WAGNER (Frits A.). — Indonesia: The Art of an Archipelago. - Lot 307

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WAGNER (Frits A.). — Indonesia: The Art of an Archipelago. - Lot 307
WAGNER (Frits A.). — Indonesia: The Art of an Archipelago. Paris, Éditions Albin Michel, “L’Art dans le Monde” series, 1983. In-8, 255 pp., paperback with color-illustrated dust jacket. Abundant black-and-white and color photographs, accompanied by maps, drawings, and illustrations in the text. ISBN 2-226-01836-0. New French edition of this important overview of the arts of the Indonesian archipelago; the original French edition published by Albin Michel dates back to 1961; the copy shown here corresponds to the October 1983 reprint. Frits A. Wagner examines the artistic productions of Java, Bali, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, and the other islands of the archipelago, emphasizing the interplay of influences that have shaped Indonesian art: indigenous traditions and Dong Son culture, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and later Western influences. The book covers, in particular, traditional architecture, stone and wood sculpture, bronzes, textiles, jewelry, weapons, ritual objects, masks, and wayang theater. The illustrations are one of the book’s main attractions: photographs of works held in public collections, monumental sculptures, ethnographic objects, and architectural views. The “Art in the World” series specifically examined these works in the context of their historical, sociological, and religious foundations. Condition: good copy. Cover slightly rubbed, with minor signs of wear and a diagonal crease at the lower right corner of the front cover; very slight wear on the corners. Interior clean and well-preserved.
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