1206 - Roh, F. and J. Tschichold (eds.).

Roh, F. and J. Tschichold (eds.). Foto-Auge. A compilation of 76 photographs of the period. - Oil et photo, 76 photographies de notre temps choisies. - Photo-eye, 76 photos of the period, edited. Stuttgart, Wedekind & Co. (1929). 4°. [17] leaves and 76 plates. Illustrated original cardboard binding (bound as a block book). Heidtmann 5183. Heiting/Jaeger I, 330 ff. Parr/Badger I, 98. Schauer II, 126. The Open Book 82 f. — “The most vibrant photobook of our time” (R. Jaeger). — Cover featuring Lissitzky’s famous self-portrait “The Constructor”; the entire book design is by Jan Tschichold. - An outstanding collection 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. - “To this day, ‘foto-auge’ (1929) has retained its iconic status as a programmatic anthology of the diverse forms of expression in New Photography—as well as an exemplary book object of New Typography” (R. Jaeger). - “A ‘nervous and important book,’ as Walker Evans characterized it, functions much more as a catalog of the ‘FiFo’ exhibition (the Werkbund exhibition ‘Film und Foto,’ Stuttgart 1929), reproducing work featured in the show, from Adget to Weston. Franz Roh’s introductory essay is a key text.” (Parr/Badger). - Cover slightly dusty; spine rubbed, somewhat stained, and browned; the red spine label heavily faded; staple binding with significant rust spots; still a good copy with a clean interior.