May 07, 2007 - Sale 2113

Sale 2113 - Lot 40

Price Realized: $ 1,080
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
JULIUS KLINGER (1876-1942), ET AL. POSTER ART IN VIENNA / 12 KLINGER PLAKATE. 1923. A book and a portfolio.
12 1/8x9 1/2 inches. Julius Wisotzki, Chicago.
Condition B+: spine split; foxing on some pages. Plates generally clean. Hardbound.
An exceptional collection of Viennese graphic art as promulgated by Julius Klinger, (the duo) Cosl-Fry, Willrab, A. A. Hass, Violette Engelberg and Margit Schwarcz. Known as the Klinger Group and promoting Klinger's drawing classes, the book presents a superb collection of modernist designs, some in red and black, some in black and white, and others in full color. The portfolio, while not expressly connected to the book, presents twelve red and black reproductions of Klinger's posters.