H.N. Werkman : Documents in the Visual Arts, Vol. 2 [Fridolin Müller]

H.N. Werkman: Documents in the Visual Arts: Volume 2, edited by Fridolin Müller, 1967. Verlag Arthur Niggli AG, Teufen, Switzerland. 8.5 x 9.75, pp. 104. German, English and French text. Printed in Switzerland. Cover and layout by Fridolin Müller (1926–2006). An excellent publication featuring the experimental and typographical designs of Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman. With a Preface by Fridolin Müller, an Introduction by Peter F. Althaus and a Biography by Jan Martinet as an appendix. Heavily illustrated with a cropped portrait of Werkman by Nico Jesse made in 1943, and (79) black and white plates, one per page including (14) in color. From the book: Werkman (1882–1945) began his career as a printer and ended as an artist. The craftsman became a creator of pictures. Born into a time of experimentation and new solutions for artistic expression, he brought forth a new art by means of the tools with which his profession had provided him. What others developed in form of collage, Werkman had a