Ferdinand Preiss: Art Deco Sculptor - The Fire and the Flame

Description

This book, the only work devoted entirely to this subject, follows the development of ivory carving in Erbach, Germany, focusing on the life and work of one of the country's most talented and prodigious sons. The political climate which Preiss and other artists were forced to endure during this time, its difficulties, constraints and influences on their work, is also explored. Extensive research into Nazi archives, interviews with family members, recently unearthed documents and the most comprehensive collection of sumptuous colour illustrations, truly enable the extraordinary talents of this formidable artist to shine.

Alberto Shayo trained to be a medical doctor before owning an art gallery in New York for fourteen years. He is also author of Chiparus, Master of Art Deco.