Voltaire / Paul Klee - Kandide oder Die beste Welt (Candide ou l'Optimisme) - 1920
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Voltaire and Paul Klee collaborate on Kandide oder Die beste Welt, a German illustrated edition of Candide ou l'Optimisme, published in 1920 by Kurt Wolff Verlag, hardcover with brown cloth binding, 89 pages, 24.5 x 18.5 cm, in very good condition with 26 pen drawings by Klee.
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Voltaire: Candide or The Best World (Candide or Optimism)
26 line drawings by Paul Klee.
Munich: Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1920.
89 pages. 24.5 cm x 18.5 cm.
Hardcover with a brown cloth cover, with a label on the cover and raised lettering on the spine.
German illustrated edition of this Voltaire tale, magnificently illustrated with 26 line drawings by Paul Klee.
Light rubbing and wear on the covers and binding. The cloth binding has a small tear in the center. Pen inscription on the front cover.
The paper is clean, the text and illustrations are clear, and the binding is solid. Overall, a very elegant copy in very good condition.
Rare and beautiful copy of the only book illustrated by Klee.
“A comparison of the pen drawings with the text reveals the very personal character of Klee’s illustrations. This flowing line, which brushes the pages like a light breath, is particularly marked in the Candide illustrations. It is not found anywhere else in the artist’s later work” (Lang, p. 51).
Voltaire: Candide or The Best World (Candide or Optimism)
26 line drawings by Paul Klee.
Munich: Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1920.
89 pages. 24.5 cm x 18.5 cm.
Hardcover with a brown cloth cover, with a label on the cover and raised lettering on the spine.
German illustrated edition of this Voltaire tale, magnificently illustrated with 26 line drawings by Paul Klee.
Light rubbing and wear on the covers and binding. The cloth binding has a small tear in the center. Pen inscription on the front cover.
The paper is clean, the text and illustrations are clear, and the binding is solid. Overall, a very elegant copy in very good condition.
Rare and beautiful copy of the only book illustrated by Klee.
“A comparison of the pen drawings with the text reveals the very personal character of Klee’s illustrations. This flowing line, which brushes the pages like a light breath, is particularly marked in the Candide illustrations. It is not found anywhere else in the artist’s later work” (Lang, p. 51).
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Illustrated, Literature
Book title
Kandide oder Die beste Welt (Candide ou l'Optimisme)
Author/ Illustrator
Voltaire / Paul Klee
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1920
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Language
German
Original language
No
Publisher
Kurt Wolff Verlag
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
89
