The Art Deco Style : Great Designers & Collectors

This grand opus assembles the people and the pieces at the heart of the Art Deco movement at each stage of its enduring appeal.A�The Art Deco StyleA�is richly illustrated with the work of legendary designers and decorators Eileen Gray, Paul Iribe, Antoine Bourdelle, Armand-Albert Rateau and Jean Dunand, among others.A�A�A�Ever since its early 20th-century origins, Art Deco has fascinated and amused socialites, collectors and designers. Referred toA�at the time asA�moderne, the style largely took shape around a clientele of French fashion industry luminaries andA�wealthy international collectors. Art historians christened it during a second wave in the �_T60s, while a third generation of afficionados entered the auction houses of the �_T80s and �_T90s, ready to invest in the most exquisite examples. Curated by art consultant and author Alastair Duncan, this detailed historical account is the gold-standard visual guide to the decorative arts.A�A�A�A