The Art of Sculpture

by Herbert Read

Book Overview

A stunning visual history of sculpture from prehistory to modernity This book presents an aesthetic of sculptural art, which has too often submitted to the rule of architecture and painting. In this beautifully illustrated book, Sir Herbert Read emphasizes the essential and autonomous nature of sculpture--"Form in its full spatial completeness," in the words of British sculptor Henry Moore. The Art of Sculpture provides historical support and theoretical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691018111
• ISBN13: 9780691018119
• Release Date: November 1977
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.