Lost Art: Missing Artworks of the Twentieth Century

by Jennifer Mundy

Many assume that modern works of art are easily preserved; that their whereabouts can be readily established, thanks to sophisticated documentation sys­tems; and that, in general, they are not subject to loss or destruction. But many important works have disappeared over the last century in a variety of ways, including war, theft, natural catastrophe, and carelessness. Most signifi­cantly, loss itself has been a major theme within modern and contemporary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184976140X
• ISBN13: 9781849761406
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Tate Publishing(UK)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"