High Drama - Eugene Berman (discounted)

High Drama: Eugene Berman and the Legacy of the Melancholic Sublime by Michael Duncan / ISBN 9781555952761 / Discounted copies but close to like new (some warping to the dustjacket) / 167-page hardcover art book, about 10.5 x 11.5 inches, published by Hudson Hills *** Influenced strongly by surrealism and the theatre, Eugene Berman and his peers were also variously labeled neo-romantics, fanatics, and magic realists. This unique publication explores the sculpture and paintings of this acclaimed visionary artist and taps into a fascinating and little known undercurrent in twentieth-century aesthetics. (Includes some works by other artists such as Leonora Carrington and Leonor Fini.)