1929 CHINESISCHE KUNST CHINESE ART Berlin Exhibition Catalog OTTO KUMMEL Wurfel

Antique, Vintage, RARE, Original…

1929 CHINESISCHE KUNST (CHINESE ART)

Berlin Exhibition Catalog

With foreword by Otto Kummel

Measures 7 1/1” x 5 1/4”.

407 pages, plus ads.

In German.

Includes many photos throughout of exhibition pieces.

Some History:

“The pinnacle of the China hype was the 1929 exhibition of Chinese art held in Berlin at the Akademie der Künste. The show displayed the whole spectrum of Chinese artistic production, with various objects lent by private collectors, museums and dealers predominantly from Berlin.”

The East Asian Art Society in cooperation with the Prussian Academy of Art organized the landmark exhibition of Chinese Art in 1929. The exhibition was a huge effort for the collection and the Society and Otto Kümmel was strongly supported in this event by his staff member Leopold Reidemeister (1900–1987) and others.

The celebrated painter Max Liebermann (1847–1935), president of the Academy, opened the exhibition, which he regarded as the single most important event of the year, on January 12, 1929. For the first time in Europe, the attempt was made to present Chinese art in its full range with the exception of Architecture and to give as complete a view as possible with the art works available.

The exhibition attracted almost 60,000 visitors and included about two hundred early Chinese bronzes and jades among the total number of 1,250 exhibits which were regarded as the “inner sanctum” of the show.

Collectors of high renown came from near and far: R.H. Hobson from the British Museum with the collectors Sir Percival David, George Eumorfopoulos and Oscar Raphael and the Swedish Crown Prince, the later H.M. Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1882–1973). He examined and handled exhibits at the Academy each day for one week before the opening hours.

CONDITION:

Excellent, vintage pre-owned condition. Some cover wear. Pages clean inside. See photos for details.

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