Search Results: Art from H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller

Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College Museum, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. . Exhibition Catalogue. Fine to Very Fine. One of 3,000 catalogues printed for the 1986 exhibition at Wellesley College of selected works of contemporary art from the Edward R. Downe, Jr., Collection. Reproduced in color are art works by Barlett, Fischl, Guston, Jenney, Murray, Ruscha, Gornik, Rothenberg, Sherman, Judd and Shapiro among others. With comments on the collector from Patterson Sims, Associate Curator, Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum; and on the collection from Suzanne Stroh, guest coordinator, whose work as a cataloguer of the collection while a Wellesley undergraduate led her to propose the exhibition; 10.5 x 12 inches, 120 pages bound in plastic-coated, black, printed card wrappers; text is clean, tight, square; wrappers show only very minimal shelf and surface wear. Collectable.

New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. . Original Wraps. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. The catalogue for a 1983 exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, designed, as museum director Thomas R. Messer notes in his foreword, "as a balance sheet . of what, within a particular context, we value most and, conversely, what we at present most sorely lack." The context is post-World War II European painting and the catalogue contains the work of 27 artists born or residing in 10 different European countries. The artists include Bacon, Balthus, Burri, Dubuffet, Fahlstrom, Fontana, Hamilton, Hockney, Kitaj, Klein, Matta, Morandi, Richter, de Stael, Tapies, and Vasarely. 11 x 10 1/2 inches, 104 pages containing black & white and color reproductions on heavy stock with artist biographies and supplementary photos. The black, heavy card covers with red and white printing show minimal surface and edgewear. The text is clean and… Read More

New York: Dell, 1969. First Printing, First Paperback Edition. . Mass Market Paperback. Fine to Very Fine. Vintage paperback, Dell Laurel 0083; the late Susan Sontag's first book after her novel, "The Benefactor," is this collection of essays from the 1960s on literature, film, philosophy and society in which she advanced the concept that art is understood first through intuition rather than analysis and criticism; text is clean, tight, square, very lightly age-tanned, appears unread; white pictorial wrappers with photo of Sontag on front cover show some slight tanning at edges, o/w very minimal surface and edgewear. Very Scarce in this edition with cover photo of the author. Collectable.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The award-winning novelist and short story writer's first book of non-fiction is this leap to the visual arts with her long essay on painter Alex Katz and his work, particularly his portraits. Beattie focuses her text on a personal selection of 26 paintings, most from the 1980s, some of his contemporaries such as Jennifer Bartlett and Rackstraw Downes, as well as Katz's favorite subject, his wife, Ada. Beattie also interviewed Katz and some of his subjects, learning what it is like to pose for the artist and revealing the sometimes surprising stories they enact in the paintings. The result is a personalized and engaging portrait of Katz and an original and provocative interpretation of his work. 91 pages, 9 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches, with 26 full-color, full-page photo reproductions. Pink cloth-covered boards show only a slight bumping of the upper corners, and boards and text are… Read More

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Volume Two of Vance's classic study of the influence of Roman culture on American artists and writers over the past two hundred years. Drawing on the work of more than three hundred artists and writers from West and Sargent, and Emerson and Hawthorne to Cadmus and Twombly, and Vidal and Wilbur, Vance examines how Americans reacted to the reality and symbolism of Rome. 496 pages with maps, black & white illustrations, color plates and bibliography and index; boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows only very minimal surface and edgewear.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1987. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Wyeth was perhaps America's foremost realist painter of the last half of the 20th century. In 1986, it became known that Wyeth had over 14 years drawn and painted one of his neighbors in Chadds Ford, PA, Helga Testorf, in the nude without the knowledge of Wyeth's wife or Helga's husband. When the 247 studies were exhibited at the National Gallery in 1987 and then went on a nationwide tour, there was extensive criticism of the museum and the work. First printing, first edition. About 9 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches. 208 pages in red cloth-covered boards with gold lettering on front cover and spine. 294 illustrations, 96 in full color with full documentation of the work, including a chronology of exhibitions, a selected bibliography and comments by the artist. Boards and text are clean, complete and unmarked, no bumping, tearing or creasing. Dustjacket shows the painting, "Braids," 1979, in full… Read More

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1987. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Andrew Wyeth is arguably the foremost and most popular realist painter of the last half of the 20th century. In 1986, it became known that for over 14 years Wyeth had drawn and painted Helga Testorf, a neighbor in Chadd's Ford, PA, in the nude without the knowledge of their spouses. In 1987, when the 247 studies of Helga were exhibited at the National Gallery and then toured nationally, there was extensive criticism of the museum and the work. First edition, first printing. About 9 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches. 208 pages bound in red cloth-covered boards with gold lettering on front panel and spine. 294 illustrations, 96 in full color with complete documentation of each work. Also included are a chronology of exhibitions, a selected bibliography and comments on the work by Wyeth. The dustjacket shows a reproduction of "Braids," 1979, in full color on the front panel and four pencil studies for the painting… Read More

New York: Warner Books, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Good Plus/Very Good. The seventh novel by the bestselling author of the Father Blackie Ryan mystery series; a remainder mark on top edge of text, top edge of text lightly foxed; dustjacket shows minor rubbing and edgewear. A reading copy.

