Kandinsky *Outsize volume in Slipcase with Limited, Numbered Folio*

Helmut Friedel

ISBN 10: 3791340026 / ISBN 13: 9783791340029

Published by Prestel, 2008

About this Item

320pp, English text, lavishly illustrated throughout and including an attractive folio of 12 prints 'Kleine Welten' (Bauhaus, Weimar, 1922). The book itself (17"x12") is Near Fine with clean interior and binding tight. The black boards display just a small bruise to lower tip (not affecting text block) and a trace of fading to head of spine. No dust jacket present with this copy. The accompanying folio of prints is numbered 19 out of just 30 copies 'sind auf Japan gedruckt' and is Fine in a very good black folding wrapper which has only modest hints of corner tip wear. The slipcase has a tape repair to a split/wear to top corner of one edge else just traces of surface rubbing. Please see five pictures attached for a closer look. Note: Owing to very heavy 6kg weight an adjustment to shipping charge will be requested for International ordering.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1712577201205

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kandinsky *Outsize volume in Slipcase with Limited, Numbered Folio*
• Publisher: Prestel
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3791340026
• ISBN 13: 9783791340029
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

This sumptuously produced volume displays Kandinsky's brilliant use of color, shape, and composition through more than 250 full-color details or full-page illustrations. Essays by the world's leading Kandinsky experts focus on the evolution of his work throughout all periods of his career: his exploration of his Russian roots and his emigration to Munich; his attraction to the Art Nouveau and fauvist movements; the formation of the Blue Rider group; the influence of music on his painting; his years at the Bauhaus; and his late work in Paris.The book's grand design and lavish packaging allow for a thorough examination of Kandinsky's most important works in all their extraordinary detail. Among the book's special features is an added stand-alone facsimile of "Kleine Welten" ("Small Worlds"), a series of 12 prints first published by Kandinsky in a limited edition in 1922. Accessible, impeccably researched, and wide-ranging, this important volume is certain to become an indispensable overview of the artist's seminal works as well as the perfect gift for anyone eager to experience the beauty and power of Kandinsky's vision.

About the Author

HELMUT FRIEDEL is the director of the Lenbachhaus in Munich. He has published numerous books on art, including "Gerhard Richter: Red, Yellow Blue", "Franz Marc: The Retrospective" and "The Blue Rider in the Lenbachhaus" (all by Prestel).ANNEGRET HOBERG is a curator at the Lenbachhaus in Munich, which holds one of the most extensive collections of Wassily Kandinsky in the world.