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Sun, May 3, 2026 01:00PM EDT
Lot 222

Lot of 21 Contemporary Art Coffee Table Books

Estimate: $200 - $400
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Lot includes 21 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 11.75 in W x 1.25 in D to 10 in H x 8 in W x 0.25 in D. Total weight is approximately 43 lbs. Ships throughout the US as media mail.

From top to bottom:

  1. Alexander Archipenko
  2. TBD
  3. Robert Therrien
  4. Barbara Kruger — Bloem, Farrell, Greuss, Holzwarth (LACMA / MoMA / DAP)
  5. Pae White: Ghost Towns — Goulet / Brewster Art Gallery
  6. TBD
  7. Ellsworth Kelly — Diane Waldman (Guggenheim Museum)
  8. Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone, 1955–1972 — Montez Maddock (MoMA)
  9. Mark Innerst: Paintings and Works on Paper (Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles)
  10. Joel Shapiro: Painted Wood Sculpture and Drawings (Pace Wildenstein, 1995)
  11. Marisa Merz: The Sky Is a Great Space (Hammer / DelMonico Prestel)
  12. Art in the Streets (MOCA / Skira/Rizzoli)
  13. David Smith (Knoedler/Rizzoli)
  14. An Introduction to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden — Lerner (Abrams)
  15. Man's Best Friend — Wegman (Abrams)
  16. TBD
  17. Photographers of Genius at the Getty — Naef
  18. Oskar Kokoschka Drawings 1906–1965 — Rathenau (Miami)
  19. The Strange Death of Alex Raymond — Dave Sim & Carson Grubaugh (Living the Line)
  20. The Cone Collection — Richardson (Baltimore Museum)
  21. MOCA Focus: Florian Maier-Aichen

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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