Art Spiritual Harmony by Kandinsky, First Edition (8 results)

later cloth, paper spine label. 8vo. later cloth, paper spine label. 112 pages. First English edition. Chipped at corners, crude tape repair to spine, toning. Nine full-page illustrations with three full-page figures printed in black and red. First English-language Edition of this manifesto for abstract art, translated, and with an introduction, by Michael Sadler.

Hardcover. First Edition. Grey boards. Small 4to, 112pp. With 9 illustrative plates. First English-language Edition of this manifesto for abstract art, translated, and with an introduction, by Michael Sadler. VG/G, ex-library, bookplate fep, spine has been tape repaired (not well), but covers are intact. Pages are clean except for the first few which have slight toning. Text block is solid. Excellent repair candidate.

Hardcover. First Edition. Grey boards. Small 4to, 112pp. With 9 illustrative plates. First English-language Edition of this manifesto for abstract art, translated, and with an introduction, by Michael Sadler. VG/G, ex-library, bookplate front pastedown, corners are sharp and solid, binding is tight, so label or marking on spine or rear cover. Overall a very desirable copy.

Cloth with Buckram Spine. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Illustrated By the Author (illustrator). First American Edition. Translated with an Introduction by M.T.H. Sadler. Owner printed name on front free endpaper. Spine scuffed. Corners rubbed. Foxing throughout.

First edition in English, first impression. Kandinsky's seminal theoretical publication is "one of the most influential art texts of the first decades of the twentieth century" (Tate). Extracts from the present translation were published in Wyndham Lewis's Blast magazine later in 1914, quickly establishing Kandinsky's reputation in Britain. Kandisnky discusses Theosophy, outlines his theories of the artist as a "prophet" (p. 15), his arguments for expression and spirituality in the place of naturalistic representation, and the power of art to cause "vibrations of the soul" (p. 104). The work was published in German in 1911 as Über das Geistige in der Kunst. Provenance: from the library, although unmarked as such, of author Fred Gettings (1937-2013). Gettings was an expert on astrology, occult symbolism, and Arthur Rackham. He references the present work in The Hidden Art: A Study of Occult Symbolism in Art (1978). Small quarto. Original blue quarter cloth, brown paper spine label lettered in gilt, marbled paper boards, renewed blue endpapers, top edge untrimmed. With 9 plates of paintings (4 by Kandinsky), 3 diagrammatic plates printed in red and black, and headpieces from woodcuts by Kandinsky. Pencilled ownership inscription of one "W. Corrigan" on half-title, their impassioned annotations to the margins of pp. 14-5. Rubbing and scuffs to spine label, affecting edges of lettering, wear to spine ends and board edges, rubbing to sides, endpapers sometime renewed, patch of surface wear to half-title, foxing mostly limited to outer leaves; remaining a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Wassily Kandinsky (illustrator). 1st Edition. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Extremely rare presentation copy. Cloth spine/marbled boards. Gilt on spine a bit faded. Price stamped on title page, slightly foxing. French note inserted between pages 16 and 17. 112 pages 9 plates, 3 diagrams 23 cm Publisher's blue leather spine over marbled boards, maroon leather lettering piece gilt, edges rough-cut. Please see photos as part of condition report 1914 1st Edition , THE ART OF SPIRITUAL HARMONY By Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (Vasiliy Vasilyevich Kandinskiy; 16 December [O.S. 4 December] 1866 ? 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist. Kandinsky is generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in western art. Kandinsky was similarly influenced during this period by Richard Wagner's Lohengrin which, he felt, pushed the limits of music and melody beyond standard lyricism. He was also spiritually influenced by Madame Blavatsky (1831?1891), the best-known exponent of theosophy. Theosophical theory postulates that creation is a geometrical progression, beginning with a single point. The creative aspect of the form is expressed by a descending series of circles, triangles, and squares. Kandinsky's book Concerning the Spiritual in Art (1910) and Point and Line to Plane (1926) echoed this theosophical tenet. Illustrated By: Wassily Kandinsky Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Constable and Company, London octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 112 ISBN: Wassily Kandinsky was a great modernist painter, and is considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement. 'T he Art Of Spiritual Harmony' offers Kandinsky's provocative thoughts on colour theory, nature of art as well as his thoughts on Picasso, Matisse, and other earlier masters. A key document in the history of modern art, pioneering the movement to free painting from material reality, by one of the first artists to create a completely abstract painting, the non-objective Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky. First published, in Munich, in 1912 as Uber das geistige in der kunst. Divided into two parts, About General Aesthetic (including an examination of geometrical forms) encourages artists to express their inner lives in abstract, nonmaterial terms (Kandinsky was deeply influenced by Wagner's Lohengrin, which, he felt, pushed the limits of music and melody beyond standard lyricism) and About Painting, discussion of the psychology of colour and the language of form and colour). Sadler is best remembered by bibliophiles for his remarkable collections and bibliographies. SKU: BTETM0001372 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg.

First edition. Illustrated. 8vo. Original quarter blue cloth with marbled paper covered boards, spine lettered in gilt to label, slip case. London, Constable. A good copy, slip case, head and tail of spine a little worn, some spotting, particularly to prelims. The first English language translation of Kandinsky's seminal theory of abstract art. First published in German as Über das Geistige in der Kunst, and better known by it's later translation Concerning the Spiritual in Art.

Cloth Spine/Marbled Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustwrapper, as Issued. 9 Plates (illustrator). First Edition in English. Xxvii, 112. First English Edition, Preceding The American Issue. Finely Printed By The Chiswick Press. Blue Cloth Over Patterned Boards, Morocco Spine Label With Title And Author, As Issued, With Gilt Lettering Complete And Bright. Fragile Boards Worn At Edges, Marbled Paper Which Covers The Boards Is Worn Through On Each Board Right Along Edge For Several Inches, But Spine Cloth Shows Only Slight Rubbing At Top And Bottom And Book Is Near Fine Internally. No Stains Or Other Marks Internally Or Externally. A Scarce Book In Collectible Condition.