Lot includes 22 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 14.25 in H x 11.25 in W x 1 in D to 9 in H x 10 in W x 0.5 in D. Total weight is approximately 48 lbs. Ships throughout the US as media mail.
From top to bottom:
- David Smith: Ink Drawings from 1957 (Margo Leavin Gallery)
- Parkett 29
- Eric Fischl (Galleria Lawrence Rubin, 1991)
- Promise Me the Earth — Kristen Morgin (LAMC/Rosamund Felsen Fine Art)
- Hans-Christian Schink — LA
- TBD
- Stones to Stains: The Drawings of Victor Hugo — Burlingham & Pesenti (Hammer / DelMonico Prestel)
- Joel Shapiro: Sculpture and Drawings (Pace Wildenstein, 1996)
- TBD
- TBD
- Panza (MOCA)
- Jasper Johns — Crichton (Whitney / Abrams)
- Jimmie Durham: At the Center of the World — Ellegood (Hammer / DelMonico Prestel)
- Pae White: +Ultra, Bright & Dark (Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art)
- William Brice (Fellows of Contemporary Art / Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles)
- The Pace Gallery 1993
- California Sculpture Show (C.I.A.F.)
- Photographis 83
- Dan Flavin: A Retrospective — Govan & Bell (Dia / National Gallery of Art)
- Stuart Davis: American Painter (Metropolitan Museum / Abrams)
- Jasper Johns to Jeff Koons: Four Decades of Art from the Broad Collections — Barron & Zelevansky (LACMA)
- Charles Ray — Schimmel (MOCA / Scalo)
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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