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Book, Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of Colors)
This is a Book. It was published by J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung.
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives as part of Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
Goethe challenged the theories laid out in Newton’s Opticks, arguing that color was not simply a scientific phenomenon, but a subjective experience. He contributed the first systematic study of the physiological effects of color, which became widely adopted by artists like J.M.W. Turner. While he was best known as a philosopher, Goethe considered Theory of Colors his most important work.
It is credited Gift of Bern Dibner, Smithsonian LIbraries, QC495 .G59 1810 .
- Plate, Interaction of Color, Plate VIIII-I
- chromolithograph.
- Smithsonian Libraries, ND1489 .A33 1963.
- 1.2013.1
- Book, Plate V-III-2, Interaction of Color
- screenprint on paper.
- Smithsonian Libraries, ND1489.A33.
- 92.2016.53
- Book, The Practical Wilson Colour System
- lithograph with collage on paper.
- Smithsonian Libraries, ND1285 .W53X.
- 92.2016.62
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
- Book, Die Farbenfibel (The Color Primer)
- letterpress with collage on paper.
- Gift of Walter C. Granville, Smithsonian Libraries, ND1493 .O85 1928.
- 92.2016.42
Its dimensions are
H x W (open): 25.4 × 40.6 cm (10 × 16 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
