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952 - Darmstadt Secession The Beautiful Human Being in New Art.
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Estimate €400 - €600
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Darmstadt Secession The Beautiful Human Being in New Art. International Exhibition. Organised by the Association of Progressive Artists of Hesse: Darmstadt Secession, Darmstadt Group. 16 June to 6 October 1929. Exhibition catalogue with numerous, mostly full-page, illustrations. Darmstadt, Mathildenhöhe, 1929. 81 pp., 10 plates, 6 pages of advertisements. Large 8°. Illustrated softback (slightly browned and stained, spine discreetly reinforced). Major exhibition of paintings and sculptures by the Darmstadt Secession, featuring notable national and international artists such as Max Beckmann, Willi Baumeister, Oskar Schlemmer, Max Kaus, Frans Masereel, Max Pechstein, Moise Kisling, André Derain, Marc Chagall, etc. - The interesting catalogue cover by the Darmstadt painter C. Gunschmann (1895–1984) depicts a female torso by Archipenko (Galerie Westheim, Berlin) and an ancient Egyptian woman in the background. Carl Gunschmann founded the Darmstadt Secession with Kasimir Edschmid following the turmoil of the 1919 revolution. – Somewhat lightly soiled in places; 1 leaf with a repaired corner tear. Exhibition catalogue with numerous, mostly full-page illustrations. Illustrated original wrappers (somewhat browned and stained; spine with minor defects). - An important exhibition of paintings and sculptures by the Darmstadt Secession, featuring renowned national and international artists such as Max Beckmann, Willi Baumeister, Oskar Schlemmer, Max Kaus, Frans Masereel, Max Pechstein, Moise Kisling, André Derain, Marc Chagall, etc. - Paperback (slightly discoloured and stained; spine discreetly reinforced). - Some pages have slight creases; one page has a torn corner that has been repaired. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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