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Herbert Bayer (1900–1985)
Lot 215

Herbert Bayer (1900–1985)

Bauhaus Book Jacket, c. 1938

Fermé6 April 2017

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USD 10,000

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Herbert Bayer (1900–1985)
Bauhaus Book Jacket, c. 1938
gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated and annotated 'vintage' in pencil (verso)
image: 9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (24.2 x 19.5 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)

Galerie Zur Stockeregg, Zurich;
acquired from the above by the present owner, 2009.

Note du spécialiste

The image offered here is a variation of the sketch that appeared on the catalogue book jacket for the 1938 Bauhaus exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which is reproduced in Arthur A. Cohen's monograph, Herbert Bayer: The Complete Work.