The Cosmic Rhythm of Art and Literature
1948, a series of essays on French and English art and culture
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Printing Details
Undated [1948]. First Australian edition. Hardback, printed titling to spine. 25 × 18.5cm, 189pp, colour frontispiece by the author tipped-in.
A significant work by Mary Packer Harris (1891–1978), the influential artist and educator who was a central figure in the South Australian modern art scene. A Quaker and a visionary, Harris was known for her 'modernist-mystic' approach.
A series of essays on French and English art history from the seventeenth century in France to the nineteenth century in England, Scottish art as a prelude to the birth of Impressionism, the modern movement (Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gaugin etc), and on to other art forms such as Russian ballet and modern art, stained glass etc. Of particular note is Harris’s early and progressive advocacy for the integration of Aboriginal design and themes within modern Australian art and architecture. The book is illustrated with monochrome plates, and the colour frontis.
Condition
The cloth binding is rather rubbed and there are a few spots of foxing to the pages' top edge but the contents are in good order and the book remains in strong readable condition.
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£20.00
