Földvári Books

Dust Jacket by Bortnyik

Munnecke, Wilhelm

Hagenbeck munkában. [Hagenbeck in Work.]

Budapest: Dante, (1932). First Hungarian edition. In publisher’s cloth. Title and ornaments in gilt on front panel. With the scarce original dust jacket, designed by Sándor Bortnyik. 208, (2) p. and 8 plates. Overall in very good condition. / Chipped at edges.

First Hungarian edition. With the extremely scarce photographically illustrated dust jacket, designed by Sándor Bortnyik.

Sándor Bortnyik (1893–1976) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist. Member of Kassák’s artistic circles. Exhibited his activist, cubist and constructivist works at MA’s exhibitions in Budapest and in Berlin in Galerie Der Sturm as well. In 1922 Bortnyik went to Weimar where he got connected to Bauhaus. Worked as stage designer for the Hungarian Avant-garde theatre, the “Zöld Szamár” (Green Donkey). Edited the Avant-garde periodical “Új Föld” (New Earth).

Price: €1,500.00