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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
Permissions

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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

Verification Level

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