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Art Collecting Books & Ephemera
Print Documentation for "Transformation on a Highwire" by Norman Stiegelmeyer. Signed.
by Stiegelmeyer, Norman (1937-1985)
San Francisco: Collectors Press, 1968 . Detailed description of the edition of the lithograph. Signed in ink by Norman Stiegelmeyer. This describes each color, the proofs and the edition. Collectors Press no. 121 A Surrealist painter.and sculptor whose “visionary art” reflected spiritual transformation informed by meditation and Oriental thought, Norman Stiegelmeyer was also an influential teacher at the San Francisco Art Institute. Born in Denver in 1937, Stiegelmeyer enlisted in the U. S....
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£141.63
Letter to Peter Selz about a proposed Max Beckmann exhibition and a commission for Oliveira's own sculptures.
by Oliveira, Nathan (1928–2010)
Stanford, California: 1982. 2 pp. ALS about Max Beckmann and a commission to do "15 or so bronze sculptures." Nathan Oliveira was an American artist and prominent member of the second generation of the Bay Area Figurative artists. Though he worked with a variety of media, subjects, and disciplines over the course of his long career, Oliveira is best remembered for the brilliantly colored figurative and landscape paintings he created while associated with the California movement. “For me, painting is...
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£121.40
Letter from Jacques Bosser to the gallerist Solange Simon.
by Bosser, Jacques (born 1946)
Montrouge, France: circa 2000. Als on rag card to the gallerist Solange Simon. Jacques Bosser est né au Havre en 1946. Depuis 1986, ce peintre, sculpteur et photographe vit et a fixé son atelier à Montrouge. De longs séjours à l’étranger font naître des œuvres ou des pistes de travail pour de nouveaux projets. En 1988 il travaille et expose à Los Angeles. En 1992 et 1994, lors de ses séjours en Inde, il prend des photographies autour des temples des pèlerins aux abords des fleuves...
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Print Documentation for "Untitled," lithograph in Brown, Red and Blue by Raymond K. Parker (Ray Parker). Signed.
by Parker, Raymond K. (1922 - 1990)
San Francisco: Collectors Press, 1968 . Detailed description of the edition of the lithograph. Signed in pencil by Ray Parker. This describes each color, the proofs and the edition. Edition of 75. Collectors Press no. 122 Raymond K. Parker (Ray Parker) was born in Beresford, South Dakota on August 22, 1922. Parker entered the University of Iowa in Iowa City in 1940 where he earned his MFA in 1948. From 1948 to 1951 he taught painting at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. During the 1940s...
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An archive letters and Reviews and Exhibition correspondence relative to the artist Romare Bearden.
by Selz, Peter (born 1919) and Neal Benezra, Carl Worth, Janet Bishop
Berkeley, California; San Francisco; New York, Washington D.C. : 2003. Letters between Peter Selz and curators and directors at the National Gallery for Art relative to the Bearden retrospective at the NGA in 2003 and the show at SFMoMA for spring, 2004; and events in Berkeley. From the collection of the art historian, Peter Selz.
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£404.65
Notecard from Yvon Delaporte to the Lille gallerist Solange Simon.
by Delaporte , Yvon (1934-2019)
Lomme, Hauts-de-France:1971. 2 sided autograph card regarding exhibitions and his career to la Galerie Saint-Jacques-Solange Simon, Lille, 1971... ..Solange Simon 1920-2016 fut galeriste à Lille dans les années 60-80, puis collabora avec la galerie Convergences à Nantes dans les années 80-90. Elle fut également peintre, s'inspirant beaucoup de Pignon, Chagall ou de Staël entre autres. Expertise by Vincent Cesbron.
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£40.46
Prospectus for "A Muse" (1-10) by Jim Dine.
by Dine, Jim
London: Petersburg Press, 1971. One page prospectus for the portfolio with original monochrome photographs stapled on.
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£283.26
Print Documentation for "Untitled," lithograph in Green, Red, Violet and Blue.by Raymond K. Parker (Ray Parker). Signed.
by Parker, Raymond K. (1922 - 1990)
San Francisco: Collectors Press, 1968 . Detailed description of the edition of the lithograph. Signed in pencil by Ray Parker. This describes each color, the proofs and the edition. Edition of 75. Collectors Press no. 126 Raymond K. Parker (Ray Parker) was born in Beresford, South Dakota on August 22, 1922. Parker entered the University of Iowa in Iowa City in 1940 where he earned his MFA in 1948. From 1948 to 1951 he taught painting at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. During the 1940s his...
