Flix by Robert Breer (3 results)

First edition flip book printed as part of the World Retrospective of Animation Cinema. Minor short closed tear to top left edge of front cover. Slight edge wear, but overall a sharp copy. A few very minor unobtrusive stains to front cover. Previous owner stamp to rear cover. Pages are clean.

First Edition. First Edition. An early animation flipbook by Robert Breer, published on the occasion of the World Retrospective of Animation Cinema in 1967. A highly abstract piece, offset printed in black, white, and yellow, devoted to quickly altering geometric forms. 4 x 2.5 inches, with side-stapled card wrappers. Very Good plus, with light use from previous flipping.

Montreal: La Cinematheque canadienne. 1967. 10.5 x 6.5 cm. Flip book in original paper covers; approx 100 leaves creating an animated sequence of abstract shapes printed in black and yellow; very good. First edition, printed as part of the World Retrospective of Animation Cinema. The American artist Robert Breer (1926-2011) was renowned for his experiments in animation. Known as the "kinetic poet of the avant garde" he worked across many of the great movements of the twentieth century and within a huge array of genres. His films often feature abstract images careering across the screen, a style which is represented in this flip book.