kalte Kunst? zum Standort der heutigen Malerei by Karl Gerstner

kalte Kunst? — zum Standort der heutigen Malerei by Karl Gerstner, 1963. 2nd ed., first published in 1957. Arthur Niggli GmbH, Teufen AR, Switzerland. 7.5 x 8, n.p. [approx. 58] with German text. A sophisticated production with french fold printed covers and three different paper stocks, fold-outs, and specialty printing throughout. Beautifully printed in Switzerland; with a meticulous design by Karl Gerstner. Rare. “Cold Art” is Gerstner’s first authored and designed book advocating for a rational, geometric and mathematical art (Concrete art). This 2nd edition includes Gerstner’s 1957 introduction along with a new addition from February 15, 1963. The first section, devoted to the pioneers is illustrated with eighteen black and white examples from: Braque, Picasso, Gris, Villon, Mondrian, van der Leck, Doesburg, Delaunay, Kupka, Taeuber-Arp, Malevich, Lissitzky, Albers, Vordemberge-Gildewart and Vantongerloo The second, focuses on the middle generation and includes critical commentar