New York: Warner Books, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. Lindsey's eleventh suspense thriller investigates the repulsion/obsession relationship of a sculptor and his model; As New and Unread.

Garden City: The Natural History Press, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Most books on primitive art emphasize the "art" and aesthetics. This collection of articles on art in a variety of "primitive" cultures views the artwork from an anthropological perspective, with the focus on the scientific examination of the relationship between art and culture. Some two dozen articles with center section of b & w photos, as well as bibliography and index. First edition, first printing (as stated). About 6 x 8 1/2 inches, 440 pages in brown cloth-covered boards with black backstrip and gold lettering on spine. The dustjacket's front panel shows a primitive sculpture against a black background with lettering in yellow and white with yellow and white lettering on spine. Back panel contains description of contents. Boards' color has faded at edges and where strong light has penetrated white title on dj at top of front cover, o/w boards and text show only previous owner's… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A book detailing the history of cars in art and the history of art in the advertising and marketing of automobiles from the early years of the 20th century to Pop Art and Photorealism at the start of the 21st. First U.S. Edition (as stated). About 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches, 144 pages including index and author's note. Bound in blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine and end pages decorated with 1904 car racing ad. White dustjacket shows poster by Rene Vincent for "new" Chenard et Walker and back panel features ll/1/1924 front cover of Vogue showing car and model, painted by George Lepape with dress and Voisin color scheme by Sophia Delaunay. Numerous b &w and full color reproductions of both fine art and advertising of cars and racing. Boards show light bumping at corners and touch of fading at edges, o/w boards and text are complete, clean and unmarked, except for pair of small remainder marks on bottom edge… Read More

London: Third Millennium Publishing Ltd., 2002. First Edition. . Large Softcover in Dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. In 1921, Duncan Phillips opened his home to the public, creating the first museum of modern art in the U.S. in Washington, D.C. Today, the Phillips Collection remains a monument to one man's unique vision and foresight with its carefully selected collection of work where visitors could see "beautifully as true artists see." This book accompanied a 2002 traveling exhibition by the same title to six U.S. museums. It features over sixty of the most important works by European artists in the Phillips Collection, including Cezanne, Renoir, Klee, Picasso, Van Gogh, and Modigliani. An essay on Duncan Phillips, the collector by Eliza Rathbone, the Collections curator and narratives accompanying the full color illustrations of the exhibition by Johanna Halford-MacLeod. Also an exhibition checklist, a chronology and a list of references. First Edition, First Printing. About 8 1/4… Read More

Zurich, Switzerland: Graphis Press Corp., 1992. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The full color catalogue of the 1992 illustrator and the environment exhibiliton contains 150 works of art delivering a powerful message about humanity's relationship to the environment. Each art work is accompanied by a personal statement from the artist along with a pertinent fact of environmental data relating to the subject of the art. The catalogue also contains commentary on the exhibition from Ray Bradbury, Tom Cruise, and Wendell Minor; 256 pages, 23.5 x 30 cm, text in English, German and French; boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows only minimal surface and edgewear, no chipping, tears or creases. Collectable.

New York: Art In American, Inc., 1984. First Edition, First Printing. . Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine. Volume 72, No. 4: Feature articles include The Aztecs: Art & Sacrifice; Elizabeth Murray; Anne & Patrick Poirier; Beauborg's Polish Presences show; Stanislaw Witkiewicz, Polish photographer, painter, draftsman; Beverly Pepper's new sculptures. Also, Suzi Gablik on " Art Alarms: Visions of the End;" Report From Germany; Book Reviews; and Exhibition Reviews of work by Youngblood, Frink, Berard, Haas, Korman, Flack, Heilman, Liebovitz, Thorne-Thomsen, Karsh, Bender, Colville and Eggleston; 8 1/2 x 11," 256 pages in heavy paper wrappers showing Robert Morris's untitled work from his "Firestorm" series, 1983-84, on the front cover; text is clean, tight, square; some light creasing on front cover, no tears, trace of wear at spine ends.

