Paris: Editions Hazan, 2011. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. Square folio. 191 pp. With color photos throughout. ALL TEXT IN FRENCH. A detailed monograph on the large installations/sculpture by Jean Dubuffet, detailing not only the artist's creative process, but also including a look at the planning process involved in his larger..... More
Boston: MFA Publications, 2003. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 344 pp. Illustrations throughout. A work issued to accompany an exhibition of the work of Rembrandt, focusing on his sketches and etchings and how they informed his work as a painter. With several scholarly essays on his work. VERY GOOD condition. Minor rubbing..... More
Pasadena, California, U.S.A. Trail's End Publishing Co, 1954. Cloth. Stated second edition. Maroon cloth. No jacket. 350 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout, as well as a few paintings reproduced in color. A biography of the painter Charles M. Russell, chronicling in detail his life as a cowboy..... More
New York: Coe Kerr Gallery, 1986. Wraps. Wraps, illustrated on the front cover. 22 pp. Color reproductions of paintings throughout. A catalog to a 1986 exhibition and sale of paintings by Gardner Symons, an American Impressionist painter of the late 1800s and early 1900s. GOOD condition. Minor soiling, toning and..... More
New York: Frank Rehn Gallery, 1972. Wraps. Quarto. Black wraps. Quarto. Unpaginated. 40 or so pages. Black and white and some color reproductions of the art of Samuel M. Adler. A catalog to a 1972 exhibition of paintings and collage work by Adler, with two introductory essays on his life..... More
Washington: The Library of Congress. Government Printing Office, 1940. Wraps. no date, 1940. Printed card stock wraps. 108 pp. Color plate reproducing a painting by Archibald J. Motley Jr. present. A work issued to commemorate a celebration of contributions by African Americans to American culture. The celebration featured music, art..... More
New York: Catherine Viviano, Publisher, 1963. Wraps. Black, glossy illustrated wraps. 24 pp. With a few black and white and color reproductions of paintings by Afro. A short exhibition catalog accompanied by a critical essay on the work of Afro by Cesare Brandi. Afro Libio Basaldella was a 20th century..... More
Washington: National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Publisher, 1993. Wraps. Glossy wraps. Small folio. 179 pp., with a lengthy section of color plates. A catalog to an exhibition of the paintings of Jacob Kainen, an American painter who blended elements of realism into his abstract paintings of social scenes..... More
Berlin: Verlag Galerie Schmucking, Publisher, 1968. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps in glassine jacket, housed in orange cloth clamshell case. #12 of a presumed edition of 100 examples that contain extra illustrations, with another 400 issued not containing the extra illustrations. Signed by the artist on the colophon, as well as..... More
Princeton: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Publisher, 1982. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 60 pp. Color reproductions of paintings throughout. A catalog to an exhibition of American folk portraits of the 1800s, including artist biographies and brief critical commentary on their work, accompanied by color examples of their painting. Includes work by Calvin Balis, Rufus..... More
Durham, NH: University Art Galleries, University of New Hampshire, Publisher, 1985. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Oblong format. 12 pp., including covers. A few black and white reproductions of paintings throughout. A catalog to a 1985 exhibition of paintings by John Woodsum Hatch, a painter and professor based in New Hampshire..... More
No Place: Moullot Fils, Publisher, 1946. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. 24 black and white reproductions of paintings by Rudolf Kundera, plus one in color. Text in French and English. A work presumably issued to accompany a 1946 exhibition of paintings by Rudolf Kundera, accompanied by a critical essay drawing on..... More
Torino: Allemandi and C, 2008. Soft Cover. Large format soft cover. 175 pp, plus 74 color and black and white photos of Ipousteguy's work. Text in Italian and French. A catalog to a 2008-09 exhibition of the work Jean Ipousteguy, featuring sculptures, paintings and drawings, preceded by several critical essays..... More
London: Chaucer Press, 2006. Cloth. Folio. Brown cloth in unclipped jacket. Small folio. 144 pp. Color reproductions of paintings throughout. A monograph on the work of British portrait painter Sir Thomas Lawrence, providing a critical and historical look at many of his paintings, work that captured British Late Georgian and..... More
Germany: Galerie Curtze-Galerie Krinzinger, Publishers, 2000. First Edition. Wraps. Stated first edition. Glossy photo illustrated wraps. Approximately 40 pp. Color photos of paintings by Attersee throughout. A primarily visual catalog of selected paintings by Attersee, preceded by a short introduction and followed by a chronology/biography. Christian Attersee is an Austrian..... More
New York: Rizzoli International. 2001. Cloth. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. 336 pp. Color illustrations and photos throughout. An expansive survey of symbols used in the art and decorative arts of Japan, tracing their use throughout history and examining the various motifs used. Arranged by thematic categories. VERY GOOD condition..... More
Skopje, Macedonia: Detska Radost, Publisher, 1995. Hard Cover. Blue faux leather covers in unclipped dust jacket. Large square folio. 146 pp. Isbn #9989300208. With full page color illustrations throughout. Text in Macedonian and English. A detailed history and examination of Macedonian frescoes, from the origin of fresco painting in Egypt..... More
London: IWM, 2020. Hard Cover. Illustrated paper covered boards. No jacket. 189 pp. Color reproductions of paintings throughout. A work looking at the paintings produced by the War Artists Advisory Committee in Britain during World War II, arranged by year, and showing the variety of subject matter captured by the..... More
New York: Abbeville Press, Publisher. Cloth. no date, perhaps early 1980s. Red cloth in unclipped jacket. 311 pp. Color reproductions of paintings throughout. A monograph on the paintings of Russian born German abstract painter Vasily Kandinsky, focusing on his work at the Guggenheim. VERY GOOD condition. Jacket spine toned. Minor..... More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983. Cloth. Beige cloth. No jacket. Housed in a pictorial paper covered board slipcase. Folio. 191 pp. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. A detailed catalog of paintings from China from the Sung and Yuan dynasties. This includes histories, critical examinations and..... More
Seattle: Walter O. Evans Foundation for Art and Literature, Publisher, 1999. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. 165 pp. Color reproductions of art throughout. A critical and historical survey of work by African American artists collected by Walter O. Evans. With several essays examining the visual, social, and political contexts that influenced..... More
Paris: Mourlot Freres for David B. Findlay, 1959. First Edition. Wraps. First edition, one of 3,750 copies. Also issued in a limited signed edition. Color illustrated wraps. 20 pp. With one plate in the interior, as well as the cover illustration both being done specifically for this catalog. A short..... More
New York: W.M. Brady and Co, 2010. Wraps. Glossy color illustrated paperback. Small oblong folio. Unpaginated. A catalog to a 2010 exhibition of paintings by Julian Barrow, depicting cityscapes from around the world. Barrow, an English born painter, has exhibited in New York, London and the Middle East. NEAR FINE..... More
Bethesda, MD: Carol Barton/Writer's Center, Printer, 1983. First Edition. Wraps. #113 of 200 copies signed by Carol Barton, although colophon indicates 280 were produced. Thin, clear plastic cover over wraps, spiral bound. 9 ¾ by 5 inches. Color illustrations throughout, with each page bearing a cut out incorporating images from..... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002. Cloth. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. 320 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A work published to accompany an exhibition of the graphic work of Albrecht Durer, with detailed scholarly and critical essays looking at his life, career and influence. GOOD condition. Jacket faded..... More