Illustrative Graphik: Ausstellung von Illustrationen, Zeichnungen und Aquarellen [WITH] Artist Certificate for Eva Kirchberger by the district of Zehlendorf

n/a. Illustrative Graphik: Ausstellung von Illustrationen, Zeichnungen und Aquarellen [WITH] Artist Certificate for Eva Kirchberger by the district of Zehlendorf. Berlin: Kulturamt Zehlendorf / Haus am Waldsee, 1946. First edition. Octavo. 8pp. Original illustrated stapled wrappers with dark green lettering on cover. Illustrated title page. Originally built in 1922/23 for the manufacturer Hermann Knobloch by the architect Max Werner, the private villa was converted into a registrations office for artist living in Berlin-Zehlendorf in 1945. It opened as an exhibition venue Haus am Waldsee with an exhibition showing works of Käthe Kollwitz and Ewald Vetter on January 6, 1946. In the first years of its existence it showed exclusively works of artists who were deemed “degenerate” under the Nazi regime. Exhibiting renowned artists like Picasso in 1949 the gallery garnered a reputation as an internationally recognized exhibition space.

The short catalog of participating artist in the exhibition from April 22nd to May 31, 1946, features a short introduction on the role of art and listings of work on paper by 40 artists, including Ernst Böhm, Edgar Ehses, Eva Kirchberger, Georg Kolbe, Oskar Nerlinger, Hans Orlowski, Eva Schwimmer, Kurt Wolf and others. Laid in the certification as an artist for Eva Kirchberger by the district of Berlin-Zehlendorf and a newspaper clipping with the review of the exhibition in the Berliner Zeitung of April 26, 1946. Text in German. Light sunning along edges of wraps, else in very good condition. vg. Softcover. (44231) $95