Piero Fornasetti Practical Madness Hardcover Art Book (cover is unique!)

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An illustrated survey of a most design mind of the twentieth century. Combining whimsy & elegance, Piero Fornasetti transformed everyday objects like cups, scarves, and plates into much sought-after works of art with his idiosyncratic motifs, such as the hand, the female face, and luminescent fish. His dazzling pieces of trompe l’oeil furniture, created in collaboration with Gio Ponti.
Fornasetti’s boundless imagination is celebrated here to document a major retrospective exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. The cover has a cut out plate. The first half of the monograph is organized by type and includes Fornasetti’s paintings, drawings, and furniture. The second half focuses on favorite themes: his use of trompe l’oeil, architectural drawings, and his variations on the face of a famous operatic beauty. Featuring 400 illustrations covering almost fifty years of a protean and prolific designer and art