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Recent Acquistions - Part 1
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Part 1 - Monographs:
(BALDESSARI #A9417)
New York. New Museum. JOHN BALDESSARI: Work 1966-1980. 77 pp.
exhib. cat., 87 b&w illus., 3 color plates, photo of artist,
bibliog., exhibs., checklist of works (paintings and
photograms.) Texts by Marcia Tucker, Robert Pincus-Witten;
interview with Baldessari by Nancy Drew. Oblong 8vo, wrps. 1981.
Fine. $40.00.
(BLOOM #A9231)
Storrs. University of Connecticut Museum of Art. The Drawings of
HYMAN BLOOM. Unpag. (78 pp.), 44 full-page b&w illus. Text by
Marvin S. Sadik. Catalogue design by Leonard Baskin. Small 4to,
wrps. Ed. of 4000. 1968. Near-fine (light spine sunning).
$27.50.
(BODMER #A9542)
Santa Fe. Morning Star Gallery. KARL BODMER: Engravings from an
Expedition. 48 illus., 18 in color. Text by Mary Terrence McKay.
Aquatint engravings by a Swiss artist of the American frontier
and Native American tribes. Bodmer was the artist attached to
the expedition of Prince Maximilian 1832-34. Small 4to, stapled
wrps. Price list bound in. 1991. About fine. $15.00.
(CAGE #A9384)
CAGE, JOHN. Silence. 276 pp. Sq. 8vo, wrps. Reprint 1971.
Cambridge, MIT Press, (1966) 1971. About fine. $14.00.
(CHAGALL #A7584)
Kornfeld, Eberhard W. MARC CHAGALL: Catalogue Raisonne de
l'Oeuvre Grave, Vol. 1: 1922-1966. 249 pp., 123 illus., 17 in
color. Important reference work to the engravings of Chagall.
4to, cloth, d.j. One of 1000 copies of the French ed. (1500
copies were also pub. in German). Bern, Kornfeld et Klipstein,
1971. Fine, in very lightly worn d.j. $825.00.
(CHAGALL #A6603)
Werner, Alfred. CHAGALL: Watercolors and Gouaches. 88 pp., 32
full-page color illus., chronol., bibliog., list of illus.,
index. Introductory text and commentary on each work. Sq. 4to,
cloth, d.j. New York, Watson-Guptill, 1970. Near-fine/Near-fine.
$35.00.
(CORINTH #A9179)
Essen. Museum Folkwang. LOVIS CORINTH 1858-1925. 223 pp., 60
full-page colorplates, 43 b&w text illus., extensive chronol.
with b&w photos, exhibs., bibliog., index. Texts by Zdenek
Felix, Gerhard Gerkens, Friedrich Goss, Joachim Heusinger von
Waldegg. In German. 4to, pictorial papered bds. 1986. About
fine. $55.00.
(DE CHIRICO #A9363)
Di Carlo, Massimo, ed. GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1920-1950. 166 pp.,
over 60 full-page color plates, 10 b&w text illus., biog. notes,
bibliog. Essays by Claudia Gian Ferrari, Paolo Levi, Massimo
Simonetti, as well as discussion of each individual work. Dual
lang. text in Italian / English. Small sq. 4to, papered bds. New
York, Borghi and Milan, Electa, 1990. Near-fine. $55.00.
(DE CHIRICO #A9390)
Grabaudo, Ezio and Luigi Carlucchio. 194 Drawings by GIORGIO DE
CHIRICO. 4 pp. text with 194 full-page illus. of drawings from
1918-1967. Very nicely printed in b&w on warm cream ground.
Large sq. 8vo, cloth, d.j. New York, Abrams, nd (1969). Near-
fine crisp copy, in about fine d.j. (small abrasion lower edge
of rear pastedown and a few spots of scuffing to edges of d.j.).
$70.00.
