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88 - Jan Tschichold - Promotional flyer for: *Foto-Auge*. Letterpress, two-color. 1929. Leporello, six pages. 13.5 × 10.2 cm (unfolded 13.5 × 30 cm).
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Jan Tschichold - Promotional flyer for: *Foto-Auge*. Letterpress, two-color. 1929. Leporello, six pages. 13.5 × 10.2 cm (unfolded 13.5 × 30 cm). Call time: approx. 12:50 (schedule subject to change) Very rare promotional material 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 “The Constructor,” 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, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Paul Schuitema, Sasha Stone, Konrad Teige, Edward Weston, and many others. - Very rare. - In impeccable condition. See Plate 42 in “The Life and Work of Typographer Jan Tschichold” (Dresden 1977), which includes an illustration of an advertisement featuring elements from the leporello The page margin of sheet 1 has a short, inconspicuous tear. 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.
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Auction 34: Art & Books - Special Catalog: 20th-Century Artist's Books / Renker Collection, Part 2Auction house
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