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Published by Stuttgart: Hatje, 1970
ISBN 10: 3775700072ISBN 13: 9783775700078
Book
Leinen. Condition: Gut. 79 S.: Abb. mit Text; 21cm Zustand: Leineneinband mit Schutzumschlag (verknittert, hinterlegter Einriss bzw. Randläsionen), sonst gut --- Inhalt: beiliegend ein Faltblatt der Kestner-Gesellschaft, illustriert ROS3-4 ISBN: 9783775700078 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.
Published by Josef Albers: Stadtische Kunsthalle Dusseldorf Grabbeplatz, 1970
Seller: Amatoria Fine Art Books, IOBA, CALIBA, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: none as issued. First Edition. Very Good+ 7 7/8" x 7 7/8" perfectbound art exhibit catalog in stiff black wraps with white nested squares design to cover, white and red lettering to front cover, minor shelfwear to top and bottom edges, two small creases at spine, else clean, tightly bound and unmarked throughout. German language text. 63 pp. replete with full-color and black-and-white images of Josef Albers' prints, drawings, and paintings of geometric abstractions as well as representative art, one fold-out multi-panel page featuring five variations of Homage to the Square, and one full-page black-and-white photograph portrait of the artist at frontis. Includes Vorwort by art historian Karl Ruhrberg, essays by Werner Spies, Max Imdahl, poet Eugen Gomringer,and Jargen Wissmann, a segment About Josef Albers by Max Bill, F. Buckminster Fuller, and Robert Le Ricolais, a Biography, Lists of Honors, Bibliography, Poems by Josef Albers, and a Catalog. This publication was produced in conjunction with an exhibition of Josef Albers work held September 4 to October 4, 1970 at Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf Grabbeplatz.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Oblong octavo. Illustrated. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a little soiling. Inscribed by the artist on the titlepage: "for Hannes Berkmann. Josef Albers. July 16, 1971.".