Almost Nothing: The 20th-Century Art and Life of Józef Czapski

by Eric Karpeles

Book Overview

A compelling biography of the Polish painter and writer J zef Czapski that takes readers to Paris in the Roaring Twenties, to the front lines during WWII, and into the late 20th-century art world.

J zef Czapski (1896-1993) lived many lives during his ninety-six years. He was a student in Saint Petersburg during the Russian Revolution and a painter in Paris in the roaring twenties. As a Polish reserve officer fighting against the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681372843
• ISBN13: 9781681372846
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: New York Review of Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.9"