THE HARDCOVER ART BOOK WITH GOLD TONE FOIL SPINE TITLES, AND DUST JACKET IS PUBLISHED BY LEON AMIEL, PUBLISHER NEW YORK. PRINTED IN ITALY IN 1974. IT FEATURES A MONOGRAPH SURVEY OF THE ARTWORKS OF THE ARTIST PAUL KLEE, WITH COMPELLING ACCOMPANIED TEXT AUTHORED BY MARCEL MARNAT.
PAUL KLEE ( 1879 - 1940 ) THE SWISS BORN MODERNIST ARTIST IS ATTRIBUTED TO CREATING SOME OF THE MOST ORIGINAL AND COLORFUL PAINTINGS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. KLEE WAS AN EDUCATOR AT THE FAMOUS BAUHAUS SCHOOL IN GERMANY. HIS WORK REFLECTS THE IDEAS OF SYMBOLISM, EXPRESSIONISM, CUBISM, AS WELL THE SIMPLICITY OF THE BAUHAUS DESIGNS. ARTWORKS BY KLEE ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS.
THIS BEAUTIFUL INTIMATE SCALE BOOK TRACES THE COURSE OF KLEE'S ARTISTIC CAREER IN MORE THAN 100 OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT REPRODUCTIONS. MANY OF HIS GREATEST AND MOST PROVOCATIVE WORKS ARE INCLUDED, AS WELL AS A WONDERFUL SELECTION OF LESSER KNOWN AND EQUALLY AS SIGNIFICANT PAINTINGS. ACCOMPANYING THE ILLUSTRATIONS IS AN AUTHORITATIVE AND INSIGHTFUL TEXT PROVIDING ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND, OVERVIEW, AND CRITICISM OF KLEE'S DEVELOPMENT, THOUGHT AND ACHIEVEMENT.
THE RARE OUT OF PRINT 1ST EDITION SMALL FORMAT MODERNIST ART BOOK MEASURES 6 1/4" W X 7" H X 5/8" D, WITH 136 PAGES FEATURING MORE THAN 100 OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT ILLUSTRATIONS, INCLUDING 88 FULL-COLOR PLATES, AND AN ARTIST BIOGRAPHY.
IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND LIGHT MINOR WEAR TO THE DUST JACKET. THERE IS A WRITTEN INSCRIPTION ON THE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE FROM THE FORMER OWNER. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.