LASSAIGNE (Jacques), COGNIAT (Raymond), & ZAHAR (Marcel) - Lot 155

LASSAIGNE (Jacques), COGNIAT (Raymond), & ZAHAR (Marcel). Panorama des Arts Paris: Aimery Somogy, 1948. A comprehensive overview of international artistic creation in the immediate postwar period. Compiled by three leading art critics and historians, this volume provides a broad survey of contemporary artistic movements, ranging from painting and sculpture to the decorative arts and architecture. Richly illustrated, it serves as a valuable record of the aesthetic trends emerging in the aftermath of the world war, at a pivotal moment in the history of modern art. A sought-after documentary source for the study of the European art scene of the 1940s. Illustrated folio edition with dust jacket.