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(ENTARTETE KUNST.) Kaiser, Fritz. Führer durch die Austellung Entartete Kunst . . . zusammengestellt von der Reichspropagandaleitung,

WITH ORIGINAL ADMISSION TICKET (ENTARTETE KUNST.) Kaiser, Fritz. Führer durch die Austellung Entartete Kunst . . . zusammengestellt von der Reichspropagandaleitung, Am tsleitung Kulture. Sie wird in den großeren Stäadten aller Gaue gezeicht werden. Reproductions. 8vo, original stapled pictorial wrappers, very minor creasing and soiling. Berlin: Verlag für Kultur- und Wirtschaftswerbung, (1936)

  • Notes: original catalogue for the famous exhibition of "degenerate art" mounted by the Third Reich, vehemently denouncing the works of Kokoschka, Kirchner, Grosz, Klee, and others accused of producing "poisonous art." Over 5,000 paintings amd 12,000 pieces of graphic art works were seized from galleries and museums. In 1938, several pieces were auctioned to raise money for the Reich; most were publicly burned.
    with--original admission ticket. Held at the Künstlerhaus Karlsplatz May-June 1939. 51x80mm, (2x3 1/4 inches), tipped at corners to mat, framed.
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