1937 1st Edition 'Moderne Plastik'
By Carola Giedion Welcker, designed by Herbert Bayer
📖 Bibliographic Details
- Author: Carola Giedion-Welcker
- Full Title: Moderne Plastik: Elemente der Wirklichkeit, Masse und Auflockerung (Modern Sculpture: Elements of Reality, Volume and Disintegration)
- Publisher: Dr. H. Girsberger
- Place of Publication: Zürich, Switzerland
- Year of Publication: 1937
- Edition: First Edition / First Printing
- Language: German
- Format: Quarto (approx. 11.5" x 9.25" / 29 cm x 23.5 cm)
- Pagination: 166 pages (extensively illustrated with black-and-white plates)
- Binding: Original publisher's cloth (often issued in coarse tan/cream linen cloth)
- Typography & Typography Layout: Designed by Bauhaus master Herbert Bayer
🌟 About This Important Work
This is the seminal, highly sought-after 1937 first edition of Carola Giedion-Welcker’s pioneering study of modern avant-garde sculpture. It features landmark visual layouts and typography designed by legendary Bauhaus artist Herbert Bayer. The book serves as a vital historical record of early 20th-century art, featuring deep analytical texts and photographic plates of masterpieces by Jean Arp, Alberto Giacometti, Constantin Brancusi, Henry Moore, Naum Gabo, and Umberto Boccioni, among others.
Condition: Lacking dust jacket, covers somewhat soil with minor shelf-wear, owner name on front blank, otherwise no marking in text, not an ex-library book.