This is an auction for THE NUDE by Kenneth Clark.

This is a large format Folio Society book, in its original slipcase.

"The simple and often quite beautiful statement of a man of letters in a book which is as much a pleasure to read as it is informative and provocative."

• New York Times

"A feminist critique of a male (and Western) view of the Tantric tradition and also a balanced reassessment of a tradition too long misunderstood."

• Parabola magazine

"Probably no one else alive today writes about art with Sir Kenneth's precise combination of intelligence, urbanity, and erudition. . . . This is an important book and a fascinating one, and the illustrations do much to illuminate it."

• The New Yorker

Amazon.com review:

"FIVE STARS!!! Kenneth Clark's THE NUDE should be in every artist's library. It is a history of the nude in art, but Mr Clark was clever not to tell the story in a chronological way. He describes the evolution of the nude from the sculptures of the gods to the emotions that the nude represents; emotions such as energy, pathos, and ecstasy."

More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sir Kenneth Clark (1903-1983) was the premier art historian of his generation. During his career, he held a variety of positions, including fine arts curator at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; director of the National Gallery; and Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford. In 1969, he presented the well-regarded television series, Civilisation: A Personal View. He was granted a life peerage in the same year.

Folio Society hardback 2005.

264 pages.

Near new condition.

The cost of shipping is $8.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

Payment within seven days, please.