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African-American Fine Art
by Swann Galleries
New York: Swann Galleries, 2012. Paperback. VG but for some light edge wear.. Color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. Unpaginated. Some pages folded. Color illustrations. Sale Code: 2290. Date of Sale: October 18, 2012. Includes works by Henry Ossawa Tanner, John Wilson, Elizabeth Catlett, Romare Bearden, Robert Blackburn, and many others,
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$35.00
Life In Georgia - A Portfolio of Limited Edition Prints
by Solomon, Bernard
Statboro: Georgia Southern College, 1973. SIGNED First edition. Limited to 50 copies. 15 signed 9" x 12" limited edition prints produced by students of the printmaking studio at Georgia Southern College under the direction of Bernard Solomon, Summer '73. In printed die cut card case signed by Solomon, each print signed by its artist. Very good.. Signed by Illustrator. 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to. Art, Prints & Posters.
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$425.00
Early New Jersey Artists: 18th and 19th Centuries
by Gerdts, William H
Newark, NJ: The Newark Museum, 1957. 1st . Soft cover. Fine. <p>The catalogue of an exhibition at the Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey, March 7 - May 19, 1957. 111 works are described, of which 13 are illustrated. Includes an alphabetical list of New Jersey artists with their location.</p>
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$10.00
American Master Prints 1986
by Sheehan, Susan
New York: Susan Sheehan Inc, 1986. 1st . Soft cover. Very Good. small crease to upper corner of front cover, paper clip impression at top edge of front cover, light soiling to back cover. <p>138 prints are described and illustrated.</p>
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$20.00
Urban Walls: A Generation of Collage in Europe & America
by Taylor, Brandon
Manchester, VT: Hudson Hills Press, 2008. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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$30.00
19th Century, American & Modern Prints, Part III, New York, April 29, 2015
by _________________
New York: Swann Galleries, 2015. 1st . Soft cover. Near Fine. slight rubbing to front cover, lacking prices realized. <p>The catalogue of Public Auction Sale 2381, Part III, at Swann Auction Gallery, April 29, 2015. 256 lots in the auction are described and illustrated in color.</p>
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$20.00
The Influence of Photography on American Landscape Painting, 1839-1880
by Lindquist-Cock, Elizabeth
New York: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1977. Hardbound. VG. Blue Cloth. ix, 205 pp. + plates. 62+ bw plates or reproductions on 28 leaves of plates. A perceptive and fresh look at a topic rarely examined prior to this dissertation (written in 1967 as the author's doctorate work at NYU, under the name Elizabeth M. Cock.) Part of the Garland Outstanding Dissertations in The Fine Arts series. Rare.
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$90.00
American Paintings With a Selection of Works by William Glackens
by Davidson, Raechel
New York, NY: Owen Gallery, 2007. Softcover. VG (minimal shelf wear and rubbing, all pages clear and intact). Black & color illustrated wraps with off-white lettering; 88 pp.; 39 color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 2007 exhibition of American paintings from 1880-1959, including 13 rendered by American realist William Glackens (1870-1938). With an essay about Glackens by Raechel Davidson. Also includes works by 18 additional artists: Frank W. Benson, Thomas Hart Benton, Oscar Bluemner, Charles...
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$25.00
Perverted by Language
by Nickas, Robert
Greenvale, New York: Hillwood Art Gallery, C. W. Post Center, Long Island University, 1987. Softcover. VG- (Slightly aged, otherwise clean.). White stapled wraps, 64 pp., BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1987 exhibition of artwork by 33 artists that combine language with art. With an introduction by Robert Nickas. Interesting!
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$28.00
Modern Artists in America, First Series (all published)
by Motherwell, Robert and Ad Reinhardt (editors)
New York: Wittenborn Schultz, Inc, 1952. Hardcover. G (scuffing and shelf wear, age toning along textblock - wear as to be expected with age - all pages clear and intact). Black boards with yellow writing and illustration, 200 pp., bw illustrations throughout. Table of Contents as follows: A Statement by The Editors; Artists' Sessions at Studio 35, edited by Robert Goodnough; The Westrn Round Table of Modern Art, edited by Douglas MacAgy; Introduction to The Illustrations; A Sequence of Paintings and...
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$50.00
Day in, day out: ordinary life as a source for art
by Ratcliff, Carter
Reading, Pa: Freedman Gallery, Albright College, 1983. Softcover. VG/G+, covers has some fading at spine.. Embossed card wraps. 20 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Exhibition held March 14-April 17, 1983. Features: Ida Applebroog, Richard Artschwager, Andrew Lord, Elaine Reichek, Roland Reiss, Lucas Samaras, Judith Shea, Mimi Smith, Margaret Wharton./ Text signed: Carter Ratcliff.
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$30.00
Art Jury, Established Under Act of May 25, 1907: Second Annual Report
by The Art Jury
Philadelphia: The Art Jury, 1912. Paperback. VG- light overall wear to wraps, black stain on front cover.. Blue paper wraps with black lettering. 45 pp. BW illustrations.
