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431 pages
420 illustrations, 220 in color
From Publishers Weekly
This invaluable scholarly monograph on abstract Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky …
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431 pages
420 illustrations, 220 in color
From Publishers Weekly
This invaluable scholarly monograph on abstract Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) reproduces scores of recently rediscovered paintings that had languished for decades in Soviet museums and in private collections. German art historian Hahl-Koch provides a wealth of new details on Kandinsky's life and art, discussing, for example, his little-known experimental stage plays which strove for a synthesis of all the arts, and his friendships with Paul Klee, Arnold Schonberg and composer Thomas von Hartmann, who introduced the artist to Sufism, the mystical offshoot of Islam. Most chapters include generous excerpts from Kandinsky's newspaper articles, essays and unpublished letters, creating the impression of a tolerant nonconformist who saw art as inseparably linked with the higher laws of the cosmos. The wonderful reproductions furnish an exciting glimpse of Kandinsky's leap into abstraction after his early absorption of folk and religious art, fauvism and neo-impressionism.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Jelena Hahl-Koch was, until recently, Curator at Lenbachhaus, Munich. She was co-publisher and part translator of Kandinsky's collected writings, and has published many other catalogues, commentaries, and essays on the artist and his work. She taught at the Universities of Erlangen, Bern, and Austin, Texas, and has lectured frequently on Kandinsky at Harvard, UCLA, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and other academic venues.
ISBN 0-8478-1404-1
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- Dimensions
- 13ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 10.5ʺH
- Period
- 1990s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Green
- Condition Notes
- In excellent condition. Comes with the original cardboard protector sleeve. In excellent condition. Comes with the original cardboard protector sleeve. less
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