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Gold: The Impossible Collection (Special Edition)

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Gold: The Impossible Collection (Special Edition)

Name: Gold: The Impossible Collection (Special Edition)
Brand: Assouline
Price: 4649.0 USD
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Author: Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter

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Why such an enduring and universal fascination? Thanks to its irresistible luminosity and remarkable resilience, gold is the ideal medium for symbolizing visible and invisible forces. Artists from Gustav Klimt to Andy Warhol and Yves Klein have exalted its metaphysical and fantastic nature. The ancient Egyptians regarded gold as “the flesh of the gods,” and Louis XIV, the Sun King, adopting Apollo as his symbol, transformed Versailles into a palace bathed in gold and light, setting a standard for all other royal courts in old Europe. As a symbol of victory, it imparts a resplendent aura to the new gods of prize podiums and sports stadiums. Gold has always added a divine spark to any human endeavor.

With every purchase of Assouline's Ultimate Collection, a pair of white gloves and a canvas bag are included as a gift.

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Number of pages: 214 pages.

Number of illustrations: More than 100 illustrations.

Dimensions: Width: 45.2 cm
Length: 50.5 cm
Depth: 8.9 cm

Language: English

Posted in: August 2022.

Weight: 10.8 kg

Cover materials: Handcrafted volume in a luxurious bivalve case of painted gold leaf.

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Featuring insightful texts by art historian Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter, this handcrafted volume from the Ultimate Collection showcases 100 of the rarest and most precious treasures that unite natural splendor and human craftsmanship, from astonishingly detailed artifacts from ancient world civilizations to striking modern creations by artists Man Ray, Hu Qin, and Chris Burden.

Special edition handcrafted in a luxurious gold leaf-coated case with a transparent sliding lid infused with gold flakes.

About the author

Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter

Art historian Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter is a journalist and art critic, and regularly contributes to art publications such as Beaux-Arts, L'Œil, L'Objet d'art, Le Journal des arts and Connaissance des arts. She has published numerous books on primitive arts and the art of ornament, and curated the exhibition Voyage dans ma tête, la collection de coiffes ethniques d'Antoine de Galbert at the Maison Rouge in Paris in 2010. With Assouline she has published numerous books, including Ethnic Style (2001), the two volumes Primal Arts (2006), "The Panther in Art", for Cartier: Panthère (2015) Les Mondes de Chaumet (2018).

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Assouline, where culture meets luxury It all began in 1993, when Martine and Prosper Assouline found themselves at the La Colombe d'Or hotel in France, one of their most beloved places in the world. As they experienced its beauty together, their curiosity about life and love of books inspired them to make their own tome about the hotel. Prosper took the photos, Martine wrote the text, and La Colombe D'Or became their first book, published in 1994. Today, every Assouline book continues to be created with the same union of talent and passion: Martine's editorial direction and Prosper's creative vision.

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