Rolf Nesch: The Complete Graphic Works

Description

The only extensive survey of Nesch's printed work, this long awaited book will be conductive to a broad dissemination of knowledge of this outstanding printmakers work. Rolf Nesch (1893-1975) is recognized as the inventor of the so-called metal print technique and his graphic work is acknowledged by a specialized audience. Works by Nesch can be found in museums in Stuttgard, Hamburg, London (British Museum), New York (MoMA), Oslo - just to mention some. His graphic activity spanned more than fifty years, and his recorded production comprises 860 works, a number of which have not previously been accessible to the public. The publication of a catalogue will allow everyone to see the quality of his entire graphic work and the chronology will reveal its historical importance.

Sidsel Helliesen is senior researcher at the National Museum, Oslo, and was head of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery, Norway. Bodil Sorensen is senior curator at the National Museum, Oslo, and was curator of Department of Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery, Norway.

This long-awaited book is the only extensive survey of Nesch's outstanding printed work.