STANKOWSKI (Anton). - Lot 273

STANKOWSKI (Anton). Anton Stankowski. Photographs—Photos 1927–1962. Cologne: Benedikt Taschen, [circa 1989]. Large quarto, illustrated publisher’s hardcover. An important bilingual monograph (German-English) dedicated to Anton Stankowski (1906–1998), a major figure in modern European graphic design and a photographer associated with the New Vision (Neues Sehen) and Constructivist movements. Trained under Max Burchartz at the Folkwang School in Essen, Stankowski developed a body of photographic work of remarkable modernity alongside his career as a designer. The book traces, across more than three decades of creative work (1927–1962), the evolution of his artistic vision: architectural photographs, industrial scenes, abstract compositions, everyday objects, formal experiments, photo essays, and images taken during World War II and in the immediate postwar period. His work reveals a constant exploration of lines, volumes, rhythms, and the graphic relationships between forms, foreshadowing the visual language that would bring him international renown. Richly illustrated with high-quality reproductions, this publication is one of the first comprehensive surveys of his photographic work and highlights the close ties between his practice of photography and his work as a graphic designer. Very good copy.