Mannheim: Kunsthalle Mannheim, 1971. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. Unpaginated, 30pp. Original illustrated wraps with red lettering on cover. Introduction by Heinz Fuchs on the century of modern art with its various tendencies to explore material per se making the case for Vahle's decent into the field of art rather than... More
Mexico: NP, (1994). First edition. Softcover. 4to. 159pp. Original wrappers. Illustrated with color & b/w reproductions of paintings. Text in Spanish. Near fine. More
Pasadena, CA: NP, n/d. Softcover. 4to. 64pp. Original wrappers. "This book is published on the occasion of the second biennial cycle of the Flintridge Foundation Awards for Visual Artists." Illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of photographs and art work. Very good condition. More
Paris: Daniel Gervis Editeur, 1984. Softcover. 8vo. Unpaginated. Illustrated paper wraps. A selection of Picasso's works over the years. Profusely illustrated with annotated color and b/w plates. Text in French. In very good condition. More
Venice, CA: LA Louver, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Square Quarto. 112pp. Gray cloth boards with white and purple stamped lettering on cover and spine. Purple end papers. Exhibition catalog, with full-color photographic reproductions of lithographs and paintings. Upper right corner very lightly bumped. In overall very good condition. More
New York: Japan Society, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. 384pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Pictorial endpapers. "Transmitting the Forms of Divinity: Early Buddhist Art from Korea and Japan" is the first major exhibition and publication to examine Korea's influence... More
Sevilla: Direccion General de Bienes Culturales, n/d. Softcover. 4to. 92pp. Illustrated wrappers. Minor scuffing to wraps. Richly illustrated with color reproductions of photographs. Text in Spanish. Near fine condition. More
Paris: Musée National des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie, 2002. First edition. Softcover. Large quarto. 369, [1]pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, this work is a remarkable survey of the diversity and richness of South African Tribal arts. It is extensively illustrated throughout... More
Hannover: NP, ca. 1956. Softcover. 8vo. Unpaginated. Original wrappers. Exhibition catalog. Some discoloration, creasing and staining to wraps. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of paintings and two color plates. Katalog Nr. 6 des Ausstellungsjahres 1955/56. Text in German. Good condition. More
Karlsruhe: Die Kunsthalle, 1991. Softcover. 4to. 227pp. Original wraps. Minor creasing on spine. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of drawings. Text in German. Near fine. More
Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1973. Softcover. Oblong Quarto. 73pp. Stapled grey and blue illustrated wraps with black lettering on front cover. This is the catalog for the traveling exhibition of the same name circulated by the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibition sought to present the work of the... More
Paris; Vence: Editions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1995. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 156, [4]pp. Original printed wrappers. This remarkable publication accompanies the exhibition "Chambres pour Dubuffet" organized by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux, and presented at the Chateau de Villeneuve, Vence (France), July 1-October 30 1995. It is... More
Boston: MFA, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 287, [1]pp. Original illustrated dust-jacket over black cloth with red lettering on spine. Illustrated title page. 'More than casual mail pieces, Japanese postcards were often designed by prominent artists and had a visual impact that belied their modest format. "Art of the Japanese... More
Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Art Museum, 1962. Softcover. Square octavo. 46 pp. Decorative paper wrappers. Illustrated exhibition catalogue. Work is full of b/w facsimiles of the paintings of Robert Motherwell (1915 - 1991), the American abstract expressionist painter and engaging writer. Work includes essays by Frank Ohara, Sam Hunter and Robert... More
Beverly Hills, Calif. (Associated American Artists, Inc.), (1947). Softcover. Large 4to. Unpaginated. Illustrated paper wrappers. With 21 color illustrations pasted onto variously colored construction paper by various artists including William Gropper, Marion Greenwood, and Aaron Bohrod. Light edge wear. Corners lightly bumped. Else, in good condition. More
München: Prestel Verlag, 1950. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. 66pp. Tan wrappers in original illustrated dj. Some discoloration to wrappers. Minor creasing and scuffing to dj. One-inch closed tear along head of spine on dj. This booklet was published for an exhibition "die Maler am Bauhaus" (The painters of the Bauhaus... More
London: Riverside Studios, (ca. 1986). Softcover. Large Quarto. Unpaginted. Stapled beige textured wrappers, with red lettering on front cover. Lithograph of posterior anatomical profile of human body on front cover. This publication is a beautifully produced companion to an exhibition of works by Domenico Bianchi held at the Riverside Studios... More
Tokyo: 2005. First edition. Softcover. Small folio. 281, [3], 112pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Books housed in original cardboard slipcase with silver lettering on spine and front. Remarkable 2-vol. set catalogue of the "Dresden: Spiegel der Welt. Die Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden in Japan" exhibition (Dresden: mirror of the world. The Dresden... More
Los Angeles: Security Pacific National Bank, 1987. First edition. Softcover. Small oblong quarto. (20)pp. Stapled black wrappers with white lettering on front cover. This is the catalog for the exhibition of the same name that took place at the "Gallery at the Plaza" at the Security Pacific National Bank in... More
Milano: Electa, 1989. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 211, [1]pp. Original illustrated stiff wrappers. Title-page in blue and black lettering. Fascinating exhibition catalogue profusely illustrated with numerous full page color plates of the paintings, plus many plates of graphic work in black and white. Morandi was one of the most impressive... More
New York: Machine Language Books, (1984). Softcover. Oblong 8vo. 73pp. Original wrappers. Exhibition catalog. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of art work and photographs. Near fine. More
Wako Works of Art, 1998. Softcover. 8vo. 34pp. Original wraps. Exhibition catalog. Illustrated with color reproductions of photographs. Near fine. More
Turin: Comite der Weltausstellung, 1911. Softcover. 8vo.15(1)pp. Illustrated wrappers with brown lettering to front and blue lettering to back. Frontispiece. Illustrated title. Color fold-out map at end. Additional 2-page color map at middle and b/w map at end. Catalogue of the world exhibition in Turin. Illustrated throughout with in-text b/w... More
NP, n/d. Hardcover. 4to. 128pp. Gray cloth in original dust jacket. Minor bumping to edges. Slight discoloration to boards. Some staining and creasing to dj. A look at the art collection of the "Von Der Heydt Museum" in Wuppertal, Germany. Richly illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of paintings. Text... More
Tunis: Tunisian Republic Ministry of Culture, 1997. Softcover. 4to. 72pp. Illustrated wrappers. Some scuffing to wraps. Catalogue of the exhibition held at Palais el Abdalliya, La Marsa in November 1997. Delightfully illustrated with color and a few b/w reproductions of photographs. Very good condition. More