COLOUR
Book Details + Condition: Rudolf Steiner Publishing Co. (London) and Anthroposophic Press (New York). Scarce First Edition, 1935. Hardcover, 176 pages. Includes b&w illustrations. Translation of a series of lectures given during the building of the Goetheanum (the headquarters for the School of Spiritual Science and the General Anthroposophical Society). Building on the achievements of Goethe in his “Theory of Color,” Rudolf Steiner shows how color affects us in many areas of life, including our health, our sense of well being, and our feelings. Distinguishing between “image” and “luster” colors, he lays the foundation, based on his spiritual scientific research, for a practical technique of working with color that leads to a new direction in artistic creativity. His penetrating remarks on some of the great painters of the past are supplemented by a deep concern to see a cultural, spiritual renewal emerge in the present time. “If you realize,” he states, “that art always has a relation to the spirit, you will understand that both in creating and appreciating it, art is something through which one enters the spiritual world.” This volume is the most comprehensive compilation of Steiner’s insights into the nature of color, painting, and artistic creation. It is an invaluable source of reference and study not only for artists and therapists, but also for anyone interested in gaining an appreciation of art as a revelation of spiritual realities. Contents include The Nature of Colour; Colour in Light and Darkness: Dimension, Number, Weight; The Creative World of Colour. Tight binding; slight warping to boards; rubbing to corners, edges, and spine ends (with some fraying); light fading to board edges; slight fading to spine; endpapers toned; owner name on front inside board; interior is otherwise clean and free of markings. Erratum slip still present on pp 68-69.
