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Modern Art No. 119, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Taipei, Taiwan: Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 2005. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Bookstore stamp on first page. Bi-monthly publication of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum. 78 pages. Contents and article titles in Chinese and English. Text in Chinese (Mandarin?). Some of the articles include Discussing Chu-Wei-Bor's transcendental creations--Austere Reality and Colorless Beauty; Appreciating Tsui Kuang-Yu's Work; Yellow Box--The Culture of Literati Art Appreciation (panel notes); The Ambassador of New Generation...
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$25.00
Ringling Museum of Art, Palmer Family Collections Exhibition Catalogue, 23 February - 24 March 1963, Sarasota, Florida
by Parks, Robert O. Curator (Preface),
Sarasota, Florida: Ringling Museum of Art, 1963. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. Stapled, cardstock covers with scuffing resulting in scattered, small amounts of paper loss. Previous owner name inside front cover. Fifteen hundred copies of this scarce catalogue were printed by the Stinehour Press in Lunenburg, Vermont. Thirty-eight pieces from the collection are presented in this catalogue, illustrated with nineteen plates. Cover illustration: Seated Woman, by Henri Matisse, 1919. The title...
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Bulletin of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Volume X, Number 4, October 1939
by Siple, Walter H
Cincinnati, Ohio: Cincinnati Art Museum, 1939. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 7 X 9 Inches. Stapled booklet, pages numbered 98-123. Staples are rusted otherwise a fine copy. Includes the following: A Rediscovered Painting by Jan Steen, by Walter H. Siple (with photos); The Benefactors (thank you to donors and aerial photo showing the museum's recent growth); Museum Notes, Art Museum Library, membership and donor listings, classes and activities offered, and continuing exhibitions.
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$35.00
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Clay Sculpture [Exhibition Catalog, Taiwan Museum of Art]
by Lee, Mao C
Taichung, Taiwan: Taiwan Museum of Art, 1991. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Endpapers partially separated from the boards and wrinkling. The rest of the book is in Fine condition. Eighty-one pages, many color plates depicting pieces from the exhibit. Preface by Liu Dang-ho (Director, Taiwan Museum of Art) in Chinese and English. Ronald A. Kuchta (Director, Everson Museum of Art) contributes an introduction to Mao C. Lee's art (Chinese and English text) and Mao-Chung Lee (Mao C. Lee) writes My Concept...
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$30.00
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) - a collection of 10 invitations
by Dubuffet, Jean
A collection of 8 exhibition announcements. 1) 'Dubuffet', Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 1973. Invitation card. Size: 15,5 x 22,5 cm. Front: color ill. Fine. --- 2) Diptych: 'Jean Dubuffet', Centre National d'Art Contemporain, Paris, 1975. Page size: 11x 12 cm. Fine. --- 3) 'Jean Dubuffet : l'Hourloupe', Palazzo Grassi, Venezia, 1964. Folded poster/announcement. Unfold: 30 x 30 cm. Text and ill. printed black on cream. Fine. --- 4) Diptych: 'Jean...
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$70.12
Bulletin of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Volume X, Number 2, April 1939
by Freeman, Richard B
Cincinnati, Ohio: Cincinnati Art Museum, 1939. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 7 X 9 Inches. Stapled booklet, pages numbered 38-59. Staples are rusted otherwise a fine copy. Feature article: Eugene Fromentin, by Richard B. Freeman. Article on World's Fairs being held that year in New York and San Francisco and Cincinnati pieces being exhibited, including Romuald Kraus' statue, Justice, featured on the cover of this issue. Following those articles: Museum Notes, membership and donor listings, classes...
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Photology
by Aldobranti (as editor)
Western philosophy has always privileged the visible, relying on Light to reveal certainty and truth over Darkness, doubt, and the unknown. The photographic image — built of Light — accesses this privilege and is considered truthful but moreover, its technology allows for recording transience, intangibility, and the liminal. The open-minded photographer can deploy the metaphorical force of Darkness to explore feelings and uncertainties.
