Carpets Of The Art Deco Era (Compact Ed

ArichlyillustratedstudyofgloriousArtDecoandModernistcarpetdesigns,includingworkbymajorartistsoftheperiodTherevolutionaryartanddesignoftheearlytwentiethcenturyproducedtextiles,particularlycarpets,ofextraordinaryvitality.FirsttheflourishingArtDecomovementspreadboldpatternsacrossEuropeandAmerica,beforegivingwaytosophisticatedModernistabstractionsinfluencedbyBauhaus,Cubism,andcollage.Injustafewdecadescarpetdesignwastransformedintoashowcaseoftheavant-garde,aslegendaryartistsanddesignerssuchasPicasso,Poiret,Gray,Delaunay,andKleecreateddazzling,influentialworksofartstillvaluedgreatlytoday.Beautifullyandextensivelyillustrated,CarpetsoftheArtDecoErachartstheevolutionofcarpetdesignduringtheperiod,celebratingtheresultsofaparticularlyricherainthedecorativearts.Animportantvisualsurveyforanytextileartsshelf,thisvolumeisnowavailableagaininacompact,accessibleformat.250photographs,149incolor