(DE CHIRICO #A9364)
Rome. Palazzo della Esposizione. GIORGIO DE CHIRICO Pictor
Optimus. 336 pp., 366 illus. (115 in color). Excellent reference
monograph on this Italian surrealist painter. Stout 4to, wrps.
Rome, Edizioni Carte Segrete, 1992. Fine. $75.00.
(DERAIN #A9562)
London. Stoppenbach and Delestre. ANDRE DERAIN Drawings &
Watercolors 1900-1906. 49 pp. exhib. cat. of 20 works, all full-
page illus., 3 in color, frontis. photo of artist. Text by
Derain in French / English. Mostly ink drawings, 3 watercolors,
1 charcoal drawing -- from Derain's fauvist period. Small oblong
4to, pictorial wrps. 1991. Fine. $24.00.
(DERRIDA #A9522)
DERRIDA, JACQUES. Cinders. 77 pp. English trans. and ed. by Ned
Lukacher. Sq. 4to, cloth, d.j. Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1991.
About fine crisp copy, in about fine d.j. $35.00.
(DINE #A9077)
Madison. Madison Art Center. JIM DINE: Drawing from the
Glyptothek. 126 pp. exhib. cat., 98 illus., 74 in color, 7-part
gatefold, chronol., bibliog., index. Texts by Dine, Stephen
Fleischman, Ruth E. Fine. Tall 4to, wrps. First paperback ed.
New York, Hudson Hills, 1993. Fine. $25.00.
(ERTE #A8273)
Walters, Thomas, intro. ERTE. 104 pp., 48 full-page color
plates, nicely printed on one side only. Includes state sets,
costumes and fashion designs spanning 1912-1975, but mostly Deco
work from the 20's and 30's. Includes a foreword by Erte. 8vo,
wrps. New York, Rizzoli, 1978. V.G.+. Edges of covers a bit
scuffed. $15.00.
(EVERGOOD #A6822)
Valente, Alfredo. PHILIP EVERGOOD: A Painter of Ideas. Catalogue
of exhibition held at The Gallery of Modern Art, New York. 27
pp. text, frontis illus., plus 63 pp. b&w plates, chronol.,
awards, exhibs., checklist of 132 works. 8vo, wrps. Cranbury,
A.S. Barnes, 1969. V.G. (Covers a bit scuffed, interior fine.)
$12.50.
(FRONIUS #A9197)
POE, EDGAR ALLEN and HANS FRONIUS (illus). Fantastiche
Erzahlungen mit Zeichnungen von HANS FRONIUS. 88 pp. Noteworthy
for the 13 expressionist ink drawings by Fronius illustrating
this collection of tales by Poe. In German. Inscribed in 1962 by
Fronius. 12mo, pictorial papered bds, printed paper spine and
cover labels. Wiesbaden, Insel-Bucherei No. 129, nd (1962). V.G.
(corners and spine edge rubbed; spine label discolored). $18.00.
(GATCH, LEE #A9473)
New York. American Federation of Arts. LEE GATCH. (52 pp.)
retrospective exhib. cat., 47 illus. including 2 color plates
and photo of artist, checklist of 45 works, chronol., exhibs.,
bibliog. Text by Perry T. Rathbone. Fold-out cover design by
Ivan Chermayeff. Figurative abstract paintings. Sq. 12mo, stiff
wrps., d.j. 1960. Fine crisp copy. $22.50.
(GIACOMETTI #A9560)
Sylvester, David. Looking at GIACOMETTI. xii, 161 pp., 16 b&w
illus., 24 pp. interview with Giacometti, biog. note, bibliog.
8vo, cloth, d.j. First U.S. ed. New York, Henry Holt, 1996. As
new. $20.00.
(GRAVES #A9195)
Wight, Frederick S., et al. MORRIS GRAVES. xii, 62 pp. exhib.
cat. listing 94 works, 12 colorplates, 44 b&w illus., chronol.
Texts by John I. H. Baur and Duncan Phillips. Small 4to, wrps.
