A striking first-edition volume of Max Dupain’s Australian Landscapes, published by Viking in Melbourne in 1988.
One of Australia’s most important modernist photographers, Dupain brought the same graphic discipline and sensitivity to light, form and geometry that defined his architectural and coastal photography to the Australian landscape. This collection presents the country in dramatic black-and-white photographs, moving between coastlines, mountains, bushland, beaches and vast open landscapes.
Dupain’s approach is notably restrained and modernist: rather than simply documenting scenery, he reduces the Australian landscape to bold compositions of texture, shadow, horizon and natural form. The result is a beautiful photographic record of Australia as well as an important example of the country's 20th-century photographic identity.
A particularly appealing book for collectors of Australian photography, modernist design and Australian cultural history, and an excellent coffee-table or studio reference book.
Title: Max Dupain’s Australian Landscapes
Photographer: Max Dupain
Foreword: Rosemary Dobson
Publisher: Viking, Melbourne
Publication: 1988
Edition: First edition
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 0-670-82480-1
Photography: Black and white
Very good vintage condition with light signs of age and handling. The book presents well overall, with the expected minor wear associated with a vintage photographic volume.
A striking first-edition volume of Max Dupain’s Australian Landscapes, published by Viking in Melbourne in 1988.
One of Australia’s most important modernist photographers, Dupain brought the same graphic discipline and sensitivity to light, form and geometry that defined his architectural and coastal photography to the Australian landscape. This collection presents the country in dramatic black-and-white photographs, moving between coastlines, mountains, bushland, beaches and vast open landscapes.
Dupain’s approach is notably restrained and modernist: rather than simply documenting scenery, he reduces the Australian landscape to bold compositions of texture, shadow, horizon and natural form. The result is a beautiful photographic record of Australia as well as an important example of the country's 20th-century photographic identity.
A particularly appealing book for collectors of Australian photography, modernist design and Australian cultural history, and an excellent coffee-table or studio reference book.
Title: Max Dupain’s Australian Landscapes
Photographer: Max Dupain
Foreword: Rosemary Dobson
Publisher: Viking, Melbourne
Publication: 1988
Edition: First edition
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 0-670-82480-1
Photography: Black and white
Very good vintage condition with light signs of age and handling. The book presents well overall, with the expected minor wear associated with a vintage photographic volume.
