Michael Nungesser; Karin Hawkes Pregley; Gisela Eichner-Battle [Ed.] — Laid Behind the Frame

Berlin, Karin Hawkes Pregley , 2018. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce first edition of this substantial, vibrantly illustrated catalogue of Karin Hawkes Pregley"s striking abstract paintings and mixed media works. In the publisher's original white cloth binding. First edition.An exceptionally scarce copy of this work, with no copies held institutionally. This substantial catalogue, designed with a clean, minimalist aesthetic, reproduces Karin Hawkes Pregley's bold, graphic compositions in vivid colour. Her works include painting and mixed media, displaying sustained engagement with abstraction, structure, fragmentation, and colour. The artist studied graphics and photography, art history, Islamic art history, and languages in West Berlin and London, grounding her practice in visual culture, cultural history, and cross-disciplinary techniques that inform her work. In the publisher's original white cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. One or two very minor handling marks to boards, with very slight discolouration to perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Karin Hawkes Pregley. Near Fine .