Aleister Crowley 16 Rare Paintings Cefalu Occult Art

Aleister Crowley 16 Rare Paintings Cefalu Occult Art

Collection of Rare Paintings from Abbey Thelema Cefalu

Peintures Inconnues D'Aleister Crowley

La collection de Palerme

by

Marco Pasi, William Breeze, et al

ARCHE

Softcover. Mint condition 

This book has been written in French, but do not let that put you off. If you are into Aleister Crowley, and in particular, his art, then this is an absolute treasure, and a must have! This is essentially a catalogue of an exhibition of 16 of Crowley's paintings that had been retained in Cefalu. So there are 16 full page colour plates at the end of the book, featuring the paintings. The quality of the reproductions is superb, the colours are brilliant, and the paintings themselves, include some of the most striking iconic portraits, and surreal landscape scenes, which have rarely, if ever, been reproduced and shown together. Most significantly, there are a number of early versions of some of the Tarot Atus, including versions of the Sun, Moon & Hierophant. The text, as stated, is in french, and includes an essay by Marco Pasi about the catologue, and paintings, followed by an article by William Breeze, titled "Caves of Sorcerers", and 3 other articles, including one on Kenneth Anger's visit to the Abbey at Cefalu. In addition to the 16 colour plates of the paintings, there are also numerous black & white photos throughout the book, including many taken at Cefalu of Crowley painting, performing rituals, and many others. A gem of a book, which would make an important addition to any Thelemic library.  Softcover, 70pp + 16 full page coloured plates. This is the last copy I have available, so don't miss out!

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