Description: 10% Off Emergency FundraiserWe are offering a 10% discount on all items to raise urgent funds for a close family affected by a sudden loss. Proceeds will go directly to cover funeral expenses and immediate support needs. Your purchase will make a significant difference in this difficult time. We greatly appreciate your support.What Is Art? - And Essays On Art - First Softcover Edition Paperback – January 1, 1962 Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Tolstoy's "What is Art" contains an earlier draft and a final extended essay by the author of several of the world's greatest novels. He grapples with the question of what he thinks should be considered as art. Art he believes should not merely be pretty or entertaining. Art must be the original, inspired product of a naturally superior, creative person. It must clearly express the unique emotional message of a person who has experienced a spontaneous, and unique creative moment. This expression must be so created as to be immediately understandable by any person, without that person needing any training to appreciate the artistry behind the expression. In all cases, Art to be art must further the religious beliefs common to the time and place where the artist is inspired
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Book Title: What Is Art and Essays on Art
Book Series: Art
Item Length: 8.5 in
Original Language: English
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Item Height: 0.8 in
Personalized: No
Features: Vintage, Collectible
Topic: General
Item Width: 6 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1962
Type: Art
Era: 1960s
Author: Leo Tolstoy
Genre: Art
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 12.6 oz
Number of Pages: 366 Pages