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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Plus. Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (illustrator). First Edition. 2002. 232pp. 172 illustrations, 61 in colour. "Smirking, dim-witted, grimacing, or disgusted--that is how the character studies that Franz Xaver Messerschmidt cast in lead or cut into alabaster appear to viewers. They are sculptures that do not adhere to any classical ideal of beauty, instead confronting the viewer with a typology of the ugly. The fascinating character busts by the baroque sculptor Messerschmidt may be indebted to his contemporary Johann Kaspar Lavater, yet they never cease to amaze with their untimely artistic aggressiveness--their modernism even--exposing the flip sides of human expression. Messerschmidt, who created conventional portraits of dignitaries such as Empress Maria Theresia and Joseph II while working at the Imperial Academy in Vienna, began his turn toward an exclusive production of character busts around 1770, a predilection that quickly gained him the reputation of a maverick. Having taken early retirement due to a psychological disorder that was never clearly defined, he spent the rest of his life as a recluse living in Pressburg. This extensive monograph about an exceptional artist attempts an interpretation of the deeper meaning in an oeuvre that is as unusual as it is uncompromising." Damp spotting to the reverse of the jacket. Otherwise the book and unclipped dust jacket are in excellent condition with no inscriptions. PLEASE NOTE: Heavy book so extra would be needed for shipping to non-UK customers.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. This book is in excellent condition, a very good copy. Extensive and beautiful edition on the interesting work of Messerschmidt.

4to. pp. 229. 172 illus. (61 in colour). biblio. cloth. dw (small surface tear in front dw).