Ancient Art of Mexico - Lot 125

Ancient Art of Mexico Photographs by Irmgard Groth Kimball. Text by Franz Feuchtwanger. Paris, Éditions Braun & Cie, Atlantis Collection, n.d. [circa 1955–1960]. Large quarto, hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. An important work devoted to the pre-Columbian civilizations of Mexico. Through a remarkable series of black-and-white photographs, the book presents sculptures, masks, ceramics, ritual objects, and artifacts from the great Mesoamerican cultures. The quality of the reproductions, characteristic of Braun editions, lends this volume both documentary and aesthetic value. It remains a fine introduction to pre-Columbian art for enthusiasts of archaeology, ethnography, and art history. Dust jacket intact. Interior in good condition and richly illustrated.