{"product_id":"hans-richter-galleria-schwarz-milan-1963","title":"Hans Richter — Galleria Schwarz, Milan, 1963","description":"\u003cp\u003e16 × 22.5 cm folded \/ 32 × 22.5 cm unfolded. Offset print on folded paper stock. Illustrated cover with multilingual exhibition text and biographical notes in Italian, French, English, and German. Good vintage condition with light age toning, handling wear, and minor corner softening consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal folded exhibition invitation and brochure issued for Hans Richter, Saletta Grafica della Galleria Schwarz, Via Gesù 17, Milan. Dal 4 al 24 maggio 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cover reproduces one of Richter’s angular figurative compositions in black ink — a Cubist-inflected drawing of interlocking geometric figures — with the artist’s name in red and exhibition dates in italic type at the foot. The interior unfolds to present a concise multilingual biography and Richter’s own account of his artistic development, tracing his path from early Dada activity in Zurich (1916–1918) through his pioneering work in abstract cinema and his later painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1963 Richter was regarded not only as a painter but as one of the pioneers of abstract cinema and a key participant in Zurich Dada alongside Hans Arp, Tristan Tzara, and Viking Eggeling. Arturo Schwarz’s gallery played a decisive role in preserving and reactivating this history through exhibitions devoted to Dada, Surrealism, and Constructivism, making this brochure a surviving document from an influential moment in the reassessment of the twentieth-century avant-garde.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe object functions equally as exhibition guide and printed support. Intended for temporary use, few examples survive in clean condition. Its multilingual format reflects Richter’s international reputation and the gallery’s ambition to position historical avant-garde practice within contemporary discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShipping and handling included in the listed price.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galleria Schwarz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53806897693010,"sku":"RICHTER-SCHWARZ-INV-1963","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/5636\/1554\/files\/Richter_Hans._Show_invite_Galleria_Schwarz_Milano._1963.jpg?v=1782028172","url":"https:\/\/thenewrare.com\/products\/hans-richter-galleria-schwarz-milan-1963","provider":"The New Rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}