Description
TWO VOLUMES of the COMPLETE FIRST JAHRGANG WITH SIX ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS. The influential modern art and literary periodical `Genius` was issued in three volumes (each in two parts) between 1919 and 1921 and published by Kurt Wolff, the important publisher of Expressionist literature and art in Germany. `Genius` featured original prints, mostly by Expressionists, including Erich Heckel, Karl Hofer, Franz Marc, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and others, as well as writings by Rabindranath Tagore, Vincent van Goch, Oskar Kokoschka, Paul Gaugin, Edwin Redslob, Franz Werfel, Wilhelm Klemm, Max Brod, et al. [LIST OF ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS]: 1) Kopf, Original-Holzschnitt von Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. 2) Der Hirte, kolorierter Original-Holzschnitt von Richard Seewald. 3) Johannes auf Patmos, Original-Lithographie von Karl Caspar. 4) Aus der Tierlegende, Original-Holzschnitt von Franz Marc. 5) Mutter und Kind, Original-Radierung von Heinrich Nauen. 6) Mädchenkopf, Original-Lithographie von Ignaz Epper. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 350x265mm. 319 pages (pagination 176/177-319). Original Softcover. Cover and spine yellowing, age-stained, slightly dirty and slightly water-stained. Cover edges and corners slightly worn/bumped. Spine edges tattered/peeling. Pages slightly yellowing and rough-cut as published. [ERSTER BUCH]: Cover wavy/slightly wrinkled. Spine label bottom right corner missing/peeling. First illustrations bottom left corner detached and torn. [ZWEITES BUCH]: Spine bottom edge missing.Front inner cover upper corner near binding and rear inner cover upper edge water-stained. [SUMMARY]: This rare art magazine with six original lithographs by renowned German artists from the beginning of 20th century is in good condition.
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