Lot includes 18 books on various artists, art collections, and museum shows throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Topics include sculpture, painting, drawing, photography, and installation works. Publishers include various museums and institutions known for making comprehensive art books with detailed contexts and high resolution images. Books range in size from 12.75 in H x 11 in W x 1.5 in D to 10 in H x 8 in W x 0.25 in D. Total weight is approximately 48 lbs. Ships throughout the US as media mail.
From top to bottom:From top to bottom:
- Eric Fischl: Scenes and Sequences (Hood Museum of Art / Abrams)
- Hans-Christian Schink
- TBD
- Jennifer Bartlett (Abbeville)
- Barry Flanagan — 1982
- Ellsworth Kelly — Diane Waldman (Guggenheim Museum)
- Rebecca Horn (Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin)
- Louise Nevelson — Arnold B. Glimcher
- Transformations in Sculpture — Diane Waldman (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York)
- Drawing is Another Kind of Language (Harvard University Art Museums / Daco)
- Henry Moore: Sculptures in Landscape (Potter)
- Barbara Hepworth — Marlborough, 1975
- TBD
- American Art in the 20th Century: Painting and Sculpture 1913–1993 — Joachimides & Rosenthal (Prestel)
- The William S. Paley Collection — William Rubin & Matthew Armstrong (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
- Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, 1949–1962 — Schimmel (MOCA / Skira/Rizzoli)
- Dia:Beacon
- Ricochet / Blumenstücke — Thomas Florschuetz (WMB Berlin)
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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