Berkeley, Univ. of California Press, 1956. V.G. +. $15.00.
(HAWTHORNE, C #A9079)
McCausland, Elizabeth. CHARLES W. HAWTHORNE: An American Figure
Painter. 80 pp., 36 b&w illus., catalogue of 40 works, bibliog.
Foreword by J. C. Hawthorne (the artist's son). Small 4to,
cloth, d.j. New York, American Artists Group, nd (1947).
V.G.+/V.G.+. $30.00.
(HODGKIN #A9533)
Topsfield, Andrew and Milo Cleveland Beach. Indian Paintings and
Drawings from the Collection of HOWARD HODGKIN. 111 pp., 42
full-page color plates, bibliog. 4to, stiff self-wrps. New York,
Thames & Hudson, 1991. Small soil smudge rear free endpaper,
else fine crisp copy. $35.00.
(JOHNS #A6994)
Castleman, Riva and JASPER JOHNS. Technics and Creativity II:
Gemini Gel. 108 pp. exhib. cat. and Catalogue Raisonne of the
prints from Gemini. Separate from catalogue: Jasper Johns' black
& white lithograph multiple "Target", with set of red, yellow
and blue watercolor paints and paintbrush mounted on the litho.
All contained in white plastic box. Small 4to, wrps, litho,
plastic box. New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1971. V.G. (One of
paint pots chipped, plastic case soiled, tiny speck of yellow on
litho.) $100.00.
(JOHNS #A8966)
Milano. Castello Sforzesco. Opera Grafica di JASPER JOHNS. 40
pp. exhib. cat., 17 illus., exhib. checklist of graphic works.
Text by Carlo Huber. In Italian. Small sq. 4to, stiff card wrps.
Ed. of 1000. 1972. Near-fine crisp copy. $35.00.
(JOHNSON, RAY #A9420)
JOHNSON, RAY. The Paper Snake. Unpag. (approx. 50 pp.) artist's
book with text and images, illus. in color throughout. Important
correspondence art guru and participant. Significant book. Large
oblong 8vo, cloth, d.j. First ed. New York, Something Else
Press, 1965. Fine/About fine. $85.00.
(JORN #A9041)
Atkins, Guy. ASGER JORN. 52 pp., 25 illus. (2 in color),
artist's statement, notes, exhibs., colls., bibliog., incl.
books by Jorn. 12mo, cloth. London, Methuen, 1964. V.G.+.
$22.50.
(KANDINSKY #A7000)
Fineberg, Jonathan David. KANDINSKY in Paris. 148 pp., 7 b&w
illus., notes, bibliog., index. Outstanding scholarly study of
Kandinsky's critical encounter with Fauvism, neo-impressionism,
and the Tendances Nouvelles circle. 8vo, cloth. No d.j. as
issued. Ann Arbor, UMI, 1984. Fine. $60.00.
(KLEE #A9216)
KLEE, PAUL. Pedagogical Sketchbook. 64 pp., 87 Klee illus.;
layout design by Moholy-Nagy. Pedagogisches Skizzenbuch was
first issued as the second volume in the influential Bauhaus
book series. Intro. and Eng. trans. by Sibyl Moholy-Nagy. A
wonderful book. 8vo, wrps. 8th printing. New York, Praeger,
(1953) 1977. Near-fine. $12.00.
(KLINE #A9202)
Gordon, John. FRANZ KLINE 1910-1962. 67 pp. exhib. cat., 57
illus, 4 in color, checklist of 92 works, chronol., exhibs.,
colls. bibliog. First major retrospective of Kline's work. Small
sq. 4to, wrps. New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1968.
Near-fine. $30.00.
(MILLER, HENRY #A9358)
Johansen, Deborah, ed. HENRY MILLER: The Paintings, A Centennial
Retrospective. 128 pp. exhib. cat., 107 illus., 100 color
plates, photos of the artist, list of works, checklist of
Miller's serigraphs. Commentary on each work by dozens of
different writers including selected writings by Miller,
foreword by Lawrence Durrell; intro. by Deborah Johansen. Full
survey of Miller's paintings and prints from the 1940's-1980's.
