Book, "Acceptera", 1931, provenance Hans Asplund.
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Authored by Gunnar Asplund, Wolter Gahn, Sven Markelius, Gregor Paulsson, Eskil Sundahl & Uno Åhrén. Tiden, Stockholm 1931. Paperback, 199 pages, 27 x 19 cm.
Title page signed in pencil by Hans Asplund.
Wear, stains, and handling creases, spine and cover with damage, taped spine. Not fully examined.
Provenance
Architect Hans Asplund (1921-1994), son of architect Gunnar Asplund.
Thence by descent to his son, diplomat and UN ambassador Bo Asplund (1950-2024).
Thence by descent to the present owner.
More information
"Acceptera" is a Swedish debate book and propaganda piece for the ideas of functionalism, published in 1931. The authors were Gregor Paulsson, the director of the Swedish Society of Arts and Crafts, and architects Gunnar Asplund, Sven Markelius, Uno Åhrén, Eskil Sundahl, and Wolter Gahn. All had been active in the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930, which is generally considered the breakthrough of functionalism in Sweden.