AMANDA DE LEON.; Introduction by…Series of Contemporary Masterpieces

New York: Fine Arts Publishers, 1955. (marginal wear in d.j.; bumped corners, o/w v.g condition)). plus 15 tipped-in color plates (including cover-plate), cat., wrps. with central color plate tipped-in d.j., loose as issued. Monograph dedicated to Amanda de León (b. Spain 1908), an artist born in Spain, raised in Venezuela, and who despite living in the United States during her entire creative period, her Latin origin and influence is felt strongly in her work. Her exuberant color and vital pictorial gaiety are products of Spain and Latin America; these are the essence of her native land.