Asta: 405 / Rare Books del 27/28. maggio 2013 ad Amburgo Lot 108

 
Wassily Kandinsky - Klänge.


108
Wassily Kandinsky
Klänge., 1913.
Stima:
€ 25,000 / $ 27,500
Risultato:
€ 25,200 / $ 27,720

( commissione inclusa)
Kandinsky, W., Klänge. Mit 12 farbigen und 44 Schwarzweiß-Holzschnitten von W. Kandinsky. München, R. Piper [1913]. Fuchsiafarb. OHLwd. mit goldgepr. Deckelvignetten und goldgepr. RTitel. 28,5 : 28,5 cm.

"The range of Kandinsky's work is seen here, from cuts in his early style reminiscent of folk art and Jugendstil to his nonobjective designs, which have been so important in 20th century art." (Garvey)

Roethel, Bücher 9 sowie 72-74, 85, 95-140, 142-146. - Dok.-Bibl. I, 282 "Stilistisch eines der interessantesten und schönsten modernen illustrierten Bücher." - Jentsch 9. - Lang 164 und S. 48 ff. - Rifkind Coll. II, 1368. - Reed 162. - Artist and the Book 138. - From Manet to Hockney 31. - Grohmann S. 413. - Vom Jugendstil zum Bauhaus. Kat. Münster/Göttingen 1981, Nr. 85. - Papiergesänge. Kat. München 1992, Nr. 24.

1 of 45 rare unsigned copies aside from the numbering for artist and publisher (complete print run 345; cf. Roethel pp. 446f.). Broad-margined print on laid paper by Van Gelder Zonen. With 12 woodcuts in colors and 44 in black and white by W. Kandinsky. Purple orig. half cloth with gilt-tooled vignettes and gilt lettering. - Woodcuts on lightly creme paper, text carefully cleaned. Binding somewhat sunned and scuffed, spine and binding skilfully restored. All in all fine and clean copy.




108
Wassily Kandinsky
Klänge., 1913.
Stima:
€ 25,000 / $ 27,500
Risultato:
€ 25,200 / $ 27,720

( commissione inclusa)