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Vormen van de Kleur design By Wim Crouwel

A remarkable publication ensconced within the annals of the Stedelijk Museum is the VORMEN VAN DE KLEUR catalogue. This collector’s item features a cassette containing biographies for all the artists involved, including the likes of Donald Judd, along with four original silkscreens. Only 2200 copies of the silkscreen edition were released, all featuring a palette of red, white, and blue.

Notable names such as Ellsworth Kelly, William Turnbull, Bob Bonies, and K.G. Pfahler were invited to contribute to the collection with their own square silkscreens, making it a challenge for designer Wim Crouwel to create a suitable container for the loose pages and silkscreens. Opting for a larger size of 10.2 x 10.2 inches, Crouwel deemed this publication to be a significant addition to the Stedelijk Museum’s history, and rightfully so. It is undoubtedly one of the museum’s most prized catalogues and a must-have for avid collectors of Stedelijk Museum material or publications by Wim Crouwel.

Exclusive to readers of the FTN-books blog, a discount of $50.00 is now available for this item. Simply use the code CrouwKel when placing your order, but hurry as there is only one copy left in stock.

The catalogue was elegantly designed by Wim Crouwel and remains in near-mint condition, as depicted in the accompanying picture. With all 27 sheets and silkscreens in mint condition, this book measures 10.6 x 10.6 inches, while the silkscreens measure 10.2 x 10.2 inches. VORMEN VAN DE KLEUR/NEW SHAPES OF COLOUR showcases four silkscreens by Ellsworth Kelly, Bob Bonies, Georg-Karl Pfahler, and William Turnbull in shades of blue and red. Published by the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam in 1966, the edition features original wrappers and black and white illustrations throughout, highlighting the trends in abstract art over the past decade. Some of the notable names featured include Josef Albers, Donald Judd, Frank Stella, Victor Vasarely, Max Bill, and Peter Struycken. Printed in limited edition of 2200, this collection comes in a slipcase/sleeve for preservation and presentation.

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Vormen van de Kleur ( 1966 )

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As promissed, some of the combinations that were published for the Stedelijk Museum exhibitions. I can show these because i recently acquired a great set of Crouwel designed posters. These combined with the other publications of the Stedelijk Museum that i have for sale at www.ftn-books.com makes some great visual presentations in my blogs. Today the VORMEN VAN DE KLEUR. The first large scale presentation of Colorfield and minimal art in the Netherlands. The catlogue was published in a Crouwel designed portfolio including 4 silkscreen prints of which one by Ellsworth Kelley and the poster has the same great color scheme. Minimal and colorfield combined into a great poster by Wim Crouwel. Both are now available at www.ftn-books.com.

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Wim Crouwel + Ellsworth Kelly = Vormen van de Kleur

One of the most spectacular publications in the history of the Stedelijk Museum was the VORMEN VAN DE KLEUR catalogue. A cassette containing biographies on all the participating artists ( a.o. Donald Judd ) and 4 original silkscreens . The silkscreens were published in an edition of only 2200 copies and all had the same basic colors (red, white and blue ).

Ellsworth Kelly, William Turnbull, Bob Bonies and K.G. Pfahler were invited to make a contribution for these silkscreens. 4 square large silkscreens were included in this publication. A challenge too for Wim Crouwel who designed a cardboard container/sleeve in which the loose pages on the participating artists were presented and on top of them the 4 original silkscreens.

Crouwel chose a larger size ( 10.2 x 10.2 inches ) than usual for he thought this to be an important publications too……and it was . It is one of the many highlights in the publication history of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and will be a quintessential catalogue to have if you are a serious collector of Stedelijk Museum material or Wim Crouwel publications, but compared to the other beautiful and collectable SM publications this is in my personal top 5.

Only for FTN-books blog readers there is now a discount of $ 50.00 on this item to be had if you order and use the discount code: CrouwKel (there is only 1 copy available)

Catalogue design by Wim Crouwel, NM+ condition for the sleeve ( see picture), all sheets and silkscreens are in MINT- condition. Book measures 10.6 x 10.6 inches, silkscreens measure 10.2 x 10.2 inches. VORMEN VAN DE KLEUR/NEW SHAPES OF COLOUR. With 4 silkscreens in blue and red by Ellsworth Kelly, Bob Bonies, Georg-Karl Pfahler and William Turnbull. Amst., SM, 1966. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w. 27 sheets. – Trends in abstract art of the past 10 years: Josef Albers, Donald Judd, Frank Stella, Vasarely, Max Bill, Peter Struycken a.o. – Silkscreens printed in 2200 copies. – In slipcase/sleeve

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