Torgny Schunnesson Rare Books

Bill, Max

Bill, Max; Wassily Kandinsky. Maeght Éditeur, Paris, 1951. First French edition.
Softbound 4o in stiff wrappers with originale glassine protection. Wrappers a bit browned in outlines, else in fine condition. Front wrapper is illustrated with a woodcut in colour , "Petit Monde", (Kleine Welten 1922) in originale size. Rear panel with a woodcut in black. Former owner's initials in black feltpen inside front board. Text-contributions by Alberto Magnelli, Ludwig Grote, Nina Kandinsky, Jean Arp, Carola Giedion-Welcker and Will Grohmann. The bibliography made by Nina Kandinsky. Also poems by Kandinsky. Many reproductions and photos of Kandinsky. Most of them in black and white, but some in colour. The main text "Hommage à Kandinsky" by Max Bill in German and English version on blue paper in the end. 178 pages.
2500 SEK