Winter-Spring 2024 Catalogue

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184. [Film & Theatre] [Surrealism] Lupino, Ida. (1918–1995) [Welbourne, Scotty. (1907-1979)].
"It Is Doubtful If Ida Lupino Can Explain Why a Hollywood Cameraman Took Her Picture Against a Surrealistic Backdrop" - Portrait Photograph

A most unusual portrait photograph by Scotty Welbourne of the actress and singer in front of an unsettling surreal backdrop prominently featuring a disembodied human eye.  Newspaper clipping mounted to verso reads "It Is Doubtful If Ida Lupino, the Movie Star, Can Explain Why a Hollywood Cameraman Took Her Picture Against a Surrealistic Backdrop Made Up of Converging Lines and a Disembodied Over-sized Human Eye."  There are several stamps to verso, including the date May 30, 1943, and stamps from Acme Newspapers and The American Weekly.  Areas of overpainting, staple marks to corner margins, light rippling to upper edge, else in fine condition.  7 x 9 inches (17.8 x 22.9 cm.).  Read More...

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140. [Opera] Viardot, Pauline. (1821–1910) .
Portrait of a Woman Sewing - Original Drawing, 1835

Pencil drawing depicting an elderly female figure sewing, signed in ink “Pauline Garcia / 1835” and inscribed in pencil in another hand on the mount, translated from the French, “This drawing was drawn by Pe. Garcia (sister of Mar. Malibran) at the age of 15 and without having studied drawing.” In fine condition. Provenance: by descent, the Garcia family. Drawing mounted to a larger sheet with hand-drawn ink framing device, through which the artist has signed. These sheets laid down to semi-rigid backing under paper matting. Speckled with foxing, primarily to the mount, edges a bit rough, but overall in fine condition. Visible 7.25 x 7.75 inches (18.5 x 20 cm); overall 9.5 x 12 inches (24 x 30 cm). Read More...


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199. [Literature & Art] Gris, Juan. (1887–1927).
Original Illustration for "Le Tabac," (L'Assiette au Beurre,1909)

Tempera and pen and India ink on paper, signed lower left with artist's monogram. 8.75 x 12 inches. Framed behind glass, in fine condition. Provenance: Christie's, 16 May, 1985.  Read More...

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98. [Instrumentalists] [Marmontel, Antoine François. (1816-1898)] de Boisheraud, Sébastien. (1847-1927), after Lebourg, Charles-Auguste. (1829-1906).
Bronze Lyre Dedicated to Marmontel

Bronze monumental Lyre with medallion of Marmontel by Sébastien de Boisheraud after Charles Auguste Lebourg.   Illegible monogram on medallion, inscription to Marmontel on front "from his grateful students" ("ces eleves reconnaissants") signed on side and monogrammed "c Ji l" on back.  In fine condition, possibly missing element at top to which strings might have attached.  Approx. h. 20 inches (50.8 cm.). Read More...


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205. [Literature & Art] [Spanish School].
Seated Male Nude

Charcoal drawing of a sitting male nude, attributed to the Spanish School, ca. 1880s.  29 x 20.25 inches (73 x 51 cm); framed 28 x 19.25 (71 x 49 cm). Creases and wrinkles, light toning and staining around the margins, overall good.

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195. [Literature & Art] [Dada & Surrealism] [Duchamp, Marcel. (1887–1968)] [Kandinsky, Wassily. (1866 - 1944)] [Leger, Fernand. (1881–1955)] [Miró, Joan. (1893–1983)] [.
TRANSITION, Issues 24 - 27 with Covers by Duchamp, Kandinsky, Leger and Miró

Four issues of the influential experimental literary journal that featured Surrealist, Expressionist, and Dada art and artists, including literary, visual and musical contributions. Issues 24 and 25 with toning and moderate soiling to covers, some wear to edges, but overall fine; Issue 26 with more significant wear around edges and tears and separation along upper and lower spine; Issue 27 with chipping around the edges, toning and small stains to front and rear, spine paper torn and separating at head, with separation from front wrapper (still firmly attached, however); otherwise, all issues generally clean throughout.  Read More...

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204. [Literature & Art] Oldenburg, Claes. (b. 1929).
Typewriter eraser and three-way plug, New Haven 1969

Color offset with printed foil, numbered 80/100 and signed lower right "CO" in pencil.  From the deluxe edition of the artist book Notes in Hand, 1972.  Catalogue raisonné: Axsom/Platzker, no. 78. 8.75 x 7 inches (22 x 17.5 cm). Framed 15 x 13.25 inches (33.5 x 38.5 cm). Unexamined out of frame, toning around mat edges, else in apparently fine condition. 

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79. [Instrumentalists] [Gould, Glenn. (1932–1982)] Waters, John. (b. 1946).
Idol #1 (Portraits of Glenn Gould), 2003

Five chromogenic prints of the Canadian pianist by the American filmmaker, artist and writer. Signed, titled and numbered "3/8" on backing board, "Marianne Boeksy Gallery, New York, NY" label with artist, title, date and edition and "Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA" label with artist, title, date and edition on backing board.  Sight 3.3 x 24.75 inches  (71 x 16.5 cm), framed together to an overall size of 7.25 x 28.75 inches (18 x 73 cm). Read More...

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107. [Instrumentalists] [Richter, Sviatoslav. (1915–1997)] Duvidov, Viktor. (1932- 2000).
Sviatoslav Richter at the December Evenings Festival, 1985

Extraordinary and evocative original pencil and watercolor large format painting of the great Russian pianist performing at the Pushkin State Museum, titled "29.XII.85. Funebre" in ink and signed in pencil by the artist "V. Duvidov" lower right. In fine condition.  18.5 x 15 inches (47 x 38 cm.).  Mounting remnants and partial sketch on verso, small losses to both upper corners, else fine.  Read More...

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206. [Literature & Art] Tinguely, Jean. (1925 - 1991) [Stravinsky, Igor. (1882 - 1971)] [Saint Phalle, Niki de. (1930 - 2002)].
"Fontaine Igor Stravinsky" (1983)

Felt-tip pen and ink on offset lithograph. 39.5 x 36 cm. (15.6 x 14.2 in.) Signed and inscribed in ink along the lower blank margin by Tinguely, with further additions by hand to the printed imagery in thick black ink (for example, the black drawings above "La Sirène" and the spouting figure on the far right of that line; the Xs on the line below; the arrow from the red heart; the spouting elephant lower right, and the section division lines and inscription to one Sali Loukas.  Lower inscription including dating "7 Marz 1983...IRCAM" rather faded, vertical crease along the right perpendicular intersecting ink line, else fine. Read More...

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198. [Literature & Art] Givenchy, Hubert de. (1927–2018).
Givenchy: 40 Years of Creation - INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY to journalist George Christy

Hardcover volume published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of design house, inscribed by founder and designer Hubert de Givenchy in red ink. Book dust jacket exhibits some toning to the top quarter front and back, with some small tears to the top and bottom of the back cover, and some shelf wear to spine. Interior pages exhibit some toning to the edges. In vintage very good condition. Read More...

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182. [Film & Theatre] Guinness, Alec. (1914–2000).
Signed Photograph by Cecil Beaton

Signed halftone photograph of the legendary British actor by the eminent British photographer and stage/costume designer Cecil Beaton (1904–1980). Probably cut page from unidentified book; unevenly cut to the right. Inscribed "To Paul — good wishes / Alec Guinness." 8.5 x 5.25 inches (21.5 x 13.3 cm). In fine condition. Read More...

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