A starting point for these photographers was to study the cast... Read more about this item
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$22.68
Jean Dubuffet: Towards an Alternative Reality
by Jean Dubuffet
Abbeville Press, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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$150.00
Liudmila Kondakova A World of Enchantment
by Kondakova, Liudmila
Philadelphia: Jenkintown Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0964808536 . Philadelphia: Jenkintown Press, 2001. First Edition (stated). 11.25 x 14.25 in. 144pp. Full red cloth. Fine condition in fine dj. Foreword by David Rogath. Signed & inscribed by the artist (to no one) on the title page, dated 06. 09. 01. The world of this artist is "mystery, serenity, and radiance" (dj). Liudmila Kondakova was born and raised in the Soviet Union, then Paris captivated...
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$85.00
Jean Dubuffet
by DUBUFFET, Jean (Le Havre, 1901 - Parigi, 1985),
Milano: Galleria Levi, , 1972. Brossura (wrappers). Molto buono (Very Good). Olii, gouaches, assemblages, sculture, monumenti, praticables, disegni. Catalogo di mostra, Galleria Levi, Milano ottobre - novembre 1972. Introduzione di Alberico Sala. Testi dell'Artista. Biografia ed elenco delle opere esposte. Diverse ill. in nero e a colori di cui una applicata. 8vo. pp. 80 circa. Molto buono (Very Good). .
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$43.15
Jean Dubuffet - A Retrospective (Waddington Galleries, London 5 - 29 October 1983)
by DUBUFFET, Jean
Waddington Galleries, London, 1983. 1st Edition. SOFTCOVER. Square 4to in colour printed stiff card covers, 56pp, plates in colour and b/w, etc __CONDITION : An extremely well preserved AS NEW unread and unmarked copy. ... __To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS
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$58.76
Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum Illustrated Catalogue
Oxford University Press, 1961. Book. Good. Soft cover. Reading wear, creases to spine and front corner. Rubbing wear and faint foxing to the covers and edges of the page block. 185 pages with List of Pictures in the Reserve Collection, followed by a section of 64 black and white plates. Items are listed alphabetically. This catalogue is a second edition, revised and extended, of the Catalogue of Paintings published in 1950..
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$20.00
Ulises Carrión / Libros de artista
by Martha Hellion
Two volumes, both in excellent condition. Images and photos in black and white. The slipcase is made of very thin recycled cardboard, it is so fragile and it has beed repaired.All our books are in good to very good condition unless otherwise noted (no markings, not ex-library). We are happy to provide detailed pictures of book covers and contents upon request. We ship out of Mexico City by registered mail or FedEx/DHL. Please ask for a detailed shipping quote.Siranda Librería Anticuaria, CDMX. We...
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$185.00
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Kenneth Snelson October 30--December 1, 1979, Zabriskie Gallery, New York [Exhibit Catalog]
New York: Zabriskie Gallery, 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Stapled white covers, toned along top and spine areas. Small, round orange sticker on lower spine. Twelve pages, not numbered. Illustrated with photos of works exhibited at Zabriskie Gallery in New York. The pieces are constructed of aluminum and stainless steel cables..
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$20.00
Jean Dubuffet
by DUBUFFET, Jean (Le Havre, 1901 - Parigi, 1985),
Hannover: Kestner-Gesellschaft, , 1960. Brossura (wrappers). Ottimo (Fine). Katalog Nr. 2 des Ausstellungsjahres 1960/61. Catalogo di mostra, Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover 26 ottobre - 4 dicembre 1960. Testo di Werner Schmalenbach. Cronologia e catalogo delle opere. Illustrazioni in nero. 8vo. pp. 48+28 pagine pubblicitarie. Ottimo (Fine). .
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$26.97
Jean Dubuffet: Recent Paintings: Paysages Sastillans, Sites Tricolores; Sept. 20 - 18 oct. 1975
by Jean Dubuffet
In very good condition, clean and unmarked.
