Lot 249
Guide to the Exhibition "Degenerate Art" – Berlin, 1937
Entartete "Kunst" Ausstellungsführer [Degenerate "Art" exhibition guide]. Berlin: [1936 or 1937]. German. First edition.
"Degenerate Art" exhibition guide, with pictures.
The Nazi "Degenerate Art" exhibition opened in Munich in July 1937 and presented 650 paintings and sculptures by 112 artists, confiscated from museums and galleries throughout Germany. The exhibition's aim was to exhibit whatever was perceived in the eyes of the Nazi party as degenerate and pervert in modern art. The exhibition showed works by leading artists of the first half of the 20th century, including Matisse, Picasso, Munch, Chagall, Kandinsky and others. Entrance was free and over 2 million people visited the exhibition.
30, [2] pp, 21 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor damage to cover.
