Meditations on a hobby horse and other essays on the theory of art / E.H. Gombrich
1963, 1st edition. Oxford: Phaidon. Previous owner's signature. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #309913
Physical description: xii, 184 p. [68] p. of plates: ill.; 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.163-173) and index. Contents: Mediations on a hobby horse or the roots of artistic form -- Visual metaphors of value in art -- Psycho-analysis and the history of art -- On physiognomic perception -- Expression and communication -- Achievement in Mediaeval art -- Andre é Malraux and the crisis of expressionism -- The social history of art -- Tradition and expression in western still life -- Art and scholarship -- Imagery and art in the Romantic period -- The cartoonist's armoury -- The vogue of abstract art -- Illusion and visual deadlock. Subjects: Art Philosophy. Art. Aesthetics Addresses, essays, lectures. Art criticism History 20th century. Art Addresses, essays, lectures. Aesthetics. Art Theory. Philosophy - Art. Visual arts Theories Essays. Art - Theory. Other names: New York Graphic Society. Genre: Essays. Illustrated.
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