Onze Peintres (Eleven Painters): Taeuber, Kandinsky, Leuppi, Vordemberge, Arp, Delaunay, Schwitters, Kiesler, Morris, Magnelli, Ernst
Jean (Hans) Arp
French, born Germany (Alsace). 1886–1966
Vasily Kandinsky
French, born Russia. 1866–1944
Léo Leuppi
Swiss, 1893–1972
1949. (Kandinsky woodcut executed 1908-1909; republished posthumously).
An illustrated book (with four woodcuts) published in 1949 by Léo Leuppi that assembles and reflects on eleven modern painters—using spare design and prints to introduce these avant‑garde figures to a postwar audience.
Austerely composed, the page is dominated by a narrow vertical list of names set against generous white space, the oversized, bold word “Arp” interrupting the rhythm and turning typography itself into a focal image.
By treating printed pages and woodcuts as a portable exhibition, the book helped reframe and circulate the reputations of European modernists after World War II and showed how modest graphic publications could act as critical, curatorial gestures.
Medium
Illustrated book with four woodcuts (including wrapper)
Dimensions
various composition dimensions; page (each): 9 7/16 × 8 1/16" (24 × 20.5 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Accession
375.1951.1-4
Palette
Exhibitions
