[EXHIBITION - MEXICAN ART]. — Mexican Art: From Pre-Columbia - Lot 14

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[EXHIBITION - MEXICAN ART]. — Mexican Art: From Pre-Columbia - Lot 14
[EXHIBITION - MEXICAN ART]. — Mexican Art: From Pre-Columbian Times to the Present. Volume I. Paris, National Museum of Modern Art, May–July 1952. Paris, Les Presses Artistiques, 1952. In-8, 72 pp., paperback with a red cover illustrated in black and white. Numerous reproductions and descriptions of works. Second, revised and corrected edition. Catalog of the first volume of the major exhibition “Mexican Art from Pre-Columbian Times to the Present,” held at the National Museum of Modern Art in Paris in 1952. Foreword by Jean Cassou and preface by Fernando Gamboa. This first volume is largely devoted to the pre-Columbian civilizations of Mexico, featuring a comprehensive catalog of the exhibited works: the Olmec, Maya, Toltec, Aztec, Teotihuacán, Veracruz, and Oaxaca cultures, among others. Monumental sculptures, statuettes, masks, ceramics, ritual objects, and archaeological artifacts are described, along with their provenance, dimensions, and collections. The documentary value is significant: the exhibition brought together pieces now held in major international collections. Dumbarton Oaks, for example, documents several works from the Robert Woods Bliss collection presented in Paris in 1952, along with their catalog numbers from that exhibition. Condition: a complete copy in used condition. Interior is well-preserved. The red cover is noticeably rubbed, scratched, and marked, with creases, small tears, and wear along the edges and corners; the spine and edges require attention. Fair condition, especially for the cover.
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