{"product_id":"walton-ford-40th-ed-40th-edition","title":"Walton Ford. 40th Ed. (40th Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt first glance, Walton Ford’s large-scale, highly detailed animal watercolors recall the prints of 19th-century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear. On closer inspection, however, a complex and unsettlingly anthropomorphic universe opens up, full of symbolism, sly humor, and references to the “operatic” quality of traditional natural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this impressive yet eerie visual world, the beasts are not merely aesthetic objects but dynamic actors in allegorical struggles: a wild turkey crushes a small parrot under its claw; a troop of monkeys devastates a festively set table; a buffalo is surrounded by blood-stained white wolves. Rendered in luminous watercolor, these images captivate not only through their startling naturalism, but also through the layered stories they tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis updated edition of \u003cem\u003ePancha Tantra\u003c\/em\u003e, originally published as a signed limited edition, is the most extensive overview of Ford’s work to date, featuring more than 20 new works by the artist. The volume offers dazzling detail, an in-depth analysis of his oeuvre, a complete biography, and excerpts from texts that inspired him, from Indigenous folktales to the letters of Benjamin Franklin, \u003cem\u003eThe Life of Benvenuto Cellini\u003c\/em\u003e, and Audubon’s \u003cem\u003eOrnithological Biography\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e • Author: Bill Buford • Publisher: Taschen • Format: Hardcover\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45470136893484,"sku":"9783836595742","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/9783836595742.jpg?v=1776715040","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/walton-ford-40th-ed-40th-edition","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}