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LOT 381:
Composition by Adolph Weismann – Engravings by Michael Fingesten – Berlin, 1920 – Signed and Numbered Copy
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Composition by Adolph Weismann – Engravings by Michael Fingesten – Berlin, 1920 – Signed and Numbered Copy
Der Klingende Garten, by Adolph Weismann; with ten engravings by Michel Fingesten. Berlin: Paul Graupe, 1920. German.
Book by the German theoretician and music critic Adolph Weismann, accompanied by ten engravings by the artist Michel Fingesten; all signed in pencil. Copy no. 96 of 200 numbered copies.
Michel Fingesten (1883-1943), a Czeck-Jewish painter and graphic designer, active in Berlin. After the rise of the Nazi party to power he fled to Italy, where he was arrested in a concentration camp. Fingesten died several days after the liberation of the camp by the British army. [2] leaves, 67 pp, [1] leaf + [10] engraving plates, 28.5 cm. Fine binding with parchment spine and a gold embossing. Good condition. Some stains within the book. Foxing at edges of leaves. Some damages to binding.
