WITKIEWICZ Stanislaw - Art and criticism with us. (1884-1898). Lvov 1898; Tow. Wydawnicze. 16d, p. [4], XXXI, [1],...

WITKIEWICZ Stanislaw - Art and criticism with us. (1884-1898). Lvov 1898. publishing society. 16d, pp. [4], XXXI, [1], 710. cloth binding, stamped in period.
Very good condition. Own stamp. (facsimile of signature). 2nd edition. A book-length edition of a series of columns previously printed in "Wanderer," which provoked heated discussion and long-running disputes. In them, Witkiewicz promoted new trends in painting and tried to define the role and tasks of art criticism. Includes Impressyonism, Mickiewicz as a colorist, The Cracow School, Fryne, Brandt's paintings, Juliusz Kossak, Mickiewicz's Monument, Suicide of Talent, To Professor Struve. From the author's introduction: "This book is a history of the struggle for the independent position of art in the field of human thought and for the independence of individuality in art."