May 07, 2015 - Sale 2382

Sale 2382 - Lot 24

Unsold
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500
HERBERT BAYER (1900-1985) AND WALTER GROPIUS (1883-1969) STAATLICHES BAUHAUS IN WEIMAR / 1919 - 1923. Bound volume. 1923.
9 3/4x10 inches, 24 3/4x25 1/2 cm. Bauhausverlag, Munich.
Condition A-: minor abrasions along edges of cover and spine.
This first book published by the Bauhaus came out in conjunction with the 1923 Bauhaus exhibition and highlighted the accomplishments of the school to date. Numerous plates (several lithographed) and text illustrations by M. Breuer, K. Schwerdtfeger, W. Kandinsky, H. Bayer, P. Klee, L. Moholy-Nagy (who designed the book), and many others. From an edition of 2600. A & O p. 67, Modernity p. 153, Aynsley p. 87, Page Design 244, Met 2001.392, Stedelijk KNA 11672.