MANDIARGUES (André Pieyre de) & DAVID (Yasha), Arcimbold - Lot 220

MANDIARGUES (André Pieyre de) & DAVID (Yasha), Arcimboldo, the Marvelous Paris, Robert Laffont, “L'Atelier du Merveilleux” series, circa 1977. Large quarto, hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. A beautiful volume devoted to the unique world of Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a Mannerist painter famous for his portraits composed of fruits, flowers, animals, and objects. André Pieyre de Mandiargues, a leading figure in literary Surrealism, explores here the poetic, symbolic, and fantastical dimensions of this extraordinary body of work. The abundant illustrations reproduce the artist’s most famous compositions and highlight the connections between 16th-century Mannerism and the modern imagination. One of the best French books devoted to Arcimboldo.