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$35.00
Studio Systems
by Miller, Peter Benson
New York and Rome: American Academy in Rome, 2016. Softcover. As New. Grey illus. wraps with black lettering. 166 pp. with bw and mostly color images throughout. "At the American Academy in Rome, the studio as a specifically designed space has been a vital locus for artistic innovation for over one hundred years. Pllumbing the tension governing the studio's history and status, this exhibition explores diverse interpretations of the studio through a range of current practices in contemporary...
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$36.00
The Pure and Clear: American Innovations
by Turner, Evan H. and Eleanor B. Lloyd
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1968. Softcover. G-. Covers show much soiling, sunning, and foxing. Contents are generally clean overall, slight spots of soiling.. White stapled wraps with orange illustration and lettering. [34] pp. No illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition held November 13, 1968-January 21, 1969. Lists artists and their works on display. Sponsored by The Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Scarce.
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$35.00
Momentum: Cinetiko, Optiko, Geometriko
by Goebel, Danielle et al
Mexico D.F.: Pablo Goebel Fine Arts, 2015. Paperback. VG. Minimal shelf wear and clean contents.. BW-striped wraps. 84 pp. Over 70 color illustrations. Catalog of an exhibition held at Pablo Goebel Fine Arts, Mexico City, April-August 2015. Text in Spanish.
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$25.00
Successions: Prints by African-American Artists from the Jean and Robert Steele Collection
by Driskell, David C.; Jean and Robert Steele, Adrienne L. Childs
College Park, MD: The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, 2002. Softcover. VG- light wear to corners, edges, and spine.. Black and color-illustrated wraps with yellow lettering. 48 pp. 26 color & bw plates. A checklist of 62 works is accompanied by wonderful illustrations, an introduction by David C. Driskell, and a statement from the collectors. Published for an exhibition held Apr. 1-29, 2002.
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$25.00
Images of Deception: The Art of Trompe-L'Oeil
by Dars, Celestine
Oxford: Phaidon Press, 1979. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. <p>With 72 illustrations, 30 in color.</p>
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$15.00
American Still-Life Painting.
by Gerdts, William H & Russell BURKE
1 . hardback. Near Fine. Illustrated. 1st ed. Large square 4to. NY (Prager) (1971). Light foxing along edges of covers, else a fine copy in dust wrapper.
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$250.00
American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 1: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1865
by Tolles, Thayer (editor)
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. Brick-red cloth, gilt letters on spines, maroon & white & illus. dust jackets. 480 pp., 198 BW illus., 29 color illus. The first volume of a multi-volume set. Volume 1: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1865. Edited by Thayer Tolles. Catalogue by Lauretta Dimmick, Donna J. Hassler, and Thayer Tolles. Photographs by Jerry L. Thompson.
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$35.00
Artists of the Canyons and Caminos - santa fe, the early years
by Robertson, Edna and Sarah Nestor
Peregrine Smith, Inc., 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Good/fair. Red cloth hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Nicely signed by both authors on the front free endpaper and inscribed "To Virginia and Bill ____." A good only copy with previous owner's address label to top of the pastedown and general wear at the board edges. Minor musty small and a bit of a lift to the front cover from dampness at some point - no mold or discoloration. The book is far better than the jacket. Dustjacket...
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$37.50
The Portrait in Clay: A Technical and Artistic Journey Toward Understanding the Dynamic and Creative Forces in Portrait Sculpture
by Rubino, Peter
New York: Watson Guptil Publications, 1997. 1st . Soft cover. As New.
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$15.00
Picasso and Rivera: Conversations Across Time
by Govan, Michael (Editor) et al
Los Angeles: LACMA / Prestel, 2016. Hardcover. VG+ with only light soiling spots to cover.. Moleskin cloth/boards; red/black lettering. Color images on back cover. Missing dust jacket. 303 pp. full of color and a few bw images. Catalogue from the exhibition held December 2016 to April 2017 in Los Angeles and May to September 2017 in Mexico City. Examining the artistic development of Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera, two towering figures in the world of modern art, this generously illustrated book tells...
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$32.00
Annual Exhibition of Maryland Artists (15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th)
Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1947. 5 Editions. Softcover. Good general condition, +/- with varying kinds of occasional art museum ex-lib. (usual) marks.. Stapled wraps with lettering on front covers. 19th, 20th annuals have cover illustrations. 16-20 pp. per booklet with occasional bw images. Exhibition catalogues from the annual shows of the work of Maryland artists, held at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1947, 1948, 1994, 1951, and 1952. Juried shows with lists of artists, awards,...
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$100.00
The Lure of the East: British Orientalist Painting
by Tromans, Nicholas (editor)
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008. 1st . Hardcover. New/New. With 172 illustrations, most in color.
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$75.00
