Books and Manuscripts · Lot 290

Tentoonstelling abstracte kunst.

Amst., exhib. cat. Stedelijk Museum, 1938, 16p., 12 ills., orig. wr. w. ill. on frontwr. by Th. VAN DOESBURG, 4to.

ADDED: The Museum Of Modern Art Bulletin, vol.XII, no.2. New York, MOMA, 1944, 12p. (incl. wr.), ills., frontwr. w. ill. by EL LISSITZKY, 4to (sl. dustsoiled).

Lot: 290
Vente: Auction 82, 19-23 May 2025
Section: GLOBAL AVANTGARDE - MODERNIST TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN 1915-1950
Estimation: 100 € – 150 €
Adjugé: 650 €
Photos: 2 photos

État

Wrappers vaguely foxed/ yellowed.

Remarques

Interesting exhibition catalogue containing contributions by H. Buys ("Abstracte kunst"), Piet Mondriaan ("Kunst zonder onderwerp"), Kandinsky ("Abstract of Concreet?"), Gorin ("De ontwikkeling van de nieuwe plastiek"), Georg Schmidt ("Constructivisme") and S. Giedion ("Hebben wij nog behoefte aan kunstenaars?") . A total of 70 abstract works of art were exhibited, i.a. works by H. Arp, J. Bendien, C. Brancusi, A. Calder, T. van Doesburg, C. Domela-Nieuwenhuis, B. Hepworth, A. Herbin, W. Kandinsky, P. Klee, P. Mondriaan, H. Moore and F. Vordemberge-Gildewart.