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:
  • Art
  • Signed Editions
  • History

About this title

Synopsis

Text of the original edition with selected plates, with preface and introduction by the artist. "The book is a record of an experimental way of studying color and of teaching color ... the most relative medium in art."

Review

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