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Veraikon. Edice Graficka/Umelecka Revue. Year. VII (1921) – Year XXI (1934)

Prague-Smichov: Veraikon, 1921-1934. 107 numbers, from No. 1921 no. 1 to 1934 No. 5. Quartos and octavos, all in original wrappers, 12 complete years of issue from 1921 to 1933, and 5 numbers from 1934. . Editions were released in limited quantity, certainly under 500. This collection includes scores of original lithographs, woodcuts, linocuts, and hundreds of reproductions documenting the contemporary art movements of Czechoslovakia, France, Russia and Yugoslavia, with the emphasis of course on the art of Czechoslovakia, and featuring work of well-known and lesser-known artists of the day. This includes important essays on contemporary art topics by Emil Pacovsky, Jiri Kroha, Jaroslav Jira, Vaclav Vancura, inter alia --- almost all by working artists themselves. Several numbers are devoted to new Czech architecture, and a good number focusing entirely on the work of women artists, rather uncommon in the era. Included are original woodcuts, linocuts and engravings by Josef Sima (3), Jan Rambousek, Vojtech Preissig (3), Václav Spala (2), Karel Teige (2), Josef Capek (5), Zdenek Rykr (3), Rudolf Adamek (2), Josef Bartuska (5) and many more by Mackova, Hoffmeister, Vlastislav Hofman, Kotík, etc. Each issue reviews the work of artists, architects and designers, and there are some important first appearances of essays by Teige, the architects Vit Obrtel, Bohuslav Fuchs, Jan Kotera, Jaroslav Krejcar, etc., with design drawings by them as well. Three numbers includes a survey of contemporary and traditional art developments in Slovenia, documenting the work of Pilon, Kralj, Vidmar, Stuplovsek, Zupan and Zakac; these artists of the Slovenian avant-garde were generally ignored by the Yugoslav establishment and public; this is one of the few contemporary discussion of them outside of Ljubljana. Many of the issues are uncut, most are in very good to fine; a few have loose covers but the interiors of all of them are all near fine with no markings, paper loss or stains. Veraikon was a premier journal of the graphic and fine arts which ran from 1913 to 1937 for a total of 23 years. Unbound copies are quite scarce, preserving the original wrappers and including all the supplemental issues of original graphics. Many numbers offered here are unopened, with signatures uncut. Some numbers have detached wrappers. Overall very good to fine; an uncommon offering. More photos and information furnished on request.
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  • $4,700
VÝTVARNÁ VÝCHOVA. Sborník pro uzité umení

VÝTVARNÁ VÝCHOVA. Sborník pro uzité umení, kreslení a zrakovou výchovu.

Josef Vydra, Ladislav Sutnar, Karel Herain, eds. Oblong octavo 15x21 cm., four numbers per year. Vytvarna Vychova (Art Education, Anthology of Artwork, Design and Visual Training) was a series of books issued from 1935 to 1944 in four numbers per year. Each number holds 56 pages of instructions, lessons, and discussion of art and design principles, with copious illustrations throughout, many in color. Edited by Josef Vydra (1884-1959) artist, ethnologist, art theorist. Vydra was an art educator of first magnitude working in Bratislava and Brno. He teamed with legendary Ladislav Sutnar (1897-1976) who had longtime interests in art education, toys and crafts as learning tools, and Karel Herain (1890-1953), art historian and Curator of the Decorative Arts Museum (Umeleckoprumyslové Muzeum) in Prague to assemble some of the best minds and talents of Czechoslovakia and beyond to produce a series of ideas and practicalities in visual design. Contributors included Zdenek Rossmann, Antonín Heythun, Ernst Kállai, L'udovit Fulla, Mikulas Galanda, Ladislav Zak, Fernand Léger, Jan Tschichold, Zdenek Pesánek, V.V. Stech, Karel Capek, Sutnar and Vydra among many others--- artists, teachers and designers, historians and theorists--- whose names cited above reflect the highest quality of imparting artistic skills to students, young and old. All manner of a fine and industrial arts curriculum will be found in these pages, from painting, drawing, sculpture, drafting, furniture design and making, toys (a Sutnar specialty), photography and film, graphic art and design, crafts, etc., -- in short, what engages the eyes, hands, and tools for creation and production. The quality of care and attention to all areas of visual art that are found here is a testimony to the variegated, thriving culture in interwar Czechoslovakia that engaged so much of the population. The present collection includes 29 of the 40 numbers published: 1935 Year I 1-4 (complete) 1936 Year II 1-4 (complete) 1937 Year III 1-2,4; 1938 Year IV 2-4; 1939 Year V 1-2, 4; 1940 Year VI 1, 1941 Year VII 1,3; 1942 Year VIII 1; 1943 Year IX 1-4 (complete) 1944 Year X 1-4.(complete) Further details furnished on request. This is a sheer delight of invention and visual learning. Very uncommon, with OCLC finding only one partial holding in North America (Virginia Museum of Fine Art). Copies very good to fine, some near new.