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Weiss, Peg.
Kandinsky and Old Russia: The Artist as Ethnographer and Shaman.
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven & London;
Date of Publication: 1995
Stock Code: 10864
FIRST EDITION. Square quarto, pp. xx, 291, [1]. Illustrated throughout in both colour and black-and-white. Publishers’ royal blue cloth with bronze titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket featuring “Motley Life”. Binding and contents clean and bright, with no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket a touch sunned to spine, with with surface scuffs and small nick at upper rear fold. A Near Fine copy in a very good jacket. An entirely new interpretation of Kandinsky’s art, examining how his ethnic Russian heritage influenced his work throughout his career including references to Shamanism and folklore. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs may be requested for overseas delivery. £80.00