ARTISTS BOOKS BY THE GERMAN ARTIST ELKE REHDER - Künstlerbücher, Malerbücher, Buchobjekte, Buchkunst

The rare and unique artist's books are handmade by the artist. The art on chess allows to express what words and arguments are unable to convey. The chessmen often appear in my contemporary bookart. Especially the pawns in the painted artist's book SCHACHWELT.

Single exhibition of my artist's books ( Künstlerbücher, Malerbücher, Pressendrucke ) in the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek in Hannover 2006.

Most of my artist's books were presented in the exhibition in the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library in Hannover. Some from the library collection and a few from international private collections.

Part of the single exhibition with artist's books in the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library in Hannover

Part of the single exhibition with artist's books in the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library in Hannover

SCHACHWELT DER BAUERN

Chess artist's book by Elke Rehder

Painted in mixed media on watercolor paper with handpainted text. Handbound half leather binding with painted boards. 12 pages, 38 x 58 cm. 1999. Rare limited edition of 6 unique objects.

HUGO BALL - SEEPFERDCHEN UND FLUGFISCHE

HUGO BALL - SEAHORSES AND FLYING FISH

Painted leporello book. Mixed media on watercolor paper with handwritten text after the German first edition of this DADA sound poem from 1916. Handcrafted hardcover with painted boards. 24 x 13 cm. Leporello size: 325 cm. 1999. Rare limited edition of 6 unique objects.  

SCHACHLEPORELLO

Chess artist's book by Elke Rehder

Leporello of 14 sheets of handmade china paper. Mixed media, woodcuts and painting. 18 x 25 cm Leporello size: 370 cm. 1999.  

HOMMAGE A HERMANN HESSE 

Multiple box with objects by Elke Rehder

Box with 4 collages. Mixed media: photography, paper art etc. Cuxhaven 1993.  

SCHACH A bis Z

Chess artist's book by Elke Rehder

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Artist's book by Elke Rehder

FRANZ KAFKA - AT NIGHT ( German first edition NACHTS)

Box with 4 paper objects (one on the front board). Text on pergamin paper. 38 x 49 cm. 1998. Unique object. Paper objects from handmade paper. Paper Art by Elke Rehder.

BERTOLT BRECHT - THE SONG OF THE THREE SOLDIERS

BERTOLT BRECHT - LIED DER DREI SOLDATEN

An anti war poem written by Bertolt Brecht 1924. The box containes 4 paper objects by Elke Rehder (one on the front board). Text in handwriting by the artist. 38 x 49 cm. 1998. Unique object.  Paper objects from handmade paper. Paper Art by Elke Rehder.

FRIEDRICH HÖLDERLIN - TO HERCULES

FRIEDRICH HÖLDERLIN - AN HERKULES

This leporello contains the text of the poem after the German first edition. Letterpress printing in the Garamond type by hand. Handcrafted binding with an unique paper object on the front board by Elke Rehder. 29 x 16 cm. 1999. Edition of 6 unique paper art objects.