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Letters from Judith Zilczer to Peter Selz a Richard Lindner exhibiition at the Hirshhorn Museum
by Zilczer, Judith
Washington, DC: 1997.. 2 TLS about the Lindner show from the curator of paintings Judith Zilczer with additional material From the collection of the art historian, Peter Selz.
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£121.40
Indeni. Original serigraph. Signed.
by Bosser, Jacques (born 1946)
Montrouge: circa 1998. Original serigraph. 18 x 24cm. One of 150 signed and numbered impressions. Jacques Bosser est né au Havre en 1946. Depuis 1986, ce peintre, sculpteur et photographe vit et a fixé son atelier à Montrouge. De longs séjours à l’étranger font naître des œuvres ou des pistes de travail pour de nouveaux projets. En 1988 il travaille et expose à Los Angeles. En 1992 et 1994, lors de ses séjours en Inde, il prend des photographies autour des temples des pèlerins aux abords...
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£101.16
Through the Eyes of Rachel Marker. A Reading at a 75th Birthday Celebration: 50 Years of Friendship/Jerome Rothenberg and David Antin. Signed.
by Roth, Moria (born 1933)
Los Angeles, CA: 2006. Handbound typescript, 18 leaves. 4to. Signed and dedicated. "Begun in 2001, this is a fragmented narrative about a fictional Czech Jew who first appears in World War 1 in Zurich in the Dada Cabaret Voltaire, lives through the 20th century, and now resides in California. After the 1924 death of Franz Kafka Rachel Marker writes to him daily about her own writing, experiences and thoughts, and describes to him events in European history in the 1920s and 1930s, especially the rise...
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A collection of letters from the artist Martin Green to the printer Ernest F. De Soto regarding his lithographs.
by Green, Martin (born 1951)
Costa Mesa, CA; 1975-78. 4 Als, 1 Tls to - and invoice from - De Soto for printing. Ernest De Soto edition numbers 76 and 77. This may be the same artist: "Martin Green was a painter, printmaker and a sculptor. His art work is widely collected by connoisseurs of fine art of contemplative quality. Martin Green studied art at the Claremont College along with Fred Hammersly and Roger Kuntz. Later he studied with Arnold Belkin in Mexico City.Martin Green lived and worked in California, Spain,...
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£202.33
Castelli Graphics, 4 East 77, New York.
by Artschwager, Daphnis, Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg, Rosenquist, Stella, Twombly, Warhol et al
New York: Castelli Graphics, circa 1970. . Oblong 4to. Wraps with 3 holes for binder. 16pp. with illustrations and edition information
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£121.40
Prospectus for "Dutch Hearts" by Jim Dine.
by Dine, Jim
London: Petersburg Press, 1971. One page prospectus for the portfolio with original color photographs stapled on.
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£283.26
Photograph of "Still Life with Fish" or "Les Poissons" by Moise Kisling. Signed.
by Kisling, Moise (1891-1953)
Paris: 1920. Original vintage photograph. 147 x 20.5 cm. Tear upper left without loss. Signed and dated ink. Part of a collection from his friend Thadé (Thódore, Tadé) Bloch. Reproduced in the major oeuvre catalogue: "Kisling." Text by Joseph Kessel and Jean Kisling. NY: Harry Abrams, 1971, as Still Life no. 11. Also reproduced on p. 57 in "Les Peintres Francais Nouveaux, no. 30: Moise Kisling," published by Gallimard in 1928.
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£323.72
A collection of letters from Joop Sanders, to the printer Ernest F. De Soto regarding his lithograph.
by Sanders, Joop (born 1921)
1968. 3 ALs and 2 pages of layouts. Collectors Press edition number 140 Joop Sanders (born October 6, 1921 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch-born, American painter, educator and founding member of the American Abstract Expressionist group. He is the youngest member of the first generation of the New York School. Provenance: Estate of Ernest F. De Soto .
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£242.79
Kisling. Signed. Presentation copy.
by Kisling, Moise (1891-1953) and André Salmon
Paris: Chroniques du Jour, 1928.. Original wraps; repaired tear outside the text. . 4to. 29pp and 28 plates. One of 15 signed and hand numbered copies on Japan. Signed presentation copy "à mon cher Thadé Bloch . . . Paris, Decembre 1927. Part of a collection from his friend Thadé (Thódore, Tadé) Bloch.
