II. documenta was the second edition of documenta, a quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. It was held between 11 July and 11 October 1959 in Kassel, Germany. The artistic director was Arnold Bode in collaboration with art historian Werner Haftmann.

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Adam Henri-Georges, Altenbourg Gerhard, Baumeister Willi, Beckmann Max, Chadwick Lynn, Chillida Eduardo, Delaunay Robert, Evans Merlyn, Ferber Herbert, Friesz Othon, Hoehme Gerhard, Hofmann Hans, Kandinsky Wassily, Klee Paul, Kokoschka Oscar, Marca-Relli Conrad, Marcks Gerhard, Mastroianni Umberto, Bellmer Hans, Bissière Roger, Brüning Peter, Burri Alberto, Calder Alexander, Capogrossi Giuseppe, Dunoyer de Segonzac André, Geiger Rupprecht, Gilles Werner, Gottlieb Adolph, Kantor Tadeusz, Kline Franz, Manessier Alfred, Michaux Henri, Morandi Giorgio, Morlotti Ennio, Mortensen Richard, Bluhm Norman, Boccioni Umberto, Braque Georges, Brooks James, Dubuffet Jean, Ernst Max, Francis Sam, Malevich Kazimir, Mathieu Georges, Motherwell Robert, Müller Robert, Newman Barnett, Pasmore Victor, Bazaine Jean, Brâncuşi Constantin, César, González Julio, Gris Juan, Hartung Hans, Hayter Stanley William, Marini Marino, Mondrian Piet, Nicholson Ben, Schlemmer Oskar, Still Clyfford, Scialoja Toti, Schöffer Nicolas, Baziotes William, Bill Max, Brauner Victor, Constant, Chirico Giorgio de, Frankenthaler Helen, Giacometti Alberto, Gorky Arshile, Hartigan Grace, Hausner Rudolf, Manzú Giacomo, Mataré Ewald, Matisse Henri, Miró Joan, Moore Henry, Birolli Renato, Davie Alan, Fautrier Jean, Fontana Lucio, Gabo Naum, Götz Karl Otto, Guston Philip, Kirchner Ernst Ludwig, Kooning Willem de, Kricke Norbert, Marc Franz, Marquet Albert, Masson André, Moreni Mattia, Nolan Sidney, Paolozzi Eduardo, Picasso Pablo, Pollock Paul Jackson, Consagra Pietro, Delvaux Paul, Derain André, Dorazio Piero, Dova Gianni, Hantai Simon, Matta Roberto, Mitchell Joan, Noguchi Isamu, Pousette-Dart Richard, Pevsner Antoine, Rouault Georges, Riopelle Jean-Paul, Tworkov Jack, Nay Ernst Wilhelm, Nolde Emil, Rauschenberg Robert, Rothko Mark, Schumacher Emil, Schwitters Kurt, Smith David Roland, Staël Nicolas de, Soulages Pierre, Vedova Emilio, Zadkine Ossip, Schultze Bernard, Tamayo Rufino, Tobey Mark, Turcato Giulio, Wols, Roszak Theodore, Oelze Richard, Poliakoff Serge, Pomodoro Arnaldo, Richier Germaine, Stupica Gabrijel, Scanavino Emilio, Sugai Kumi, Vasarely Victor, Perilli Achille, Stámos Theódōros, Sironi Mario, Saura Antonio, Shahn Ben, Sutherland Graham, Tàpies Antoni, Tanguy Yves, Tanning Dorothea, Sonderborg K.R.H., Tomlin Bradley Walker, Serpan Jaroslav, Armitage Kenneth, Beaudin André, Batz Eugen, Berke Hubert, Bertrand Gaston, Bissier Julius, Bargheer Eduard, Bergman Anna-Eva, Bonnet Anne, Braun Theo, Buchheister Carl, Butler Reg, Bloc André, Bodmer Walter, Cassinari Bruno, Cavallon Giorgio, Burssens Jan, Camaro Alexander, Campigli Massimo, Castro Sergio de, Corneille, Cappello Carmelo, Cuixart Modesto, Dahmen Karl Fred, Cliffe Henry, Childs Bernard, Cimiotti Emil, Clavé Antoni, Coester Otto, Cousins Harold B., Corpora Antonio, Courtin Pierre, Delahaye Jacques, Degottex Jean, Eble Theo, Hajek Otto Herbert, Gillet Roger Edgar, Feito Luis, Gaul Winfred, Germain Jacques, Goller Bruno, Grieshaber HAP, Haass Terry, Goldberg Michael, Heiliger Bernhard, Dodeigne Eugène, Faßbender Joseph, Franchina Nino, Fazzini Pericle, Fedier Franz, Gilioli Émile, Gromaire Marcel, D'Haese Roel, Hajdú Étienne, Harnest Fritz, Hartung Karl, Hilton Roger, Hoflehner Rudolf, Inoue Yūichi, Lanyon Peter, Kirchner Heinrich, Herbin Auguste, Lam Wifredo, Heldt Werner, Heyboer Anton, Iseli Rolf, Herkenrath Peter, Kügler Rudolf, Hermanns Ernst, Kemény Zoltán, Kermadec Eugène de, Landhuyt Octave, Lanskoy André, Lassaw Ibram, Koenig Fritz, Kohler Max, Lardera Berto, Lataster Ger, Laurens Henri, Lebenstein Jan, Marczyński Adam, Matschinsky-Denninghoff Brigitte, Marfaing André, Le Moal Jean, Meistermann Georg, Minassian Leone, Mendelson Marc, Nemes Endre, Orgeix Christian d', Nesch Rolf, Mettel Hans, Afro, Piza Arthur Luiz, Merwart Ludwig, Mühlenen Max von, Murtić Edo, Nele E.R., Pignon Édouard, Müller-Hufschmid Willi, Rebeyrolle Paul, Ris Günter Ferdinand, Ostrower Fayga, Penalba Alicia, Piaubert Jean, Pomodoro Giò, Potworowski Piotr, Prassinos Mario, Riedl Fritz, Platschek Hans, Bacon Francis, Seitz Gustav, Roesch Kurt, Rompel Hans, Santomaso Giuseppe, Ritschl Otto, Rohde-Dahl Gerburg, Schneider Gérard, Schaper Karl, Scott William, Tejima Yûkei, Twardowicz Ann, Tršar Drago, Uhlmann Hans, Velde Geer van, Trier Hann, Trökes Heinz, Ubac Raoul, Lint Louis Van, Vieira da Silva Marie-Hélène, Vordemberge-Gildewart Friedrich, Wotruba Fritz, Zimmermann Mac, Wendland Gerhard, Werdehausen Hans, Viani Alberto, Werner Woty, Wolf Karl Anton, Werner Theodor, Wynter Bryan, Zürn Unica, Wind Gerhard, Winter Fritz, Taihō Yamazaki, Hepworth Barbara, Scharff Edwin, Appel Karel, Ardon Mordecai͏̈, Arp Hans

Type

Book

Place of publication

Cologne

Year

1959

Number of pages

470 pages

Language

German

Open stacks or available on request

Available on request

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

No

UDC code and author sign

707.4 Kas

Volumes

1

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