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Draft plates for 'Basic Design'
1963
Five draft plates for 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez, including two colour plates, two black and white proofs and one hand drawn diagram in black ink.
Diagrams
c. 1963
Diagrams prepared for use as plates by N.V. Drukkerij Koch & Knuttel to illustrate the book 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez.
Draft captions
c.1963
Undated draft typewritten captions for the plates used to illustrate the book 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez, including handwritten annotations and corrections.
Manuscript
1963
Handwritten manuscript, typescript, notes, photographs and illustrations for 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez, originally published by Studio Vista in 1964.
Images
c. 1963-2003
Photographs, negatives, diagrammatic illustrations and draft captions used for the plates of 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form', originally published by Studio Vista in 1964.
Spare photographs for 'Basic Design'
1963
Four black and white photographs of three-dimensional constructions, which were prepared for 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez but not used in the final publication. ...
Photographic negatives
c. 1963
Two loose and one booklet of photographic negatives for the plates used to illustrate the book 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez.
David Herbert to Maurice de Sausmarez
18 Feb 1964
Typewritten letter from David Herbert, Chief Editor at Studio Vista, to Maurice de Sausmarez, asking de Sausmarez if he might be interested in producing a book on modern art based on the colour blocks...
Photograph of Maurice de Sausmarez
c. 1963
Undated black and white photographic portrait of Maurice de Sausmarez wearing a smock and sat in front of one of his paintings on an easel. Stamped with the copyright of Nicholas Flower of 128 Kensing...
The Saturday Book 4
Oct 1944
Printed copy of volume four of 'The Saturday Book' edited by Leonard Russell and published in October 1944. Includes a colour reproduction of a street scene by Maurice de Sausmarez, featuring a shop f...
David Herbert to Jane de Sausmarez
16 Jul 1970
Typewritten letter from David Herbert, Publishing Director at Studio Vista, to Jane de Sausmarez, asking for her approval to publish a limited edition of Maurice de Sausmarez's monograph on Bridget Ri...
Maurice de Sausmarez to David Herbert
30 Aug 1969
Copy of a typewritten letter from Maurice de Sausmarez to David Herbert, Publishing Director at Studio Vista, noting that de Sausmarez's father-in-law had posted his manuscript for the Bridget Riley m...