French Art Deco /anglais

French Art Deco /anglais by GOSS JARED. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780500517536.

Physical description; ix, 270 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour). Summary; Art Deco is epitomized by the French works exhibited at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925. The exquisite craftsmanship and artistry of the dazzling works displayed spoke to a sophisticated modernity, yet were firmly rooted in tradition. Interest in Art Deco has not only endured to the present day, but has grown steadily, and the style is now more well-known and collected than ever before. This text draws on the Metropolitan Museum of Arts significant French Art Deco holdings to present more than one hundred masterpieces made by forty-five designers. Subjects; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Decoration and ornament — France — Art deco.