“Axel Salto was born in Copenhagen in 1889 and is known today as one of the finest masters of 20th century ceramic art. After studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and commencing an initial career in painting, the artist soon became intrigued by modernism and a progressive aesthetic. He visited Paris, mingled with Picasso and Matisse, and went on to publish the journal Klingen (The Blade), which became a forum for the modernist movement in Denmark between 1917 and 1920.” He made around a dozen of illustrated often very limited artists books or illustrated books of which this book is one of the most charming
Tryk selv dine Billeder. Stempler og Tekst af Axel Salto. (Print Your Own Pictures). Copenhagen, 1943. Folio in original printed illustrated wraps. (24) pp. Illustrated with lithographs, some in colour, throughout. Some edgewear but solid and clean
Danish War time art book object. Well preserved copy. First edition
“PICTURES. Erstes internationales Festival des erotischen Films 1971 / First Internation Erotica Film Festival 1971” Germany: Olympia Press, 1972. Oblong 8vo in wraps as issued. Unpaginated with around 130 pages, short intro text in German else illustrated with film stills throughout. Cool book design by Adolf Heinzlmeier With 4 stills…
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Copenhagen/London: Rocket Gallery, 2011. 4to. Publisher illustrated boards. (78) pp. Illustrated throughout. Light shelfwear Second volume of the ‘Black’ books by the famous Danish photographer Keld Helmer-Petersen – the artist also known for ‘122 Colour Photographs’: Created in collaboration with Jens Frederiksen and book designer Michael Jensen this new book…
FOTO: Rdo. Limited edition exhibition poster Rdo designed by Michael Jensen of KGRAFIK Copenhagen. Bolette photographed by Richard Winther. Winther (1926-2007), important Danish painter, sculptor, writer, photographer and more, largely unknown outside Denmark . Selfmade camera styles superficially with some resemblance to Miroslav Tichy. Richard Winter however was a very…
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John Gossage, original gelatin print. “Cocksuckers”, from the 2000 series “Fuckface” – one of only 100 copies. Framed in wooden frame after instructions by the artist The series was photographed in the late 1980’s with the working title “The Plains of Hell” and is photographs of some of the most…
