THIS WASSILY KANDINSKY " THE MASTERWORKS " RARE VINTAGE 1988 MODERNIST OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT HARDCOVER ART BOOK IS A VERY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR LIBRARY COLLECTION.
THE HARDCOVER ART BOOK WITH GOLD TONE FOIL EMBOSSED SPINE TITLES, AND DUST JACKET IS PUBLISHED BY BRACKEN BOOKS, LONDON. PRINTED AND BOUND IN HONG KONG IN 1988. IT FEATURES A MONOGRAPH SURVEY COLLECTION OF THE ARTWORKS OF THE ARTIST WASSILY KANDINSKY, WITH COMPELLING ACCOMPANIED TEXT AUTHORED BY RAMON TIO BELLIDO, TRANSLATED BY JANE BRENTON.
WASSILY KANDINSKY ( 1866 - 1944 ) WAS A RUSSIAN BORN MODERN EXPRESSIONIST PAINTER AND ART THEORIST. HE IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ABSTRACT ARTISTS OF ALL TIME, AND THE PIONEER OF THE ABSTRACT ART MOVEMENT. HE WAS AN EDUCATOR AT THE FAMOUS BAUHAUS SCHOOL IN GERMANY. HE IS CREDITED WITH LANDMARK THEORIES RELATING TO HIS ORIGINAL COLOR COMPOSITIONS AND CONCEPTS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE AND HUMANITY IN HIS ARTWORKS. ART WORKS BY KANDINSKY ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS.
THIS BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED VOLUME TRACES THE COURSE OF KANDINSKY'S ARTISTIC CAREER IN MORE THAN 45 OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT COLOR REPRODUCTIONS. MANY OF HIS GREATEST AND MOST PROVOCATIVE MASTERPIECE WORKS ARE INCLUDED, AS WELL AS A WONDERFUL SELECTION OF LESSER KNOWN AND EQUALLY A SIGNIFICANT PAINTINGS.
THE AUTHOR RAMON TIO BELLIDO DISCUSSES IN DETAIL EACH OF THE FULL-COLOR PLATES THAT CHART THE ARTIST'S DEVELOPMENT FROM THE REPRESENTATIONAL LANDSCAPES FROM AROUND 1910, TO THE INSPIRED ABSTRACT INVENTIONS OF THE EARLY 1940'S. THE AUTHORITATIVE AND INSIGHTFUL TEXT PROVIDES ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND, AND AN ENGAGING OVERVIEW OF KANDINSKY'S DEVELOPMENT, THOUGHT, AND ACHIEVEMENT.
THE RARE OUT OF PRINT MODERNIST HARDCOVER ART BOOK MEASURES 11 1/4" W X 12" H X 3/4" D, WITH 144 PAGES. IT FEATURES 64 OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT ILLUSTRATIONS, INCLUDING 48 FULL COLOR PLATES, 4 ORIGINAL POEMS BY KANDINSKY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, ARTIST CHRONOLOGY, AND LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND VERY LIGHT MINOR WEAR. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.