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$75.00
Fronteras
by VVAA
Encuadernación en pasta dura. Artistas y curadores: Grace Quintanilla, José Luis Barrios Lara, Eusebio Bañuelos, Ricardo Rendón,
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$40.00
Le Arti e le Tradizioni di Puglia nei Musei di Latiano: Museo delle Arti e le Tradizioni di Puglia Museo della Ceramica "A. Ribezzi" Latiano
by Papadia, Mario (a cura di)
Latiano, Italy: Associazione Pro Loco, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 28 pages, illustrated with black and white photos. The Arts and Traditions of Puglia in the Museums of Latiano: Museum of Arts and Traditions of Puglia, Museum of Ceramics "A. Ribezzi" Latiano..
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$10.00
Mary Cassatt: Modern Woman
by Barter, Judith A
New York: The Art Institute of Chicago in Association with Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Faint smudge to top edge of book. The dust jacket's rear panel shows rubbing discoloration in places along with some light scratches. Otherwise a nice, clean copy, with no writing or marks. 376-page Exhibition Catalog for "Mary Cassatt: Modern Woman," which opened in Chicago October 10, 1998 and later traveled to Boston and Washington, D.C. Contributing writers...
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The High Appreciation of the Cultural Relics of the Zeng Hou Yi Tomb
by Li Ling and Hu Weiqing (Editors)
Wuhan, Hubei Province, China: Hubei Fine Arts Publishing House, 1995. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 102 pages exhibiting 125 items from the 1978 excavation of the Zeng Hou Yi Tomb in the northwest of Suizhou City in the Hubei Province: Bronze Wares; Musical Instruments; Lauerwares; Weapons, Chariots and Harness Articles; Goldwares and Jadewares; Bamboo Slips; Chu Wang Bo Bell; Bronze Zun and Pan; Bronze Jian and Fou; and the Coffin of the Tomb Owner. A written article for each of these items precedes the...
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Bulletin of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Volume X, Number 3, April 1939
Cincinnati, Ohio: Cincinnati Art Museum, 1939. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 7 X 9 Inches. Stapled booklet, pages numbered 62-95. Staples are rusted otherwise a fine copy. Includes the following: Cincinnati Museum Association Fifty-Eighth Annual Report, Cincinnati a Century Ago (exhibit of Cincinnati interiors, the history for the rooms is in the January issue), Students' Exhibition (Art Academy students), Not Bread Alone, by Ernestine I. Evans (article about docents and the museum's educational...
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American Arts & Crafts: Virtue in Design - A Catalogue of the Palevsky / Evans Collection and Related Works at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
by Bowman, Leslie Greene
Boston: Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown, 1990. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. Reading crease to the spine, creasing to the rear cover, near the lower corner. Clean copy. Exhibit catalog for some 250 decorative art pieces from the American Arts & Crafts Movement, dating from the 1880s to 1930s (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 23, 1990 to January 6, 1991). 255 pages with 190 color and 275 black and white illustrations. Oversized book that will require extra postage if expedited or...
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Bulletin of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Volume XI, Number 4, October 1940
by Kremers, Margaret
Cincinnati, Ohio: Cincinnati Art Museum, 1940. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 7 X 9 Inches. Stapled booklet, pages numbered 130-155. Staples are rusted, otherwise a fine copy. Cover photo: La Lettre, by Jean-Honore Fragonard, French, 1732-1806, Collection of Miss Mary Hanna. This issue includes the following: Notes on the Taft Collection, by Margaret Kremers; The New Academy, Museum Notes (acquisition of Henry Mattson painting, Night and Stars; Picasso Exhibition; etc.), The Allyn C. Pole Collection,...
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Musiques formelles
by Iannis Xenakis
Paris, Richard Masse, 1963. Quarto (27 cm), broché. Édition originale (pas de grand papier). Quelques taches de rousseur sur les pages de garde, sinon un bel exemplaire qui a été lu, mais est en bon état de conservation. Envoi depuis le Mexique, par DHL, UPS ou FedEx dans tout le monde. Siranda Librería Anticuaria, CDMX
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$150.00
