Wohnen unter Schragem Dach.
Stuttgart: 1975. Profusely Illus. Small 4to, cloth, d.w. Stuttgart, (1975). More
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A Century of Modern Sculpture: The Patsy and Raymond Nasher Collection
New York: Rizzoli, 1987. Beautifully and extensively illustrated in full color. 208pp., 4to, grey cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1987). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. With Essays by Elizabeth Frank, Steven A. Nash, Robert Rosenblum, and Nan Rosenthal. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Dallas Museum of Art & The National Gallery of Art. More
Sketches and Blottings Toward The European Desktop
Milan: Christian Stein, 1990. Drawings and sketches. 78pp., 8vo, printed boards with inlaid illustration on front cover. Milano: Christian Stein and Firenze: Hopeful Monster, (1990). A fine copy. Presentation copy to Nan Rosenthal, signed "Claes" by Oldenburg on title page, the inscription is written backwards. More
The Museum of Contemporary Art: The Panza Collection
Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1985. Color Illus. Thin, square 4to, pr. wrs. Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, (1985). Very good Exhibition catalogue. More
Chuck Close: Daguerreotypes
Milan: Alberico Cetti Serbelloni, 2002. Foreword by Philip Glass. 223 pages with text in English and Italian. Tall 4to, white-lettered black cloth, d.w. (Milano: Alberico Cetti Serbelloni Editore, 2002). First edition. Faint but largish dampstain at bottom of both covers (not on dust wrapper) and first and last several pages; still overall a good looking copy of this rather scarce book A handsomely produced book with a comprehensive overview of the Close's photographic work, and an exhibition chronology... More
Picasso and His Time: The Berggruen Collection
Berlin: Nicolaische, 2003. Foreword by Klaus-Dieter Lehmann. 165 full page color plates, many other illsutrations. 431pp., 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Berlin: Nicolaische, (2003). Second edition. Internally fine, a near fine copy. More
The Lost Vanguard: Russian Modernist Architecture 1922-32
New York: Monacelli Press, 2007. Preface by Phyllis Lambert. Essay by Jean-Louis Cohen. Filled with color photographs. 347 pages, 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Monacelli Press, (2007). First edition. Text block is a bit shaken, still a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Alvar Aalto and the International Style
New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1989. Illustrated in black and white. 240 pages, 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: Whitney Library of Design, (1989). A near fine copy. Presentation copy, signed by the author on the title page. More
Joan Miro.
London: Marlborough Gallery, 1966. Portrait, and 29 works reproduced in color. Thin 8vo, color pictorial wrappers. London: Marlborough Fine Art Limited, 1966. A near fine copy. Exhibition catalogue. More
Alexander Calder: Recent Gouaches - Early Mobiles
New York: Perls Galleries, 1970. Illustrated with 40 pieces in black and white. Very slim square 8vo, red paper wrappers, slightly faded along spine. New York: Perls Galleries, 1970. A very good(+) copy. More
Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius.
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1949. Illustrated throughout in black & white. 151 pages. Tall, slim, wide 8vo, blue cloth; rubbed with small discoloration on front and sunned spine New York: Museum of Modern Art, (1949). Second edition (first MOMA edition). More
Andy Warhol: Giant Size
London: Phaidon, 2011. 2,000 illustrations in black and white and color including rare and unpublished documents. 624 pages, very very thick 4to, pictorial boards. London: Phaidon, (2011). A fine copy Comprehensive visual biography of one of art's greatest personalities. Extraordinary insight into his world of glamour, sex, and fame. More
1997 Biennial Exhibition.
New York: Whitney Museum, 1997. With a project by Douglas Blau. Profusely illustrated, both in color and black & white. 208pp. Short 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: The Whitney Museum of American Art, 1997. A fine copy. This book was published on the occasion of the 1997 Biennial Exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, March 20-June 15, 1997. With a foreword by David A. Ross, and artists' biographies compiled by Jenelle Porter and Irene Tstatsos. More
A Suite of 180 Drawings by Picasso -- November, 28, 1953 - February, 3, 1954.; [American edition of Verve - Volume VIII, Nos. 29 & 30].
