BAUHAUS -Itten, Johannes.
BAUHAUS -Itten, Johannes.
Diary. Contributions to a counterpoint of the visual arts. With 2 p. schematic original colour samples and numerous
mounting instructions. Fig.
Berlin, published by the Itten School, 1930. [2], 112, [2] See table of contents and notes. Canvas with gilt gilt title on cover, Lwd. slipcase (somewhat rubbed, slightly scratched
).
Bolliger, Dokumentations-Bibliothek VI, 545: "The book is equally important for the art educator and the artist Itten, as well as for the Bauhaus. - One of 300 copies of the standard edition, present without number (GA 330). - First edition. - Johannes Itten (1888-1967) was artistic director at the Bauhaus from 1919-1923. There he further developed his theory of form and design, which he later imparted with his own didactic methods in the art lessons of his school. "In 1930, in the Diary... Itten has summarized his teaching methods and his theory of form and color" (Willy Rotzler (ed.), Johannes Itten Werke und Schriften, p. 396). For the present work he wrote the text himself and drew on matrices which were then printed in the Itten school. A part of the remaining edition of the raw sheets was published in 1962 in Zurich as a title edition, as shown here with a pre-title page. - Bound as a block book. - Slightly browned, otherwise clean copy.
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BAUHAUS -Itten, Johannes.
Diary. Contributions to a counterpoint of the visual arts. With 2 p. schematic original colour samples and numerous
mounting instructions. Fig.
Berlin, published by the Itten School, 1930. [2], 112, [2] See table of contents and notes. Canvas with gilt gilt title on cover, Lwd. slipcase (somewhat rubbed, slightly scratched
).
Bolliger, Dokumentations-Bibliothek VI, 545: "The book is equally important for the art educator and the artist Itten, as well as for the Bauhaus. - One of 300 copies of the standard edition, present without number (GA 330). - First edition. - Johannes Itten (1888-1967) was artistic director at the Bauhaus from 1919-1923. There he further developed his theory of form and design, which he later imparted with his own didactic methods in the art lessons of his school. "In 1930, in the Diary... Itten has summarized his teaching methods and his theory of form and color" (Willy Rotzler (ed.), Johannes Itten Werke und Schriften, p. 396). For the present work he wrote the text himself and drew on matrices which were then printed in the Itten school. A part of the remaining edition of the raw sheets was published in 1962 in Zurich as a title edition, as shown here with a pre-title page. - Bound as a block book. - Slightly browned, otherwise clean copy.
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