Mordecai Ardon by Michele Vishny (compiled by) - 1974

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1974. Presumed 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Oblong Quarto. Oblong 4to. 240 pp, tipped-in color frontis, list of color and b&w plates, Life: Early Years; The Weimar Bauhaus; Munich and Berlin; Jerusalem. Works: The Triptychs; notes; Plates; chronology, exhibitions, checklist of works, selected bibliography, photographic credits with 208 illustrations (including 50 plates in full color). [n.d. Presumed First Edition]. Not Price Clipped. Front board faintly bowed, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, pages clean. 11.5" x 11." Dark-green cloth with white lettering to spine. DJ in removable mylar protector. "The artist is one of Israel's leading painters. Now this comprehensive study introduces his work to a wider public. Michele Vishny discusses those aspects of Ardon's paintings that have universal and immediate appeal: their gemlike colors and technical brilliance and their great variety of mood, ranging from the playfully ironic to the mysterious and pensive, and the meaning of their richly individual iconography thus creating a coherent system of interpretation that deepens the viewer's understanding and appreciation of the work of this major contemporary artist" from the jacket flap.