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£404.65
Contract for the lithograph "Couple of Girls" from 10 West Coast Artists by Manuel Neri. Signed.
by Neri, Manuel
San Francisco: Collectors Press, 1967.. 2 pages,. Signed in ink by the artist . Collectors Press no. 104 Manuel Neri. Manuel Neri (born April 12, 1930) is an American sculptor who is recognized for his life-size figurative sculptures in plaster, bronze, and marble, as well as for his association with the Bay Area Figurative Movement during the 1960s. Provenance: Estate of Ernest F. De Soto.
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£202.33
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Around the World with the Artist's [ Pinup- Cheesake] Sketch Pad. Calendar for 1946.
by Munson, (K O) Knute
St. Paul. MN: Brown & Bigelow, [1946]. Spiralbound with all 12 months of pinups. Cover page from Leo Kotzbeck, San Francisco Art dealer and framer. Includes the original printed wrappers, rarely found; ratty around the edges (wrappers not calendar). In 1945, Brown & Bigelow used Munson's pinups for their Direct Mail Calendar line. He continued to produce dozens of pin-up paintings and drawings for the firm until 1949, when he decided to return to Chicago - there he kept busy as a freelancer. - (K O)...
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Catalogue Jacques Bosser à la Galerie du Forum. Maison de la Culture Loire-Atlantique - Nantes.
by Bosser, Jacques (born 1946)
Nantes, France: 2003. Original wraps. 16pp. One of 500 numbered copies. Jacques Bosser est né au Havre en 1946. Depuis 1986, ce peintre, sculpteur et photographe vit et a fixé son atelier à Montrouge. De longs séjours à l’étranger font naître des œuvres ou des pistes de travail pour de nouveaux projets. En 1988 il travaille et expose à Los Angeles. En 1992 et 1994, lors de ses séjours en Inde, il prend des photographies autour des temples des pèlerins aux abords des fleuves qu’il...
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Invitation to Vernissage for André Carroy.
by Robert, Claude
Paris: Maitre Claude Robert, 1982.. Card 10 x 14 cm. From the estate of Herb Yellin (1935-2014), the publisher of the Lord John Press.
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£32.37
The Unruly Map of Threads. The Library of Maps, #9. Signed.
by Roth, Moria (born 1933) and Slobodan Dan Paich (artist)
Berkeley, CA: 2009. 9 leaves. 4to. Signed and dedicated. "Begun in 2001, these 41 texts about a fictional library, its map collections, inhabitants and spaces can be found on Picture Projects website. Pauline Oliveros and I are also involved in an ongoing project entitled “The Library of Maps: An Opera in Many Parts, “sections of which have performed in Berlin, Oakland, Troy, NY and Berkeley. In 2009, “The Library of Maps” -- an exhibition, in collaboration with Slobodan Dan Paich, of large...
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A portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon." Original polaroid and prospectus for the portfolio.
by Bacon, Francis (1909-1992); Richard Hamilton (1922 - 2011)
London: Petersburg Press, 1971. One page prospectus for the portfolio with original polaroid by Bacon stapled on. NY Met: "In 1969, at the end of a characteristically wine-soaked lunch at Robert Carrier’s London restaurant with the artist Francis Bacon (1909–1992), Hamilton asked Bacon to photograph him against the drapes of the dining room. The first exposure was blurry from Bacon’s tipsy handling of the Polaroid, but Hamilton found the image to have an affinity with Bacon’s distinctive...
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Through the Eyes of Rachel Marker. (Journal, Zurich, 1916). Signed.
by Roth, Moria (born 1933)
Berkeley, CA: 2011. Handbound typescript, ca. 150 pages. 4to. Signed and dedicated with a TLs. "Begun in 2001, this is a fragmented narrative about a fictional Czech Jew who first appears in World War 1 in Zurich in the Dada Cabaret Voltaire, lives through the 20th century, and now resides in California. After the 1924 death of Franz Kafka Rachel Marker writes to him daily about her own writing, experiences and thoughts, and describes to him events in European history in the 1920s and 1930s,...
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Letter from Christian Bernet with a serigraph by Jacques Bosser.
by Bosser, Jacques (born 1946)
Paris: 2001. Als New Year's greeting for 2002 on rag card to the gallerist Solange Simon. Includes the serigraph. 17 x 17cm.... Jacques Bosser est né au Havre en 1946. Depuis 1986, ce peintre, sculpteur et photographe vit et a fixé son atelier à Montrouge. De longs séjours à l’étranger font naître des œuvres ou des pistes de travail pour de nouveaux projets. En 1988 il travaille et expose à Los Angeles. En 1992 et 1994, lors de ses séjours en Inde, il prend des photographies autour des...
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