ANTONI GAUDI 1852 - 1926: THE COMPLETE BUILDINGS [Antoni Gaudi i Cornet: A Life Devoted to Architecture]
Rainer Zerbst
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A reprint of the original Taschen Books edition. Large format paperback. Profusely illustrated in colour. ***Near fine in illustrated thick card covers. Outer covers just slightly marked. Interior pages clean. No inscriptions. Spine tight. ***250mm x 200mm. 239 pages including a two page Bibliography. ***Antoni Gaudí i Cornet 25 June 1852 - 10 June 1926) was a Spanish architect, known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works have a highly individualised style. Most are located in Barcelona, including his main work, the church of the Sagrada Família. Gaudí's work was influenced by his passions in life: architecture, nature, and religion. He designed every detail of his creations, and integrated into his architecture crafts such as ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging and carpentry. Under the influence of neo-Gothic art and Oriental techniques, Gaudí became part of the Modernista movement, which was reaching its peak in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work transcended mainstream Modernism, culminating in an organic style inspired by natural forms. ***Gaudí rarely drew detailed plans of his works, instead preferring to create them as three-dimensional scale models, and moulding the details as he conceived them. Gaudí's work enjoys global popularity and continuing admiration and study by architects. His masterpiece, the still-incomplete Sagrada Família, is the most-visited monument in Spain. ***A nicely produced art book, beautifully illustrated. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 7014
Bibliographic Details
Title: ANTONI GAUDI 1852 - 1926: THE COMPLETE ...
Publisher: Taschen Books, Koln, Germany
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued
Edition: 5th or later Edition
About this title
Wherever they go, anyone who visits Barcelona today will come across the works of Antoni Gaudí - the architect who has attracted art-lovers from all over the world to Spain. It was here, in the capital of Catalonia, that the famous master of architecture produced nearly all of his works. Villas for the well-to-do bourgeoisie, the expansive Güell Park (which today is open to the public), and the famous church designed in honour of the Holy Family - a project which was begun over 100 years ago and has yet to be completed.
Antoni Gaudí's life was full of contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single church. As a young man Gaudí had a liking for the glamour of social life and the looks of a dandy; in old age, on the other hand, he lived a spartan life.
Antoni Gaudí never married and devoted his life entirely to his art - architecture. His works have been acclaimed as "soothing oases in a desert of functional buildings", as "precious gems in the uniform grey of rows of houses," and the master himself was acclaimed as the "Dante of architecture".
This book provides a detailed description of Gaudí the man and his work. The complete works are documented in a wide range of colour photos.
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