Kahnweiler and Rupf (Bilingual edition)

Hermann und Margrit Rupf-Stiftung

ISBN 10: 3775756485 / ISBN 13: 9783775756488

Published by Hatje Cantz, DE, 2024

About this Item

A special bond Born in Bern, the businessman Hermann Rupf was an avid collector of modern art. In 1907, he was Daniel Henry Kahnweiler's first client at his Gallery in Paris. This catalogue contains previously unpublished archival material from the years 1933 to 1945, when Rupf and Kahnweiler continued their correspondence despite adverse circumstances; from 1940 onwards, their exchanges took place "in the shadow of the crematoria," as Kahnweiler later put it. Supplementary essays offer context to their lengthy correspondence, shed light on art dealings after 1933 and Kahnweiler's work in Paris, and pay tribute to his lifelong friendship with Rupf, whose collection is now in the Kunstmuseum Bern.

Seller Inventory # LU-9783775756488

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kahnweiler and Rupf (Bilingual edition)
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz, DE
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3775756485
• ISBN 13: 9783775756488
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1620 grams

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Synopsis

How Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and his first client, Hermann Rupf, kept their artistic correspondence alive during World War II

Previously unpublished archive material reflects for the first time the precarious years from 1933 to 1945, when businessman Hermann Rupf and gallerist Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler continued to correspond about art and everyday matters despite the looming threat of World War II.