Small sq. 4to, wrps. First ed. Carmel, Coast, 1991. About fine.
(Pub. at $25.) $21.50.
(NOGUCHI #A9396)
New York. Andre Emmerich and Pace Galleries. ISAMU NOGUCHI 75th
Birthday Exhibition. 32 pp., 30 b&w illus., 2 hand-tipped color
plates on covers. Text by Sam Hunter. Small oblong 4to, stiff
wrps. 1980. Fine. $25.00.
(OLDENBURG #A9489)
Los Angeles. Margo Leavin Gallery. OLDENBURG: Works in Edition.
Unpag. (60 pp.) catalogue of 59 works, 41 illus. of work,
interspersed with 7 photos of Oldenburg. Attractive little book
printed on nice heavy paper. 12mo, pictorial wrps. 1971. Near-
fine (spine lightly yellowed, else very nice crisp copy.)
$45.00.
(OROZCO #A8310)
Hanover. Dartmouth College. The OROZCO Frescoes at Dartmouth.
Unpaginated (24 pp.) catalogue with lovely black and
photogravure illus. of all murals, explanatory text, biog.,
photo of artist. Preface by Orozco. 4to, green paper wrps., sewn
with silk thread, in original matching printed envelope. 1934.
Mint copy, in slightly worn envelope. $30.00.
(RAUSCHENBERG #A9469)
Stockholm. Heland Wetterling Gallery. RAUSCHENBERG Paintings
1989. 24 pp., 11 color plates, 2 b&w text illus. Text by Donald
Saff. Beautifully printed on heavy paper with tissue
interleaves. Sq. 8vo, pictorial stiff wrps. Ed. of 4000. 1989.
Fine. $30.00.
(RICHTER #A9419)
Chicago. Museum of Contemporary Art. GERHARD RICHTER Paintings.
160 pp., 77 illus., mostly full-page color plates, list of
illus., extensive chronol., bibliog. Ed. by Terry A. Neff.
Interview with Richter by Benjamin D. Buchloh, texts by Michael
Danoff, Roald Nasgaard. 4to, stiff wrps. 1988. Fine. $45.00.
(RIVERA #A6817)
Wolfe, Bertram D. The Fabulous Life of DIEGO RIVERA. xxi, 457
pp., 164 illus., plus 39 in-text drawings by Rivera, bibliog.,
index. Mexican painter known primarily for his political murals.
Stout 8vo, cloth with gilt stamped lettering, d.j. New York,
Stein and Day, 1963. V.G.+/V.G.+. (light rubbing cornertips &
spine extrems. of dustjacket, else bright clean copy.) $28.50.
(RODIN #A8317)
Butler, Ruth. RODIN in Perspective. 202 pp., notes on
contributors, index. Outstanding collection of contemporaneous
and later critical writing on Rodin. 8vo, wrps. First printing.
Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hall, 1980. About fine crisp bright
copy. $20.00.
(SAMARAS #A9553)
New York. Pace Gallery. LUCAS SAMARAS Reconstructions at the
Pace Gallery. 31 pp., 25 illus. and photos, incl. 10 full-page
color plates of his sewn fabric constructions, exhibs., colls.
Text by Kim Levin. Sm. 4to, wrps., d.j. decorated with metallic
pink glitter. 1979. About fine. $27.50.
(SHISHKIN #A9120)
Shuvalova, Irina. IVAN SHISHKIN. 159 pp., 93 plates, most in
full-page color, plus b&w text illus. and photos, biog. In
English. Excellent new monograph on this major 19th-century
Russian painter. Tall 4to, pictorial papered bds., d.j. St.
Petersburg, Parkstone/Aurora, 1996. About fine/About fine.
(Touch of scuffing lower edge.) $45.00.
