Rolf Nesch. The Complete Graphic Works

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.
Key Sales Information - This catalogue raisonné is the result of years of extensive research carried out by Sidsel Helliesen and Bodil Sørensen of The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo, in close collaboration with the artist's family, whose large collection, in addition to the museum's, constitutes a major source.
- On Rolf Nesch, three books have been published so far: a monograph, published in Norway, and two books on Nesch's graphic works, published in Germany.
- The attention to detail and the comprehensiveness of the registers as well as of each entry will make the book a standard reference work for many years to come.
- It should be of great interest to researchers, auction houses, art collectors, libraries, museums.
Authors Sidsel Helliesen is senior researcher at The National Museum, Oslo and head of Department of Prints and Drawings, National Gallery, Norway 1973-2003.
Bodil Sørensen is senior curator at The National Museum, Oslo and curator of Department of Prints and Drawings, National Gallery, Norway 1981-2003.