Kocsis: The Art of James Paul Kocsis

Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania: Paragon Press, 1981. Stated First, Signed. Hardcover. NF but with light rubbing to cloth edges/VG+ but with light rubbing to back of dj. The book is inscribed in ink by Kocsis to Clare Boothe Luce on the title page, and Mrs. Luce's private, embossed library stamp also is on the title page.. Milk chocolate cloth/boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Color-illus., glossy black dj with white lettering. 179 pp. with 15 color plates and 36 bw figures. Several related news articles and a publisher's promotional brochure for the book laid in. Inscribed. "Extraordinary among books in its field, this book is an exciting revelation of creative source. Unveiling a fresh view of 20th-century art, this insightful, straightforward text, with many b/w reproductions, traces the emergence of a major American painter from childhood through schooling, professional success, and personal crises which sparked re-evaluation, a maturing of the artist and his masterful skills in draftsmanship and painting and, in turn, a startling metamorphosis. A splendid selection of color plates illuminates an engrossing discussion of iconographic, intuitive, and mystical elements which combine in the Igneous Man series of 1970. (P.H. Vandegrift).