Books and Manuscripts · Lotto 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).

Lotto: 290
Asta: Auction 82, 19-23 May 2025
Sezione: GLOBAL AVANTGARDE - MODERNIST TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN 1915-1950
Stima: 100 € – 150 €
Aggiudicato: 650 €
Foto: 2 foto

Condizioni

Wrappers vaguely foxed/ yellowed.

Note

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.