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Lot 215

Lot of 14 Art History Coffee Table Books

Estimate: $100 - $200
Starting Bid
$50

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Lot includes 14 books on various art movements, and collections throughout the history of humans and the 20th century. Publishers include various museums and institutions known for making comprehensive art books with detailed contexts and high resolution images. Books range in size from 13.25 in H x 10.75 in W x 1.25 in D to 10.25 in H x 8 in W x 1 in D. Total weight is approximately 66 lbs. Ships throughout the US as media mail.

From top to bottom:

  1. American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America — Robert Hughes (Knopf)
  2. Contrasts of Form — Dabrowski (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
  3. Picasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubism — Rubin (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
  4. The Menil Collection (Abrams)
  5. Dallas Museum of Art: Selected Works
  6. Masterpieces in the Brooklyn Museum (Abrams)
  7. Art Nouveau 1890–1914 — Paul Greenhalgh (Abrams)
  8. Ornament and Abstraction — Fondation Beyeler (DuMont)
  9. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The United States of America
  10. Dada and Surrealism Reviewed (Arts Council of Great Britain)
  11. The Société Anonyme: Modernism for America — Gross
  12. Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection — Braun & Rabinow
  13. Art Nouveau — Gabriele Fahr-Becker (Könemann)
  14. In Pursuit of Quality: The Kimbell Art Museum (Kimbell Art Museum / Abrams)

Condition

Good condition. Scuffs and scratches throughout. Some books have cracked spines and some have foxing. Book jackets may have small tears and light water damage.

 

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Provenance

Private Estate, Los Angeles, California

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