Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern Art From 1800 to the Present Day by Huyghe, Rene, (general editor); Introduction by Evelyn King - 1st edition

Prometheus Press, NY, 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. "This book covers a period of only a hundred and fifty years, but it has brought a reversal of all the established values in the visual aerts - the severing of the traditional relationship between the artist and patron; the impact of non-European civilisations, eclipsing the classical idea; the swing away from humanism and realism, accentuated by the acceptance of the machine and mass-production... What future is there for art in an increasingly technological society? Will the art of the near future be public and anonymous, exploring the collective fantasies of society rather than those of the individual? Or will the present volte face prove to have been only another swing between the poles of classicism and Romanticism..."" [Introduction] Owner name. Slightly cracked split. publisher' mylar cover. Book is clean and bright owner inscription. 444 pages; 124 color plates and many, many more black and white images; originally published in French. Detailed index.