Francisco Zuñiga [INSCRIBED]
Mexico City: Ediciones Galeria De Arte Misrachi, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Zuniga. 1/10,000 unnumbered. Folio (14" x 12"). 317 (3)pp. Original brown cloth with blind-stamped lettering to cover and spine. Later acetate dust wrapper. Housed in paper-covered, pictorial slipcase over brown cloth boards. Tan endpapers. Frontispiece. Profusely illustrated with full page offset reproductions of his sculptures and drawings in color and b/w, captioned in Spanish and English. Slipcase is still sound but with one spine joint split. Mounted paper slipcase image is edgeworn with light soiling.
"Arising from the profound historical and cultural roots and from the intimate preoccupations and predilections of the artist, the creative art of Zuñiga proffers itself in the nude, trying to give visual and objective embodiment to some of the fundamental values of Latin America being" (Echeverria). Some excerpts from conversations with Zuñiga provide a wide spectrum of his views and approach to art, his inspirations and motivations. Very good -. Item #51991
ISBN: 9687047038
Price: $125.00