184 - Henry van de Velde - Jacques Mesnil. Henry van de Velde and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Brussels and Paris, L’art Flamand & Hollandais G. van Oest [1914]. With twelve illustrations. Original paperback.

Henry van de Velde - Jacques Mesnil. Henry van de Velde and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Brussels and Paris, L’art Flamand & Hollandais G. van Oest [1914]. With twelve illustrations. Original paperback. Call time: approx. 1:46 p.m. (schedule subject to change) Rare first edition. — Published as part of the series “Études d’art contemporain,” edited by P. Buschmann. - Jacques Mesnil defended van de Velde’s contribution to the famous Parisian theater building—which the Parisian architect Jacques Perret had constructed between 1911 and 1913—using drawings and photographs. - “There can be no question that the interior design of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées remains van de Velde’s achievement. However, even after reading Mesnil’s essay, it is difficult to determine to what extent van de Velde’s marginalization was due to the Perrets’ personal intrigues, and to what extent it represents, on a broader level, a triumph of modern construction over architecture” (Adolf Behne, *Der moderne Zweckbau*, p. 60). - With performances of Nijinsky’s “Ballets Russes” and, above all, Stravinsky’s “Le sacre du printemps,” the theater stands at the dawn of modern ballet. 29.3 × 21.0 cm. 32, 5, [1] pages. — Stitching slightly loose.