KANDINSKY, Wassily.

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The Art of Spiritual Harmony. First edition in English of Kandinsky's seminal theoretical publication. Kandinsky explores theosophy, outlines his theories of the artist as a prophet, and argues for expression and spirituality in the place of naturalistic representation. Extracts from this translation were published in Wyndham Lewis's Blast magazine later in 1914, quickly establishing Kandinsky's reputation in Britain. The work was published in German in 1911 as Über das Geistige in der Kunst.The first edition was issued in quarter cloth with marbled boards, as here, and also in grey boards.

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