Almanach neuer Kunst in der Schweiz : Almanac of New Art in Switzerland, 1940 [Richard Paul Lohse]

Almanach neuer Kunst in der Schweiz (Almanac of New Art in Switzerland), 1940. Edited by Leo Leuppi and Richard Lohse. Allianz: Vereinigung moderner Schweizer Künstler, Zurich, 5.375 x 7.875, pp. 107, German text. Printed in Zürich by Uto-Buchdruckerei A.G. Design by Richard Paul Lohse (1902—1988). Founded in 1937, the Allianz or Association of modern Swiss Artists advocated the concrete art theories of Max Bill. “The groups posters and catalogs, all by either Lohse or Bill, maintained an elegant austerity, planting the mathematical systems of Concrete art more firmly in Swiss graphic design.” (Hollis, Swiss Graphic Design, 2006) Forward by Leo Leuppi, Allianz President with text contributions by Max Bill, Le Corbusier (French), Siegfried Giedion, Walter Kern, Leo Leuppi, Alfred Roth, Kurt Seligmann and Gérard Vuilliamy (French). Illustrated with (73) black and white works by (38) artists including: Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Max Bill, Verena Loewensberg, Hans Hinterreiter, Richard Paul Lohse