Search Results: European and American Art (20th/21st Century) from Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books

Antwerp, Belgium: Editions Arcade and Fonds Mercator, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Second edition. Text is in English throughout. Black cloth with title in gilt on cream spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general shelfwear and a couple of small tears to jacket edges, including one 2cm.vertical repaired tear to top left of front of jacket. 315pp. Many beautiful tipped-in colour illustrations. This book gives an overview of 20th century abstract art in Flanders up to the date of publication in 1974. No important 20th century art movement had its birth in Belgium, but the country was still very connected; with de Stijl through Vantongerloo, with Dadaism through Joostens and Pansaers, with Cubism through Martha Donas, with futurism through Schmalzigaug, with surrealism through Magritte and Delvaux, and with expressionism through the Laethem school. A heavy book, will require extra postage charges if to be… Read More

London: Alan Cristea Gallery, 2012. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. This catalogue was previously in the collection of the art gallery Offer Waterman and Co. and bears a discreet circular blindstamp hand-numbered in the centre to the lower right of the half-title. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of prints by Josef Albers, Naum Gabo and Ben Nicholson held at the Alan Cristea Gallery, London from 12 July to 10 August 2012..

New Haven and London: Yale University Press in Association with the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Pale grey hardcover with title in black on spine. Condition: Fine, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fine, with just the faintest hint of shelfwear. 171pp. Many colour and b/w plates. This beautifully produced book was published to accompany the exhibition of work by Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) held at The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, the University of East Anglia, Norwich from 2 October to 9 December 2001. The exhibition then toured to the Fondation de l'Hermitage, Lausanne from 1 February to 12 May 2002.In this book, Michael Peppiatt, the author and curator of the exhibition, gives a vivid account of the crucial moment when Giacometti returned from his wartime exile in Geneva to his beloved Paris, a city traumatized by the war but receptive to new movements and ideas. He describes how Giacometti's… Read More

London: Waddington Galleries, 1988. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 28pp. 8 colour plates. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by the Americann abstract artist Alfred Jensen (1903-1981) held at Waddington Galleries, London from 30 March to 23 April 1988. .

West Hollywood, California : The Alfredo Ramos Martinez Research Project, 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. NB: Dual text in English and Spanish. Terracotta cloth with title in yellow on spine and front cover Inset colour illustration on front cover. Slipcase. Condition: Fine, with just the faintest hint of shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. Slipcase condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 252pp. This monograph presents an overview of the life and work of the Mexican born artist Alfredo Ramos Martinez (1871-1946), considered by many to be "the father of Mexican modern art". A heavy book, will require extra shipping charges if to be sent outside UK..

Switzerland/Newhaven, Connecticut: Fondation Beyeler/Yale/Dumont, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Yellow hardcover with title in red on spine and front cover. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear. 216pp. 106 colour plates. This book was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by Andy Warhol held at the Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basle, from September 17 to December 31, 2000. The book begins with an overview of Warhol's work by ERnst Beyeler and Georg Frie that ranges overthe "Campbells Soup Can" pictures, Warhol's first attempt at using a succession of images based on the same motif in various paintings; the early silkscreen prints (including portraits of Elvis Presley, Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood); the "Disaster" pictures, which reveal the dark side of American consumer positivism, and the later works, including the… Read More

London: Tate Publishing, 2010. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Grey hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear. 96pp. Many colour illustrations. This book was published to accompany the touring exhibition of work by the Armenian-born Arshile Gorky (1904-1948) who emigrated from Armenia to New York in 1920, held at the Tate Modern, London from 3 Feb to 10 May 2010. Arshile Gorky's work was immensely influential in 20th century American art, spanning between European Modernism and the New York School..

New York: Harry N.Abrams Inc., 1995. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Fine, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 160pp. Many colour illustrations. This book tells the remarkable story of walt disney and the company he built. The book covers every important animation project, from Mickey Mouse's 1928 debut in Steamboat Willie to Fantasia 2000..

London: Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1960. Book. Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Dark yellow hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Poor, generally shelfworn with some chips and tears. Price-clipped. 95 pages. Many b/w and some colour illustrations. This book gives an intimate insight into the lives and works of 39 renowned 20th century artists, all association with the School of Paris, including Kupka, Larionov, Picasso, Kandinsky, Villon and Leger. The photographs represent an enlargement of the exhibition which opened at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, which then toured America, Great Britain and Europe. The author, Alexander Liberman (September 4, 1912 - November 19, 1999) was a Ukrainian-American magazine editor, publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor. He held senior artistic positions during his 32 years at Condé Nast Publications..

