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Fantastic Art

David Larkin

First published 1973
Publisher Ballantine Books
Format Trade Paperback
Type Nonfiction
Cover art Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Pages [10]+[40]
Price $4.95
ISBN 0345232755

Collection of fantasy art with works by Goya, Albright, Delveaux, Rousseau, Bosch, Dali, Grunewald, Brueghel, Arcimboldo, Friedrich, Turner, Martin, Dadd, Moreau, Ernst, Laske, Delville, Redon, Hafner, Vickrey and others. Biographical notes on each artist.

  • Forty works of fine art from the 15th through 20th centuries, all of which feature fanciful or bizarre imagery.
  • "First Printing: May 1973" and SBN on copyright page.
  • $4.95 price on front cover.
  • Pages are un-numbered. First page has an un-credited introductory essay. The next 8 pages have descriptions of the artists and artworks. Each of the final 40 pages has a full color artwork on front side with a title and credit on the reverse.
  • Cover art is by 16th century Italian artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

Year Reviewer Publication
1975 Richard Delap Delap's F & SF Review, December 1975
1978 Philip Stephensen-Payne Paperback Parlour, December 1978

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