Bauhaus Books No. 9: "Point and Line to Plane: A Contribution to the Analysis of Graphic Elements" by Wassily Kandinsky

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Identification and Creation

Object Number: BR48.53
People: Herbert Bayer, American (Haag, Austria 1900 - 1985 Santa Barbara, CA)
Title: Bauhaus Books No. 9: "Point and Line to Plane: A Contribution to the Analysis of Graphic Elements" by Wassily Kandinsky
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Bauhaus Bucher 9: Wassily Kandinsky: "Punkt und Linie zu Fläche: Beitrag zur Analyse der malerischen Elemente"
Classification: Books
Work Type: book
Date: 1926
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/218036

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Photomechanical print in black ink on off-white wove paper; black and blue inks on coated off-white wove paper; card and paper binding
Technique: Photomechanical print
Dimensions: 23 x 18.1 x 1.5 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/8 x 9/16 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition: second edition

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Purchase
Copyright: © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Accession Year: 1948
Object Number: BR48.53
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: The binding appears to be sewn. Cardstock binder is glued to the spine. Dust jacket folds over cardstock and is attached with glued on the inside flaps.

Exhibition History

From Werkbund to Bauhaus: Art and Design in Germany 1900-1934, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 05/12/1980 - 04/26/1980
Klee and Kandinsky: Works from the Harvard Collection and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 11/21/1980 - 01/17/1981
Bauhaus Art and Design, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 06/07/1982 - 10/30/1982

Subjects and Contexts

The Bauhaus

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BR48.53: Bauhaus Books No. 9: "Point and Line to Plane: A Contribution to the Analysis of Graphic Elements" by Wassily Kandinsky