Introduction by Hi Simons (3 results)
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Musterbookhouse, Chicago, 1921
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.Cat's Curiosities
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The softcover book has been rebound as a hardcover, with the original red-on-gray cover (front wrap) laid down. While the side and bottom page edges remain untrimmed, this has prevented the usual wear and tear; current condition "near fine." The "lithographs here reproduce…d are published with the permission of Mr. Herman Sachs, director of the Dayton Museum of the Arts, and personal representative in America of Mr. Grosz." German expressionism. Reduced from $880.
George Grosz. Twelve Reproductions From His Original Lithgraphs
Sachs, Herman (Hermann); Introduction By Hi Simons; 12 Reproductions; Color Lithograph Covers By George Grosz
Language: English
Published by Musterbookhouse, Chicago, 1921
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 10 Pp+ 12 Illustrations In Black And White From The Stock Of Herman Sachs, Then Agent In America For Grosz. Covers With Lithographic Illustrations In Red By Georg Grosz. Wear, 1 1/4" Tear At Top Of Front Cover, Faint Dampstaining To Top Of Covers, Endpapers, And Last Illustration. Rare I…n Original Covers. Born In Romania To Jewish Parents, Herman [Hermann] Sachs Immigrated To The U.S. As A Child. He First Trained Under His German-Born Father, A Painter In The Court Of Queen Elisabeth Of Romania. Sachs Continued His Artistic Training In Europe, Spending The 1910-1920 Period In Germany, Where He Founded The Munich School Of Expressionists (Munich Expressionist Werkstätten). Upon Returning To The United States In 1920, Sachs Exhibited At The Art Institute Of Chicago And Established The Chicago Industrial Art School, Which Soon Failed Due To Lack Of Sufficient Funding. Afterward, Sachs Became The First Director Of The Dayton Museum Of Fine Arts, Now The Dayton Art Institute. During This Time, He Also Served As The U.S. Representative Of Artist George Grosz. Around 1924, Sachs Moved To Los Angeles Where He Designed The Interiors Of The New Gas Company Building. As A Muralist And Decorator, Sachs Went On To Design The Interiors Of Many Los Angeles Landmarks, Including The Bullocks Wilshire Building (Now Home To Southwestern Law School), Union Station, Los Angeles City Hall, And The Title Insurance And Trust Company Building. An Educator As Well As An Artist, Sachs Also Directed The Creative Art Students League Of Los Angeles. Sachs Was Active Within The L.A. Weimar Exile Community Of Artists, Writers, And Filmmakers. His Friend, The Architect Rudolph Schindler, Designed Sachs' L.A. House, The Manola Court Apartments.
Published by Musterbookhouse, Chicago, 1921
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Sekkes Consultants, North Dighton, MA, U.S.A.Sekkes Consultants
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. George Grosz was a German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin life in the 1920s. He was a prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Objectivity group during the Weimar Republic. 12 Illustrations In Black And White From The Stock Of Herman…Sachs, Then Agent In America For Grosz. Covers With Lithographic Illustrations In Red By Georg Grosz. Slight darkening to the edges of the covers. First edition. 6½" - 8½". George Grosz (illustrator). book.
