BOJÁCNÍ A RVAC
by Frantisek Kovarna
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Newton MA USA, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Vyehrad (Prague): F. Svoboda, 1926 Octavo 21x14.5 cm., in publisher's ½-cloth, 108(4) pp., with 7 linocuts by Václav Kovárna. Frantiek Kovárna (1905-1952) was an art theorist, critic and essayist. He ventured into trans-rationality with his dadaist book 1+1=3. He edited many of the leading journals such as Nové smery and founded Kritický mesicník; he held several professorships at Charles University. An outspoken advocate of free public discourse, he became a bete-noir of the communist party and was expelled from all his professional positions in 1948 after which he emigrated to Germany and finally the USA. Kovárna was sentenced to death in absentia by the Gottwald regime. His brother Václav (1896-?) is known as an academic painter, but here he is the cubo-expressionist in some very strong work. This is Kovárnas first published work. The title translates as The Reticent and the Thuggish. OCLC locates two copies in North America (LOC, HCL). A near fine in the half-cloth publisher's binding.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Fagan Fine Art & Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4135
- Title
- BOJÁCNÍ A RVAC
- Author
- Frantisek Kovarna
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Vyehrad (Prague): F. Svoboda
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- FRANTISEK KOVARNA, VACLAV CZECH AVANT-GARDE, CUBO-EXPRESSIONISM, ,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Central European avant-gardes;
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Michael Fagan Fine Art & Rare Books
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About Michael Fagan Fine Art & Rare Books
Private bookseller. Prearranged visits only.We specialize in modernist and avant-garde art and publications from 1910-1948. Emphasis is on the visual arts and architecture, and also the supporting literary cultures that interacted and supported them.
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