Postcard of Avedon's celebrated "Dovima with Elephants," signed and inscribed on the verso to Robert Rubin, though probably not the the Rubin who was United States Secretary of the Treasury during both the first and second Clinton administrations. Vertical crease, else fine.
New York: Simon & Schuster. 1959. First edition. 151pp, 11" 14 1/2". First edition, with acetate dust jacket. Fine condition, in stained and toned slipcase which bears a few splits in places. The photographer's first book. and certainly, one of the monuments of twentieth century collaborations between a photographer and author.
Germany, 1920s; Pencil on vellum paper; Ink stamped marcel breuer architekt/berlin w. 35, potsdamerstr. 121c/lutzow 8974; 11 1/2'' x 16 1/2''. Creases and folds to paper, generally very good. Read More...
New York: Simon & Schuster/Editions Verve. 1952. First American Edition. 11" x 14". Pages unnumbered. Insert with captions present. A superb compilation of some of Cartier-Bresson's finest images, inscribed on the front flyleaf to noted film and theater columnist Leonard Lyons ("The Lyons Den"): "To Leonard Lyons in remembrance of the night clubs night during which all decisive moments were due to you. Very cordially, Henri Cartier-Bresson". Beneath the inscription Cartier-Bresson adds a drawing of a large blank canvas hanging from a nail in the wall, noting beneath: "Space reserved for colour and water". Illustrated with full-page gravure reproductions of Cartier-Bresson's important photographs. Folio, pictorial boards designed by Henri Matisse, caption booklet laid in. Dust jacket brittle, split , torn in many places and heavily degraded (basically lacking), covers a bit torn with gutters starting to crack, chip at top of spine and spine ends and corners bumped, reinforced with archival tape, still quite good with contents excellent. A rare signed copy. Roth 134; Parr/Badger I 208; Hasselblad 154. Read More...
The complete set of Chagall's color Jerusalem Windows 1971 Israel stamps, each representing a different tribe of Israel, on six first day covers (2 stamps per cover), each signed "Marc Chagall" in pencil above a printed facsimile signature. Elegantly matted and presented in two frames, each 12 x 20 inches.
New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery. 1968. First edition. Pages unnumbered. 9 1/2" x 12 1/4". Inscribed in red and green crayon and ink to prominent theater and film columnist Leonard Lyons: "To Leonard Lyons et Sylvia, en bon souvenir Marc Chagall 27/Nov 1968". Also with a letter from Chagall's wife, in French, Antibes, July 25, 1973. Cover bears a corner crease, some light wear, else very good.
An interesting grouping of SIGNED catalogues from the artist who created monumental environmental art installations which included the wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin and the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris, the 24-mile long artwork "Running Fence" in Sonoma and Marin counties in California, and "The Gates" in New York City's Central Park. Read More...
Signed booklet, 12pp. 16mo., New York, Jan. 31, 1955, printed by the Circus Saints & Sinners Club for a luncheon honoring Dali. The booklet bears the title: "SALVADOR DALI'S BEST" and is signed by him on the cover. Each of the four blank pages within are additionally hastily signed by the eccentric artist. Cover toned, else very good. From the collection of New York Post columnist Leonard Lyons. Read More...
Tin with 20 sides, 1963, designed by M.C. Escher for the N.V. De Vereenigde Blikfabrieken, metal, marked with artist's monogram, with few minor scratches, soft surface dirt and few lesser defects, otherwise in good condition. 14 cm (each rib 9 cm). Issued in an unknown but very limited edition, only for employees of the factory on the occasion of their 75th anniversary in 1963. Bool/Locher, p.151.
An unusual item from the American artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York street culture of the 1980s.
Martin Lawrence Limited Editions 1987 Annual Report and Calendar, signed by Keith Haring, who did the cover art specially commissioned for this report. Limited Edition No. 0046/5500, softcover, 24 pages. Very Good condition with light shelf wear at corners and edges, front cover slightly curled and with some small spots along one edge. Binding secure.
Signed red cap with a stitched Haring kneeling figure, inscribed in bold ink around the hat rim "Ian Stay Cool Love K. Haring 88." Fine. An unusual item from the American artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York street culture of the 1980s.
Gelatin silver print, 1963, printed 1976. 20 x 24 inches. Signed lower right. Literature: Aperture, BA-RA-KEI Ordeal by Roses, Photographs of Yukio Mishima by Eikoh Hosoe, ‘5: Retribution of the Rose’, New York, 1985. The print in overall presentable condition, but with several significant surface scratches and one small dark area retouched. Please note that this will be shipped UNFRAMED. Read More...
London: Anthony d'Offay. 1983. Oblong 4to, blind-stamped blue cloth, title in silver to spine. Number 518 of 850 limited copies, signed by Kiefer on the limitation page. Fading to boards; ends bumped; otherwise good.
Etching and aquatint in colours, 1976, on wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered 33/100, published by Il Bisonte, Florence, with wide margins, in very good condition, framed. P. 200 x 210 mm., S. 650 x 460 mm. Framed to 17" x 17.5".
Paris: Falaize. 1950. 12mo softcover volume, boldly signed on the half title page by Picasso and Verdet and one other not identified. Light wear to cover, interior near fine.
24 pages of text by Verdet, given August 6th 1950 in Vallauris, around the presentation of Picasso's sculpture "L'Homme au Mouton." With 22 plates of photographs by Lionel Prejger.
Vintage 1940 silver photograph of the dancer, Allen Meadows. Photographer's credit wet stamp on verso: "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten 146 Central Park West Cannot be Reproduced without Permission," and his raised blindstamp "Photograph by Carl Van Vecthen." Inscribed and titled in pencil on verso. 11 x 14 inches. Very fine. Read More...
New York: Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc.. 1975. Complete set of 10 offset-lithograph cards, together with the original jacket/folder, each card numbered 1 -10 on the verso. The full sheets 15.4 x 10.3 cm (6 x 4 inches). Fine. Printed in an Edition of 250 as an announcement of the 1975 exhibition.