The preference for the primitive : episodes in the history of Western taste and art
Gombrich, E. H. (Ernst Hans), 1909-2002
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This is a study of the recurring phenomenon in Western art - the feeling that older, less sophisticated works of art are superior to later, more refined ones. It traces the history of debate from classical antiquity to radical primitivism.
Main title:
Imprint:
London : Phaidon, 2002.
Collation:
324 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780714841540 (hbk)
Dewey class:
700.4145700.4 (Lower gallery)700.414
Local class:
700.4145
Language:
English
BRN:
1379404