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88 - Jan Tschichold - Werbeflyer für: Foto-Auge. Buchdruck, zweifarbig. 1929. Leporello, sechseitig. 13,5 : 10,2 cm (offen 13,5 : 30 cm).

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Estimation

€600 - 900

Sale fees

32%

Jan Tschichold - Werbeflyer für: Foto-Auge. Buchdruck, zweifarbig. 1929. Leporello, sechseitig. 13,5 : 10,2 cm (offen 13,5 : 30 cm). Ausrufzeit : ca. 12:50 (Zeitplan ohne Gewähr) Sehr seltenes Werbemittel für das bedeutendste Fotobuch der 1920er Jahre, herausgegeben von Franz Roh und gestaltet von Jan Tschichold. - Druck in Rot und Schwarz. - Seite 1 mit dem berühmten Selbstbildnis Lissitzkys »Der Konstrukteur«, Seite 6 mit einem Foto von Moholy-Nagy, zudem Werbetexte und Bestellkarte. - Das Buch enthielt 75 herausragende Beispiele der avantgardistischen Fotokunst, darunter auch Fotogramme und Fotomontagen, u. a. von Willi Baumeister, Max Ernst, George Grosz, John Heartfield, El Lissitzky, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Paul Schuitema, Sasha Stone, Konrad Teige, Edward Weston und vielen anderen. - Sehr selten. - Tadellos erhalten. Vgl. Tafel 42 in »Leben und Werk des Typographen Jan Tschichold« (Dresden 1977), dort Abbildung einer Anzeige mit den Elementen des Leporellos Seitenrand von Blatt 1 mit kurzem, unauffälligem Randeinriss. english description: Letterpress, two-color. 1929. Leporello, six pages. 13.5 _ 10.2 cm (13.5 _ 30 cm when unfolded). A very rare promotional item for the most significant photobook of the 1920s, published by Franz Roh and designed by Jan Tschichold. - Printed in red and black. - Page 1 features Lissitzky’s famous self-portrait »Der Konstrukteur«, page 6 features a photograph by Moholy-Nagy, along with promotional text and an order form. - The book contained 75 outstanding examples of avant-garde photographic art, including photograms and photomontages by, among others, Willi Baumeister, Max Ernst, George Grosz, John Heartfield, El Lissitzky, László Moholy-Nagy, Paul Schuitema, Sasha Stone, Konrad Teige, Edward Weston, and many others. - Very rare. - In impeccable condition. The margin of page 1 has a short, inconspicuous tear.

Auction details

Auktion 34 : Kunst & Bücher - Spezialkatalog: Künstlerbücher des 20. Jahrhunderts / Sammlung Renker, Teil 2
Saturday, November 21
12:00 PM
86 A Osterbekstraße
22083 Hamburg, Germany

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Christian Hesse Auktionen +49 4 06 94 54 247 mail@hesse-auktionen.de
On Drouot for 4 years avec More than 1,000 lots published

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