Reference dictionary of abstract painting. "teh present work does not pretend to list the name of every abstract painter -obviously an impossible task - nor to make a final critical selection. I will however, we venture to to think, provide the general public, students of art and artist themselves with a source of information which has been lacking up to the present time."-- taken from foreword. Texts translated from French by Lionel Izod, John Montague, Francis Scarfe. Essay contributions by Gino Severini, Casimir Malevitch and Piet Mondrian. Includes a chronological chart and a bibliography of abstract art.