ALMADA NEGREIROS, José de. K4. *O QUADRADO AZUL*. Lisbon, 19 - Lot 12

ALMADA NEGREIROS, José de. K4. *O QUADRADO AZUL*. Lisbon, 1917. 22.9 x 16.5 cm, paperback, cover featuring two original square collages on the front and back covers (blue square) and a collage covering both covers bearing the VERGO logo by José de ALMADA NEGREIROS. First edition. An advertising leaflet for *Obras de Almada Negreiros* pasted inside the book, along with a second advertising insert. Text by Almada Negreiros regarding the exhibition by Amadeo de Souza Cardoso. Superb typography. José de Almada Negreiros, an eclectic Portuguese modernist artist and one of the leading contributors to the magazine *Orpheu* alongside Fernando Pessoa. A landmark work of Portuguese modernist typography. Beautiful copy. Reproduced in: - GLOBAL AVANTGARDE TYPOGRAPHY 1915-1950, p. 320, PORTUGAL 1 - THE AVANT-GARDE APPLIED, p. 282 - FUTURISMO. L'AVANGUARDIA GIULIANA E I RAPPORTI INTERNAZIONALI, p. 130 - TODO ALMADA, p. 31 [ADVERTISING POSTER for the MAGAZINE]. PORTUGAL FUTURISTA, Lisbon, No. 1/1917. 38.8 x 26.5 cm, typeset by José de ALMADA NEGREIROS. Printed on both sides. Poster featuring the names of Almada Negreiros, Souza Cardoso, Appollinaire (sic), Pessoa, and Cendrars. Extremely rare. Reproduced in: - TODO ALMADA, p. 28

Estimate:$5,040.09

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