By Jason Jacques, Marilyn Fish, Alastair Duncan, Eve M. Kahn, Richard Mills, Sara Sik, Gabriel P. Weisberg
318 pages
Over 166 color illustrations
12.5" x 9.5" x 2.25"
Unique Brass Repoussé Cover, Inset with Semi Precious Cabochons
We are pleased to offer our Exotica Collector's Edition. In the spirit of the great book makers of the turn of the 19th Century we have designed a limited lettered edition of Exotica, companion to our landmark 2010 exhibition. This edition is limited to 26 examples with 4 themed cover choices: Bats, Octopus, Waterlilies and Rats. The covers are made by master repoussé artist Jim Brewster. Each one is beautifully hand crafted in the technique made famous by Alfred Daguet for Siegfried Bing. Inset with semiprecious stone cabochons, these books a real treasure beyond the artwork and contents. A must have for lovers of Art Nouveau and collectors of fine books alike.
Exotica brings together an exciting selection of objects that vividly illustrate concepts of the exotic in European decorative arts between 1875 and 1925. Whether influenced by cultures distant in time or place, forms and decorations were made new again in the hands of the creative men and women of an era in which nationalism, modernity, and the ascendancy of handcraftsmanship defeated the forces of false refinement and shoddy manufacture. This book includes stunning color photographs and scholarly essays that explore Classical, Asian, Islamic, and Medieval influences, along with a special section on T.A.C. Colenbrander, an exceptional Dutch designer. Historians, collectors, and newcomers alike will enjoy this armchair voyage through a collection that has been twenty years in the making and continues to grow.
