LOUKOMSKI (G.-K.). Etruscan Art. An Illustrated Study of the - Lot 215

LOUKOMSKI (G.-K.). Etruscan Art. An Illustrated Study of the Murals of Corneto-Tarquinia, followed, for comparison, by a selection of representative works from Europe’s major museums. Paris, Éditions Duchartre, circa 1930. Quarto, paperback with the publisher’s illustrated cover. A beautiful, scholarly yet accessible work devoted to Etruscan art and, more specifically, to the famous funerary frescoes of Tarquinia. Written by Georges Loukomski, an art historian and archaeologist, it offers an illustrated overview of Etruscan civilization through photographs, reproductions, and historical commentary. A representative example of the renewed interest in ancient civilizations during the interwar period. Condition: a worn copy with scattered foxing.