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TASCHEN Books Walton Ford "Pancha Tantra", Collector’s Edition, Signed
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Collector’s Edition (No. 101–1,600)
Limited to 1,500 individually numbered copies, each signed by Walton Ford
Printed on archival-quality paper
Finished …
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Collector’s Edition (No. 101–1,600)
Limited to 1,500 individually numbered copies, each signed by Walton Ford
Printed on archival-quality paper
Finished in book cloth with a leather spine and corners with gold embossing
Packaged in a clamshell box covered in Luxor book cloth
At first glance, Walton Ford’s large-scale, highly-detailed watercolors of animals may recall the prints of 19th-century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear, and others of the colonial era. But a closer look reveals a complex and disturbingly anthropomorphic universe, full of symbols, sly jokes, and allusions to the “operatic” nature of traditional natural history themes. The beasts and birds populating this contemporary artist’s life-size paintings are never mere objects, but dynamic actors in allegorical struggles: a wild turkey crushes a small parrot in its claw; a troupe of monkeys wreak havoc on a formal dinner table, an American buffalo is surrounded by bloodied white wolves. The book’s title derives from The Pancha Tantra, an ancient Indian book of animal tales considered the precursor to Aesop’s Fables.
This large-format limited edition includes an in-depth exploration of Walton Ford’s œuvre, a complete biography, and excerpts from his textual inspirations: Vietnamese folktales and the letters of Benjamin Franklin, the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini and Audubon’s Ornithological Biography.
Ford’s paintings have been color-separated and reproduced in Pan4C, the finest serigraphic technique available, providing unequaled intensity and color range. The book includes 11 horizontal and 4 vertical fold-outs that look awesome when you stand over them. And you will.
Available in an Art and a Collector’s Edition, Walton Ford: Pancha Tantra is signed by the artist and presented in a custom clamshell box.
Both editions feature a complete biography and excerpts from the textual sources for the paintings: Vietnamese folktales, the letters of Benjamin Franklin, the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini and John James Audubon’s Ornithological Biography.
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- Dimensions
- 14ʺW × 5ʺD × 19ʺH
- Styles
- Contemporary
- Brand
- TASCHEN
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Made to Order
- Estimated Lead Time: 14 days
- Materials
- Paper
- Color
- Brown
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