Geza Perneczky, Linear Pictures and Large Pieces 1985

Cologne, self-published, 1985. Staple bound, 30 x 42.5 cm, 22 pp. Hand-painted covers with ‘Soft Geometry’ stamp on front. Contains 5 original paintings on paper, all signed and dated by the artist, plus 15 b/w stencilled sheets with images and text, and 2 pink end sheets. Stunning artists' book made in a (unique) edition of 200 copies, this one numbered 153.

The book presents a text by Perneczky on ‘Soft Geometry’, a term he uses as a trademark for his work. The stencilled images depict Soft Geometry installations including ‘Cézanne plays a piano’, ‘Malevich plays a piano’ and ‘Secret Life of the Cologne Cathedral’. Light edge-wear to cover, the painted and stencilled pages are near mint. Scarce item, 2 copies are held at the Getty/Jean Brown archive.