(SMITH, DAVID #A9201)
New York. M. Knoedler & Co. DAVID SMITH: Sculpture, Painting,
Drawing. 24 pp., 18 b&w illus., 10 full-page, a few excerpts
from Smith's writings. Small 4to, stapled wrps. 1983. Near-fine
crisp copy. $14.00.
(STEINLEN #A9367)
Cate, Phillip Dennis and Susan Gill. THEOPHILE-ALEXANDRE
STEINLEN. 165 pp., 106 b&w illus., 20 color plates. Intro. by
Herschel B. Chipp. 4to, wrps. First wrps. ed. Voorhees Zimmerli
Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 1982. About fine.
$29.50.
(STELLA #A9011)
Rosenblum, Robert. FRANK STELLA. 62 pp. illus. text, 16 color
plates, bibliog. Includes text of Stella's lecture at the Pratt
Institute, Winter 1959-60. Small sq. 4to, wrps. Harmondworth,
Penguin (New Art 1), 1971. V.G. (dented). $27.50.
(STUCK #A9564)
VON STUCK, FRANZ. Die Villa Stuck in Munchen: Inszenierung eines
Kunstlerlebens. 5 texts, 4 documents, biog., bibliog. Includes a
color photo-essay (1986) by Evelyn Hofer. Exploration of Stuck's
extraordinary villa with photos of the furniture, art, wall
decorations. Large sq. 8vo, papered pictorial bds. 1992. Fine.
$27.50.
(TURNER #A9072)
London. Tate Gallery. TURNER, 1775-1851. 200 pp. retrospective
exhib. cat., 24 color plates, 130 b&w illus.,chronol., bibliog.
Extensive catalogue entries for each work, with texts by Martin
Butlin and Andrew Wilton. Important scholarly reference. 4to,
cloth, d.j. First ed. 1974. Owner signature on flyleaf else
about fine crisp copy with very faint shelf rubbing lower edge,
in fine d.j. $65.00.
(VILLON #A9219)
New York. R. M. Light & Co. and Helene C. Seiferheld Gallery.
JACQUES VILLON Master Printmaker. Unpag. (78 pp.), 31 illus.
including photo of artist, checklist of 102 works (paintings and
prints). Text by Francis Steegmuller. Catalogue design by Donald
Outerbridge. Small 8vo, wrps. 1964. About fine. $18.50.
(VON RIPPER #A8513)
Linz. Oberosterreichisches Landesmuseum. RUDOLF CHARLES VON
RIPPER: Werk und Widerstand. 134 pp. retrospective exhib. cat.
(77 works from 1917-57), frontis. photo of artist, 41 b&w
illus., 8 color plates, exhibs., bibliog. In German. Austrian
expressionist, working in Berlin in the circle of Slevogt and
Dix during the 20's, in Paris during the 30's, served as
Intelligence officer with the British invasion forces in WWII.
Von Ripper's work ranges from woodcuts and etchings in a
fantastic realist style to Neue Sachlichkeit portraits, and
fantasy jewelry designs. 8vo, wrps. 1989. V.G. (short closed
tear side margin of two leaves of text, light cover rubbingt,
else clean bright tight copy). $25.00.
(WOTRUBA #A9209)
Salzburg. Galerie Welz. FRITZ WOTRUBA. 3 pp. text followed by 54
full-page illus. of drawings, watercolors and sculpture, some in
color, exhibs., bibliog., list of illus. 16mo, stiff wrps., d.j.
Eng. lang. ed. 1965. (1959) 1965. V.G.+. Dustjacket a bit rubbed
with light wear to spine extrems. $16.00.
(WRIGHT, F #A9301)
WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD. A Natural House. 223 pp., photos and
floorplans. Classic text by Wright expounding his theory of
architecture through a discussion of 21 different projects.
Small 4to, off-white cloth with red rectangle, no d.j. Reprint
of Horizon Press ed. Bramhall House, 1954. V.G. $15.00.
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