“XXe Siècle Vol. 5–6” [20th Century French Periodical On Contemporary Art]
1939. Soft-cover publication containing five original prints by four prominent European artists and one Australian artist. All prints are signed or monogramed in image, published in an edition of 1200, 31.8 x 24.7cm. Soiling and foxing to cover, some stains, wear and small tears to rear pages. The periodical contains five original prints by the following artists: (1) Gino Severini (Italian, 1883–1966): Gravure Futuriste, linocut in brown ink; (2) John Wardell Power (Aust., 1881–1943): L’Homme e Calculateur, linocut in brown ink on cream paper; (3) Louis Marcoussis (French, 1883-1941): Rimbaud [Symbolist French poet], wood engraving in purple ink (erroneously listed as an etching); (4) Max Ernst (German, 1891–1976): Electre [Electra], lithograph in blue on cream paper; (5) Wassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866-1944): Untitled, woodcut in two colours. The periodical XXe Siècle was founded in 1938 by Italian-born art historian, writer and publisher Gualtieri di San Lazzaro (1904–1974), who resided and worked in Paris. XXe Siècle consisted of a combination of articles with original works of art by well-known and influential contemporary artists. About 60 issues were published intermittently between 1938 and 1974. Ref: Wiki.
Item #CL203-50
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