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Wolfgang Kubach (German, 1936-2007) Anna Wilmsen (German, 1937-2021) "Two Granite Books" h. 2", w. 5-1/2", d. 4-1/8" and h. 3-3/4", w. 7", d. 5-1/2" Provenance: Staempfli Gallery, New York, New York, 1986; Estate of Thomas B. Lemann, New Orleans, Louisiana. Notes: A book is held in the hand and read with the eyes. A stone book is held by the eyes and read by the hand. - Anna Kubach-Wilmsen Anna Wilmsen and Wolfgang Kubach met as students at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and soon formed a personal and professional relationship. They began collaborating in 1968 and had their first joint exhibition in 1978, two years after they embarked on their series of stone books. Utilizing granite, marble and other stones, carefully chosen for their veining and coloring, the duo have created everything from the small books offered here to monumental libraries such as the over 300 book collection held at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France. In 1989, they formed the Fondation Kubach-Wilmsen which supports a stone sculpture museum and garden in their beloved Bad Munster am Stein.