CHIMERAS. - Lot 62

CHIMERAS. Arles, Actes Sud, 2003. Large quarto, publisher’s illustrated hardcover. Extensive color and black-and-white illustrations. A collective work devoted to chimeras, hybridization, and fantastical creatures in the history of art, from ancient representations to contemporary creations. Paintings, drawings, engravings, sculptures, photographs, and natural curiosities highlight the enduring presence of the theme of the composite being in the Western imagination. The illustrations include both ancient and modern works; including, among others, a reproduction of a drawing by Gustave Moreau titled *Chimères*, held at the Gustave-Moreau Museum. Actes Sud, legal deposit October 2003. ISBN 2-7427-4512-2. Good copy.

Estimate:£20.93

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