London and New York: Academy Editions/St.Martin's Press, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Red hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and light soiling to rear of jacket. 200pp. Over 190 illustrations in colour. This survey of work by the artist Bernard Stern (1920-2002) is preceded by an essay by the art historian and critic Pierre Restany, with particular reference to the works "Many Happy Returns" and "Welcome to the Big Circus". Also included is a section covering one-man shows and group exhibitions, together with a bibliography. A heavy book - will require extra shipping if to be sent outisde UK. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

London: Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Grey hardcover with title in black on front cover and spine. Condition: Fine, binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fine. This daybook is illustrated with twelve colour images by Bill Viola, and are direct video details from works such as The Sleep of Reason, 1988 and I Do not Know What it is I am Like. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paris: Editions Herscher, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. NB: Text is in French throughout. Maroon hardcover with title in white on spine and front cover. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with a hint of sunning to spine and general light shelfwear. 255pp. Many colour illustrations. A celebration of the work of Christian Berard (1902-1948), one of the foremost artistic talents of Paris in the 1930s and 1940s. The book illustrates and analyses Berard's paintings as well as his set and costume designs for the ballet, the theatre, and films. A reasonably heavy book (just over 2kg), will require extra postage charges if to be sent outside UK..

New York: Warner Books Inc., 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Scarlet cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Signed by Christiane Kubrick on half-title. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear. There is some quite heavy sunning to spine and the top one and a half inches of rear cover of jacket as well as a vertical strip of sunning of one and a half inches width to the rear cover of the jacket where it meets the spine. 12pp. introduction by Marina Vaizey followed by 73 colour plates. The German-born artist Christiane Kubrick (b.1932) was married to the film director Stanley Kubrick until his death in 1999. Her paintings are mostly still lifes and landscapes and are radiant, luminous and colourful..

London N1: Pace Wildenstein, 2002. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. 60pp. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by the American photorealist Chuck Close (1940-2021) held at the White Cube Gallery, London from January 31 to March 15, 2003. The catalogue includes a six-page essay by Kirk Varnedoe..

Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Introduction in both German and English. Pale grey hardcover with title in pale grey on spine and front cover. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 35 plates. The drawings reproduced in this book are a complete rendition of the drawings from a sketchbook which the American artist Brice Marden (b.1938) called "Cold Mountain Studies". The sketchbook consists of 40 sheets with 35 drawings. The sequence of the reproductions follows the chronology of the originals. They are therefore numbered 1 to 35. .

Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1986. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. 192pp. 16 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by the American sculptor David Smith (1906-65) which toured the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf, the Stadtische Galerie, Frankfurt and the Whitechapel gallery, London in 1986. It includes a selection of his earlier work from the 1940's and 50s' as well as more recent pieces from the early 1960's, together with a group of writings by Smith. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Balance House Ltd., 1978. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Maroon hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fair. NB: Front inner hinge has separated from binding and has been secured with invisible sellotape. Covers have light shelfwear. Light foxing to endpapers. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn with light sunning. 239pp. 63 colour and 236 b/w illustrations. One of America's most gifted draughtsmen and a master of composition, Dean Cornwell (1892-1960) began his career as an illustrator in 1914 and worked until his death in 1960. His paintings expressed the aesthetic and social values of each period in which he worked. His illustrations reflected the interests, concerns and dreams that characterised each of five decades. The changes in his style and subject mirrored the changes in American culture in the 20th century. NB: A heavy book - will require extra shipping charges if to be sent outside UK..

Wichita, Kansas: Wichita State University, 1976. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 111pp. 70 illustrations (24 in colour, the remainder in b/w . This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by the American artist and sculptor Duane Hanson (1925-1996), known for his life-size and realistic sculptures of people, held at the Edwin A Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, Kansas from October 6-31 1976, which then toured the USA, culminating at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York from February 8 to April 16, 1978..

Venice, California: L.A.Louver Gallery, 2019. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 84pp. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the installation by Edward and Nancy Kienholz held at the L.A.Louver Gallery in Venice, California from 24 October 2019 to 18 January 2020. Having been exhibited 15 times throughout the US, Europe and Asia, this was the first time the work wias be shown in Los Angeles since it first debuted at L.A. Louver in 1992, having been created between 1988 and 1992. It is considered to be one of the artists' most ambitious tableaux. The large-scale, multi-media assemblage environment examines what Ed Kienholz described as "the random accident of birth, the mystery involved, and the importance of all life.".

London: Richard Nagy Ltd., 2011. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Fine, binding sound, no inscriptions. 56 plates, the majority in colour. This beautifully produced catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by the Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890-1918) entitled "Egon Schiele. Women" held at Richard Nagy Ltd. London from 19th May to 30 June 2011. The catalogue includes a chronology by Jane Kallir and an essay by Jill Lloyd..