Art and Music at the Blaue Reiter

[Pierre Tavlitzki]

The "Almanach der Blaue Reiter", published in Munich in 1912, is a manifesto of modern art. This movement created by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc in the previous year aimed to promote an art that would escape from the material world to express spiritual values.

This album includes texts by Kandinsky, Marc and Macke, musical scores of Schönberg, Berg and Webern, and hors texte prints including "The Archer" by Kandinsky and "Fabeltier" by Marc.

It was printed in 1200 copies. One of 50 deluxe copies bound in leather and including original color woodcuts of Kandinsky and Marc is coming at Christie's in New York on April 28 with an estimate that seems reasonable: 40 K$ only.

The idea of the founders was a yearly checking of the development of the Expressionist movement, but the almanac had no other following than a reissue in 1914.

[Pierre Tavlitzki]

37 K$ including premium for this historical edition. It is far below the estimate, and it's almost a gift ...