Download or read book Art Deco Painting written by Edward Lucie-Smith and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The author analyzes the characteristics of the style, period and history of the movement, explaining its relationship to Classicism, the Symbolists, the Precisionists, photography and Cubism. He discusses the frequent use of classical imagery, the importance of society portraiture, the portrayal of the demi-monde and the lure of decorative exoticism." --from back cover.