Interaction of Color (SIGNED)

Albers, Josef

ISBN 10: 0300014732 / ISBN 13: 9780300014730

Published by Yale Univ Press, 1971

About this Item

Softbound book in paper wraps with two of the artist's color plate works on the covers. THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR/ARTIST JOSEF ALBERS. In Fine condition. First Edition, Third Printing in 1971. Has a small soiling spot on rear cover (outside of art piece). The masterworks of one of the most influential teacher-artists of the twentieth century. This book was originally published as a limited, boxed edition in 1963 with 50 copies signed. Those copies contain 150 color plates. The books were sold out and now are rare and can cost over $20,000 if signed. The book was conceived as a guide and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students. In 1970 a German publisher produced a version. This paperbound edition was printed in 1971 by Yale University as a "pocket-sized" volume (Measures 5 7/8" x 8 1/8"), containing the unabridged text of the original 1963 edition, plus ten representative color plates of that same 1963 original.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1653688796267

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Interaction of Color (SIGNED)
• Publisher: Yale Univ Press
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300014732
• ISBN 13: 9780300014730
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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  • Signed Editions
  • Art

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Synopsis

The masterworks of one of the most influential teacher-artists of the twentieth century, originally published as a limited, boxed edition in 1963, was conceived as a guide and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students. A paperbound edition, containing the unabridged text of the original edition, plus ten representative color plates, chosen from the original silk-screen reproductions and printed by offset lithography, was published in 1971. Since those color plates have now been worn out in repeated reprintings, Mr. Albers has selected ten different color studies, with new comments, for this revised edition.
"The text of "Interaction of Color" provides the careful reader with the content of Josef Albers' famous color course. His teaching is based on learning by direct perception, and not by theories or color systems. There are many books on color on the market, but no one combines eyesight with such profound insight as Josef Albers does in "Interaction of Color.""--Hannes Beckmann
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"The publication of this famous book in paperback is an event. . . . It is clearly written and easy to understand. . . . This book ought to be owned by any serious student or teacher, regardless of the kind of painting he does."--"The Artist
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Review

'[An] invaluable guide to seeing...' -- Andrew Mead, Architects Journal, June 2006