Auction 31
Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
May 21, 2013
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 402:
"Degenerate Art" Exhibition Guide/"German Art" – Berlin
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"Degenerate Art" Exhibition Guide/"German Art" – Berlin
1. Entartete "Kunst" Ausstellungsführer. [Guide for "Degenerate Art" exhibition], Berlin: [1936 or 1937]. 1st edition. German.
The Nazi "Degenerate Art" exhibition opened in Munich in July 1937 and presented 650 paintings and sculptures by 112 artists, confiscated from museums and galleries throughout Germany. The exhibition's aim was to exhibit whatever was perceived as degenerate and pervert in modern art. Amongst the works of art exhibited were oeuvres by leading artists of the first half of the 20th cent., including Matisse, Picasso, Munch, Chagall, Kandinsky and others. Entrance was free and more than 2 million people visited the exhibition. 30, [2] pp, 20 cm. Very good condition. Stains on cover and to first page. Creases to cover.
2. Grosse Deutsche Kunstausstellung 1938 Im Haus Der Deutschen Kunst Zu Munchen…Offizieller Ausstellungskatalog [German art exhibition in the German Art House in Munich…Official Catalogue]. Munich, 1938. German.
Catalogue of "German Art" show exhibited in the Art hall in Munich. The exhibition opened in 1937 and displayed art which represented the Nazi concept of cultural purity. Works of art included paintings of German landscape, painting portraying the Aryan family, portraits of Nazi leaders, and more. 98 pp, 79 plates, [6] pp, 21 cm. Good condition.
