gaßner and Nancy Spector. Includes a biography, exhibition history and a bibliography. 228 pp., with numerous four-color plates. 11-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Haus der Kunst München. Near Fine (light foxing to the end papers, else Fine), in Fine dust jacket.
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Fine Condition in Fine Condition jacket. 228 pp., 73 illustrations 64 in color. Text is in German and English. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Haus der Kunst, München 24 October 1997-18 January 1998. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover.
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New. 3893229418. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Corresponds to ISBN: 3893229418. Text in German and English. 228 pp. With 73 ills. (64 col. ) 29 x 24 cm. --with a bonus offer--; 0.98 x 11.26 x 9.36 Inches.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 3893229418. 1 1/2 inch segment of the base of the spine of the dust jacket has been cut out.; Color illustrations. Text in English and German. Due to size, ships within US only and only by media rate mail.; Small 4to 9"-11" tall; 228 pp; German Edition.
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VG. wear to lower edge of cover. black scuffs to text-block fore-edge. light shelf-wear to lower covers. back cover edge chipped. pgs lightly edge-toned. dustjacket chipped at back cover edge; rubbing to cover corner. White boards w/ maroon printing. 228 pages w/ bw & color illustrations. pictorial dustjacket. Text In German And English. Very nice copy of the Portuguese artist's work. Pages clean, illustrations bright.
