10 Origin
Jean (Hans) Arp
French, born Germany (Alsace). 1886–1966
Max Bill
Swiss, 1908–1994
Sonia Delaunay
French, born Ukraine. 1885–1979
César Domela-Nieuwenhuis
Dutch, 1900–1992
Vasily Kandinsky
French, born Russia. 1866–1944
Léo Leuppi
Swiss, 1893–1972
Richard Paul Lohse
Swiss, 1902–1988
Alberto Magnelli
Italian, 1888–1971
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
French, born Switzerland. 1889–1943
Georges Vantongerloo
Belgian, 1886–1965
1942
A slim 1942 portfolio by Georges Vantongerloo containing ten abstract prints—six linoleum cuts, three woodcuts, and a lithograph—presented as a concentrated statement of geometric abstraction.
The cover’s warm, slightly foxed paper and spare sans‑serif layout—with a stacked list of artist names at the top right, a fine horizontal rule, and the understated title “10 origin”—immediately conveys a feeling of restrained, ordered modernism.
Made during World War II, the portfolio highlights Vantongerloo’s role in European constructivism and shows how small printed editions and collaborations kept avant‑garde ideas circulating when larger exhibitions were curtailed.
Medium
Portfolio of six linoleum cuts, three woodcuts, and one lithograph
Dimensions
page (each): 10 5/8 × 8 1/4" (27 × 21 cm); overall (closed): 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 1/4" (27.5 × 21.4 × 0.7 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Purchase
Accession
616.1949.1-10
Palette
Exhibitions
