Kandinsky

1947 · réf. 208847 — New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation 1947. Hardcover. VG. Light wear around edges. Tiny scuff near the head of spine. Small Quarto. Hardcover. Bound in black cloth with gilt titles and illustration pasted center front. 196 pages : illustrations some color charts ; 24 cm. "In Point and Line to Plane one of the most influential books in 20th-century art Kandinsky presents a detailed exposition of the inner dynamics of non-objective painting. Relying on his own unique terminology he develops the idea of point as the "proto-element" of painting the role of point in nature music and other art and the combination of point and line that results in a unique visual language. He then turns to an absorbing discussion of line -- the influence of force on line lyric and dramatic qualities and the translation of various phenomena into forms of linear expression. With profound artistic insight Kandinsky points out the organic relationship of the elements of painting touching on the role of texture the element of time and the relationship of all these elements to the basic material plane called upon to receive the content of a work of art"--From description. Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation hardcover