Apr 20, 2006 - Sale 2075

Sale 2075 - Lot 76

Unsold
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
VER SACRUM. Volumes I (complete with 12 numbers in 11 plus special number) and II (numbers 1-8). Color and monochrome plates throughout. Together, 21 numbers in 20. 4to, original wrappers, wear to spines and edges, some covers detached or starting, Volume 2, number 4 lacks front cover. Leipzig: E. A. Seemann, 1898-99
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Ver Sacrum (Sacred Spring) was the official organ of the Vereinigung Bildender Künstler Österreichs, the group responsible for the Vienna Secession movement. It was published between 1898 and 1903, and after 1900 it became a publication for members only. The members of the group provided artwork for the magazine's covers and also took editorial responsibility. From the outset Ver Sacrum was one of the most prestigious and influential periodicals of the time. In addition to the Viennese artists Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann, Josef Maria Olbrich, Alfred Roller, and Sandor Rosenfeld, foreign artists such as Alphonse Mucha and Fernand Khnopff also designed covers. The articles were written by important literary figures of the day including Alfred Loos and Rainer Maria Rilke. The magazine reported on activities of the Secession Movement and devoted issues to major artists or special subjects, such as Japanese Art. This lot includes the entire first volume , plus the bonus issue (twelve issues), and eight issues from year two.