De Stijl, 1917-1931 : visions of Utopia

Examines the history and influences of the De Stijl abstract art movement and analyzes the work of artists, including Piet Mondrian, Bart van der Leck, and Gerrit Rietveld Foreword / Mildred Friedman (p.7) -- Introduction / Hans L.c. Jaffe (p.11) -- De Stijl : A Reintroduction / Robert P. Welsh (p.17) -- De Stijl And The Russian Revolution / Ger Harmsen (p.45) -- Painting And Sculpture In The Context Of De Stijl / Joop Joosten (p.51) -- Van Der Leck And De Stijl 1916-1920 / Rudolf W.d. Oxenaar (p.69) -- Mondrian's Paris Atelier 1926-1931 (p.80) -- De Stijl/architecture = Nieuwe Beelding / Sergio Polano (p.87) -- Neoplasticism And Architecture : Formation And Transformation / Kenneth Frampton (p.99) -- The Furniture Of Gerrit Rietveld : Manifestoes For A New Revolution / Martin Filler (p.125) -- The Rietveld/schroder House (p.136). Contents (cont.): From De Stijl To A New Typography / Kees Broos (p.147) -- The Abstract Environment Of De Stijl / Nancy J. Troy (p.165) -- Cafe Aubette (p.190) -- De Stijl And The City / Manfred Bock (p.197) -- Echoes Of De Stijl / Martin Friedman (p.207) -- De Stijl Chronology (p.228) -- Biographies/bibliographies (p.234) -- Acknowledgments (p.246) -- Lenders To The Exhibition (p.248) -- Index (p.252). Introduction By Hans L.c. Jaffé ; Essays By Manfred Bock ... [et Al.] ; Mildred Friedman, Editor. Catalog Of A Traveling Exhibition Organized By The Walker Art Center. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 234-245. First printing of this large Trade PB published for the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis for the 1982 exhibition. Illustrated with 205 b&w and color plates. 4to size, 255 pp. A Fine copy.