25 - Henryk Berlewi (1894–1967)

Henryk Berlewi (1894–1967) A significant collection of drawings, studies, documents, and archives by the artist, circa 1960. Includes: > “Mécano-Facture,” pencil and ink on paper, signed and dated 1959 in the lower right, titled at the bottom center, with annotations of measurements—Framed, 22 x 27.5 cm, thumbtack holes at the corners > Untitled, pencil on paper, preparatory work mentioning various artists’ names (Mies Van Der Rohe, Raoul Hausman, Herwarth Walden, Archipenko, Viking Eggeling, Rudolf Belling, Moholy-Nagy…) - Framed, 28.5 x 21 cm, significant tear in the upper right corner > Several original works, including: - Untitled, gouache and collage on paper, signed lower right, depicting colorful geometric shapes - 19 x 14 cm - Untitled, gouache and collage on paper, signed lower right, depicting red and white geometric shapes - 36.5 x 29.5 cm - “Jean-Clarence Lambert, Poèmes seriels typo-montages Berlewi, Mecano-factur, Editions de Beaune, 1965,” marker on tracing paper - 42 x 29.5 cm > Mechano-Fakturen by Henryk Berlewi, Galerie Situationen60, Documentation B, 1963, a portfolio published for the exhibition held from October 21 to December 21, 1963, containing two silkscreen prints on leporello-folded paper - 22.4 x 22.4 cm > Galerie Denise René, 1957, catalog for the exhibition “Pioneers of Abstract Art in Poland,” the front cover crossed out in red oil pastel by the artist > G: *Zeitschrift für elementare Gestaltung* No. 4, an issue of the avant-garde and constructivist journal “G” published in Berlin, released in March 1926 > Berlewi, Henryk, and Andrzej K. Olszewski: Henryk Berlewi. Contemporary Polish Painting. Artystyczno-graficzne Publishing House, Warsaw, 1968. > Catalog of the retrospective exhibition “Henryk Berlewi from 1908 to the Present,” held from October to November 1964 at the Maison de France in Berlin; copy no. 903/1000 > Exhibition catalog “Berlewi: Testimonies,” published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by Suzanne de Coninck at the Center for Cybernetic Art, Éditions de Beaune, 1965 [x2] > Newspaper articles in French and Dutch mentioning Henryk Berlewi’s work > Invitations to various exhibitions > Collection of typewritten texts and speeches, ink on paper > Small booklet of color balance tests on a photograph of Henryk Berlewi’s oil on canvas “Female Torso,” circa 1922