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6 Bll., 104 S., 1 Bl. mit 10 Original-Holzschnitten von Wassily Kandinsky im Text. 8 Tafeln. Erste Ausgabe dieser ersten programmatischen Schrift von Wassily Kandinsky, die sich mit der Theorie abstrakter Zeichen befasste, mit 10 abstrakten Original-Holzschnitten im Text und 1 in dunkelgr�n gedruckten Original-Holzschnitt auf dem vorderen Original-Karton (hier, in der Erstauflage noch von den Originalst�cken, ab der dritten von Galvanos). - "Vasily Kandinsky`s seminal treatise, �ber das Geistige in der Kunst (Concerning the Spiritual in Art), sparked widespread interest in abstraction in the years leading up to World War I. The book, which he claimed had been gestating for nearly a decade, elucidated his artistic theories and his valuing of expression and spirituality over naturalistic representation. It also introduced his new pictorial categories derived from the field of music impressions, improvisations, and compositions which further de-emphasized the importance of recognizable subject matter. On the cover and in ten woodcuts, Kandinsky illustrated his ideas by reducing complex scenes of spiritual battle and redemption to simplified designs of lines and shapes. For Kandinsky, abstraction was a weapon for transforming what he perceived to be a corrupt, materialist society" (MoMA New York Online Catalogue). - Etw. gebr�unt und teils wasserrandig. Exlibris. *** *** Copyright: Matthaeus TRUPPE Buchhandlung & Antiquariat - Stubenberggasse 7 - A-8010 Graz - ++43 (0)316 - 829552 *** *** Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500 8�. OKart. (kl. Randeinrisse, etw. beschabt und leicht fleckig).

This book, written by Kandinsky, delves into the theoretical aspects of his artwork and discusses the spiritual value of art, emphasizing the importance of emotions and the abstract.