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Walton Ford Pancha Tantra by Bill Buford (2009, Hardcover)
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Oversize coffee table art book, PANCHA TANTRA, by Walton Ford (Taschen, 2009). Preowned with minimal wear to book; very small marks/wear on dustjacket spine as shown in photos. Signed by Walton Ford on title page, dated 2009.
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Fantastic menagerie: The sinister majesty of Walton Ford's wildlife At first glance, Walton Ford's large-scale, highly-detailed watercolors of animals may recall the prints of 19th century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear, and others of the colonial era. But a closer look reveals a complex and disturbingly anthropomorphic universe, full of symbols, sly jokes, and allusions to the 'operatic' nature of traditional natural history themes. The beasts and birds populating this contemporary artist's life-size paintings are never mere objects, but dynamic actors in allegorical struggles a wild turkey crushes a small parrot in its claw; a troupe of monkeys wreak havoc on a formal dinner table, an American buffalo is surrounded by bloodied white wolves. The book's title derives from The Pancha Tantra , an ancient Indian book of animal tales considered the precursor to Aesop's Fables . This large-format edition includes an in-depth exploration of Walton Ford's oeuvre, a complete biography, and excerpts from his textual inspirations: Vietnamese folktales and the letters of Benjamin Franklin, the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini and Audubon's Ornithological Biography . First published in TASCHEN's limited collector's edition -- now available in this standard hardcover edition Text in English, French, and GermanProduct Identifiers
PublisherTaschen
ISBN-103822852376
ISBN-139783822852378
eBay Product ID (ePID)61193343
Product Key Features
Book TitleWalton Ford Pancha Tantra
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicIndividual Artists / Monographs, American / General, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorBill Buford
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight116.4 Oz
Item Length1.5 in
Item Width1.1 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition22
Target AudienceTrade
Dewey Decimal759.13
Lc Classification NumberNd237
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- 28 Apr, 2021
Amazing book amazing art
Be prepared. It’s challenging!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Jan, 2018
Beautiful book with exquisite reproductions of Ford's work
Highly recommended for an in-depth review and viewing of Ford's workVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
