Contrasts of form - geometric abstract art, 1910-1980

295 Pages·2017·47.83 MB·English

by  Magdalena Dabrowski

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Author
Dabrowski, Magdalena
Date
1985
Publisher
The Museum of Modern Art
ISBN
0870702874, 0870702890
Exhibition URL
www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/1733
The Museum of Modern Art's exhibition history—
from our founding in 1929 to the present—is
available online. It includes exhibition catalogues,
primary documents, installation views, and an
index of participating artists.
MoMA © 2017 The Museum of Modern Art

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MagdalenDaa browski
Introductiobny
JohnE lderfield
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Errata
The works reproduced on pages 183a nd
232 are printed upside down.
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