A passage from Wassily Kandinsky's Reminiscences
Artist's Book
1987 (published)
1987 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Printmaker, book artist and publisher Diane Fine is the founder and main creative force behind the Moonkosh Press (active 1984-1992).
The impulse to produce this artist's book is stated on its colophon, 'For many years the essay REMINISCENCES, written in 1913, has inspired and informed this publisher. Its sweet clarity is comforting and beautiful.'
The format of the work is a four page folded broadside, printed on handmade paper. The text, in Spectrum typeface, is a lyrical description of a Moscow sunset, accompanied in the margin by a Kandinskyish rainbow of coloured pencil marks.
NAL copy is no. 14 in an edition of 125 copies.
The impulse to produce this artist's book is stated on its colophon, 'For many years the essay REMINISCENCES, written in 1913, has inspired and informed this publisher. Its sweet clarity is comforting and beautiful.'
The format of the work is a four page folded broadside, printed on handmade paper. The text, in Spectrum typeface, is a lyrical description of a Moscow sunset, accompanied in the margin by a Kandinskyish rainbow of coloured pencil marks.
NAL copy is no. 14 in an edition of 125 copies.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A passage from Wassily Kandinsky's Reminiscences (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed book |
| Brief description | Artist's book, 'A passage from Wassily Kandinsky's Reminiscences', by Diane Fine of the Moonkosh Press, New York 1987 |
| Physical description | Artist's book comprising one folded sheet. Attached to the front page is a miniature 12 page booklet, the pages of which are decorated with abstract shapes. Colour illustrations. 4 pages. |
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| Summary | Printmaker, book artist and publisher Diane Fine is the founder and main creative force behind the Moonkosh Press (active 1984-1992). The impulse to produce this artist's book is stated on its colophon, 'For many years the essay REMINISCENCES, written in 1913, has inspired and informed this publisher. Its sweet clarity is comforting and beautiful.' The format of the work is a four page folded broadside, printed on handmade paper. The text, in Spectrum typeface, is a lyrical description of a Moscow sunset, accompanied in the margin by a Kandinskyish rainbow of coloured pencil marks. NAL copy is no. 14 in an edition of 125 copies. |
| Other number | X890072 - NAL Pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library number | 38041989023304 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2014 |
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