New York: Brant Art Publications, 1986. Magazine. Very Good. Vol. 74, No. 5: Featured articles include Jennifer Bartlett retrospective; essay on relationship between art and corporate worlds by Suzanne Stephens; Arte Povera at P.S. 1; and Ruben Nakian retrospective. Also regular departments: Issues & Commentary by Carter Ratcliff; Review of Books; Review of Exhibitions. About 8 1/2 by 11 inches, 184 pages in glossy light card wrappers. Front cover shows detail of Joseph Beuys's "Richikrafte," 1974-75. Back cover shows ad for Ellsworth Kelly exhibition. Wrappers and text show only minor surface and edgewear. Complete, no tears, no marking, no address or other labels. Collectable.

New York: Brant Art Publications, 1986. Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine. Volume 74, No.3: Contents include Renoir Symposium with articles by Adams, Bochner, Crow, Fried, Nochlin, Ratcliff, Robinson, Rosenblum, Schjeldahl, and others; sculpture/constructions by Siah Armajani; new work by David Diao, and Kienholz Retrospective as well as features: Review of Books, Report from Sao Paulo, Review of Exhibitions including Sugarman, Sherrie Levine, Alan Uglow,Wesselmann, and Jane Wilson. About 8 1/2 x 11 inches, 184 pages in pictorial paper wrappers with front cover showing detail of Renoir's "Geraniums and Cats, 1881. Wrappers and text show slight bumping of lower right corner, o/w only a light reading crease and very minimal surface wear. No tears, creasing or scratching or other significant flaws or damage. A collectable copy.

New York: Brant Art Publications, 1986. Magazine. Very Good. Volume 74, No. 2: Contents include a memoir of the making of Diego Rivera's Rockefeller Center mural; an article clarifying French photographer Eugene Atget's documentary work; recent work by Joan Snyder, Dorothea Rockburne and English artist Stephen Buckley; and Issues & Commentary by Carter Ratcliff, Review of Books and Review of Exhibitions including de Kooning and Tony Smith. About 8 1/2 x 11 inches, 152 pages in pictorial paper wrappers showing a detail from Rivera's 1934-35 reconstruction of his destroyed Rockefeller Center mural on front cover. Lower front corner shows touch of bumping. Light reading creases, very minimal surface and edge wear. No tears, scratches, dogears or other significant flaws or damage. No address sticker. Clean, complete and unmarked. A collectable copy

New York: Art In American, Inc., 1984. First Edition, First Printing. . Magazine. Near Fine to Fine. Volume 72, No. 8; featured articles include Bonnard's late paintings; hardship art; Morris Graves restrospective; new work from Jasper Johns and David Salle; Donald Judd on why there are so few masterpieces. Also Venice Biennale '84; Book Reviews; reviews of exhibitions by Oyvind Fahlstrom, Sidney Goodman, David Bowes, Lynda Benglis, Tom Stanton, Sue Miller; 8 1/2 x 11," 248 pages in heavy paper wrappers with cover photo of Philip Johnson's AT&T Building, 1983-84; text is clean, tight, square; wrappers show light reading crease, almost no other surface or edge wear. Collectable.

New York: Brant Art Publications, 1986. Magazine. Very Good. Volume 74, No. 12: Articles include "Family Spectacles," the theater projects of Robert Wilson; a Jenny Holzer interview; recent installation by Joseph Kosuth. Also regular features: Issue & Commentary by Schjeldahl; Report from Chicago, "Realism Resurgent;" and Review of Books and Exhibitions including Sol LeWitt, John Chamberlin, Mary Hellman, Neil Winokur, Nicolas Wilder. About 8 1/2 x 11 inches, 160 pages in glossy, light card wrappers with front cover showing Holzer's "Protect Me From What I Want," 1986, signpost at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas. Back cover contains BlumHelman ad for inaugural exhibition at Los Angeles gallery with new work by Johns, Kelly, Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg, Stella and Sultan. Wrappers and text show lightly bumped lower corner, very minor edge and surface wear, o/w no tears, creases, scratches. Complete, clean, unmarked. No address or other labels. A collectable copy.

New York: Art In American, Inc., 1985. First Edition, First Printing. . Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine. Volume 73, No. 5; featured articles include: Abstract Naturalism: Arthur Dove three-gallery retrospective; New Work from Arneson and Matta; 1950s sculpture in New York; Metzker's Photographs: Elegant & Existential; Robert Mangold Retrospective. Also Kirk Varnedoe on the Claims and Critics of the MOMA "Primitivism" show; Reports from Paris and Moscow and Reviews of Exhibitions by John Torreano, Susan Smith, Larry Rivers, Theodoros Stamos, Jonathan Lasker, Chuck Close, Agnes Martin, and Bernard Faucon. 8 1/2 x 11", 208 pages in heavy paper wrappers with front cover showing Mangold's "Four Color Frame Painting #1," 1983; text is clean, tight, square; a small closed tear near lower end of spine extending a half-inch onto front cover; some minor soiling and wear along edges.