MOLL:Silver+Gold(EnglishandGermanEdition)金银制品

Moll'sobjectsarenotspectacular-theyarebeautiful!Whenyouseethemwithyourowneyesyoucansensetheverydevelopmentprocess-inwhichtimeissloweddown.'Forme,there'snowastedtime',saystheartisthimself.Andsoworksincludingsilverobjects,cutleryandalsojewelleryhavedevelopedovertheyears,whicharecomprehensivelypresentedforthefirsttimeinthispublication.ManyleadingmuseumssuchastheMuseumofModernArtinNewYorkacquiredhisworksas'exemplaryexamples'fortheircollections.Since1965therehasbeenakindredsentimenttohislifepartner,thejewelleryartistGerdaMoll.Nexttoclarityandstringency,lightnessbecamethemostimportantcharacteristicofherrings,pendantsandnecklaces.Sheabandoneddecorcompletely;themodularpartsofherjewellerypiecescomplywithornamentalworkingseries-thusfulfillingthefunctionofthejewellery.ForthefirsttimeandinlargeformatillustrationsthispublicationpresentstheworkofthesilversmithWilfredMoll.JuxtaposedwiththejewelleryobjectsofGerdaMoll,thetimelessbeautyofbothworksinunveiled.Theprolificinteractionbetweentheenduringartistsandlifepartnershipoverthelastnearlyfiftyyearsbecomesapparent.