New York: Harcourt, 1954. Preface by Teriade, "Picasso and the Human Comedy" by Michel Leiris, and an appreciation by Rebecca West. Of the 180 illustrations, 16 are single-sided color lithographs printed by Mourlot Freres, and the remainder are double-sided heliogravures printed by Draeger Freres. Short folio, red pictorial boards (some light shelfwear and minor wear at outer joints) New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1954. First American edition. A very good(+) copy of this notoriously fragile book. All lithographs present..... More
Signed Postcard
Cannes: 1969. Exceptional black and white postcard, 6" x 4", depicting Picasso's iconic painting 'Taureau', executed in 1957 in India ink with shadowing completed with charcoal and chalk. Boldly signed on the message panel in blue pen: "Picasso", along with the signature of his second wife: "Jacqueline" (Roque); while the address panel has been completed generically. *This postcard was licensed by Picasso in 1966 to Les Editions Braun et Cie, Paris. It is postmarked from Cannes April 3rd 1969, with..... More
Surrealists and Surrealism 1919-1939.
New York: Rizzoli, 1977. Profusely illustrated with mounted color plates & black & white illustrations. 231pp, folio, red cloth (spine a bit faded and worn). New York; Rizzoli, (1977). very good. More
More Sky 1.; Part 1: Things to Do; Part 2: Wind Manual
Cambridge: Migrant Apparition, 1970. Illustrated throughout in b/w. 142 pages. 4to, white printed wrappers, spiral-bound. Cambridge: Migrant Apparition, (1970). First edition. A fine copy. More
Classic Herman Miller
Atgen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1998. Illustrated (color and b/w). 214 pages. Oblong 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper. Atgen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, (1998). Fine. More
Julian Schabel: Selected Paintings
New York: C&M Arts, 2005. Illustrated in color. Unpaginated, slim square 4to, red cloth, large poster folded up to double as dust wrapper (light rubbing to folds). New York: C&M Arts, (2005). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Ten by Platner
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. Foreword by Ezra Stoller. Profusely illustrated in color. 193 pages. 4to, 1/2 leatherette over pictorial boards (rubbing to bottom board edges), clear mylar dust wrapper with white printed text (surface rubbing). New York: McGraw Hill, (1975). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Jackson Pollock Sketchbooks in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (text volume ONLY)
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997. Illustrated in b/w. 88 pages, oblong 4to, original beige printed wrappers; the un-lettered spine is evenly faded to blue, else fine. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997. First edition. A fine copy. Scarce. Published in conjunction with an exhibit, "Jackson Pollock: Early Sketchbooks and Drawings." This is the text volume ONLY and does not have the slipcase or the additional 3 spiral bound volumes. Text includes a general background on the sketchbooks..... More
Jackson Pollock: Black Enamel Paintings, April-May, 1990
New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1990. Well-illustrated with 26 color and 8 duotone plates. 94 pages. Tall 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1990. Limited edition - one of 2000 copies. An attractive catalogue issued in conjunction with with a 1990 Gagosian exhibition. More
Jackson Pollock: The Last Sketchbook
New York: Harcourt, 1982. Short narrow folio; a 40 page facsimile of the artist's sketchpad, in traditional asian-style sewn binding and folded sheets. Introduction By William S. Lieberman, printed in a separate 20 page pamphlet, all housed together in a black cloth box with paper labels. New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich for Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1982. Limited edition -- number 315 of 500 copies for sale. Fine. A fascinating document from the painter 's final year, with ink drawings, sketches..... More
Ezra Pound and Margaret Cravens A Tragic Friendship 1910-1912
Durham: Duke University Press, 1988. Illustrated (b/w). 181 pages. 8vo, grey cloth, dust wrapper. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1988. First edition. A fine copy. More
Alexander Calder 1898-1976
Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1998. Catalogue of Marla Prather. Chronology by Alexander S.C. Rower, Essay by Arnauld Pierre. Nearly 300 color illustrations, plus additional black-and-white photographs and figures. 364pp., 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, (1998). A fine copy. More