art sculpture

Softcover. London, V & A Publications, 1st pbk, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 191 pages. Containing over 100 masterpieces from a major collection, this volume traces the history of European sculpture, from the early-Christian period through to the beginning of the 20th century. Highlights include the medieval ivories, works by many of the Italian Renaissance masters, English 18th-century pieces, such as Roubillac's statue of Handel and sculptures by Rodin. Clean, bright copy.

Softcover. New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery, 1at, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 253 pages, b&w and color illustrations, illustrated end paper. Bottom front left corner slightly bumped. Light marks to bottom edge. Else a very clean, tight copy. The book includes essays by five noted authorities: Linda Norden discusses Hesse's early career in New York following her years as a student of Josef Albers; Maria Kreutzer writes on Hesse's work in Germany in the mid-sixties, when she moved from two to three dimensions; Robert Storr places Hesse in relation to the central American artistic concerns of the 1960s, focusing on her links to such artists as Jasper Johns, Sol LeWitt, and Claes Oldenburg; Anna Chave analyzes Hesse's mature work in light of contemporary feminist theory on authorship and subjectivity; and Maurice Berger examines Hesse's radical and personal approach to the sculptural object following her rejection of painting. In addition, Helen Cooper draws on the artist's extensive diaries, notebooks, and correspondence for a chronology detailed as much as possible in Hesse's own words.

Hardcover. NY, Jewish Museum / Yale University Press, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 192 pages. Eva Hesse: Sculpture focuses on the artist's large-scale sculptures in latex and fiberglass and provides a rare opportunity to look at Hesse's artistic achievement within the historical context of her life in never-before-seen family diaries and photographs. Essays consider Hesse's art from a variety of angles: Elisabeth Sussman discusses the sculptures shown in the 1968 solo exhibition; Fred Wasserman delves into the Hesse family's life in Nazi Germany and in the German Jewish community in New York in the 1940s; Yve-Alain Bois examines Hesse's works within the context of the art and aesthetic theories of the 1960s; and Mark Godfrey analyzes the importance of Hesse's celebrated hanging sculptures of 1969-70. In addition to color reproductions of the artist's sculpture, the book features a copiously illustrated chronology of the artist's life.

Softcover. Venice, Danish Pavilion, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial wraps, 32 pages illustrated in b&w. An exhibition catalog for The Venice Biennale 1982, essay by Oystein Hjort. Clean copy.

Softcover. Athens, Benaki Museum, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 334 pages, softcover exhibition catalog, b&w illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Sculpture, pottery, vases, jewelry and other art from ancient Greece and the Cycladic civilization. Previous owner's embossed stamp on front fly leaf, otherwise clean, very good.

Hardcover. Paris, Librairie d'Art, 1st, 1889, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 348 pages, half leather with decorated cloth, raised bands on spine, red leather label with gilt title. Profusely illustrated throughout in b&w with FRENCH TEXT. Minor corner and edge wear and fade, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, powerHouse Books, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 124 pages. Faith, Hope and Love, the first comprehensive examination of the life's work of Edward Powis Jones, details a remarkable artistic journey that begins as an accomplished American painter living in Paris in the shadow of the Second World War and concludes as that of an exceptional and surprising photographer whose work has no precedent. Jones employed all the disparate art mediums of his era and produced a life's work that is startlingly cohesive. After developing a passion for printmaking, he produced sculptures in bronze, wax, plaster, and papier-mache. By the time of his death in New York in 1998, Jones had been treating photographic emulsion as painter's gesso for more than a decade and had become fascinated by the potential of the photocopier. His enormous artistic output springs both from an abiding affection for his family and from a deep sense of loss, with roots in the early death of his parents. Beneath the surface of his work lies something disconcerting, if not menacing. Jones' conversion to Catholicism is reflected in etchings of the Stations of the Cross and paintings depicting the Crucifixion. Yet despite the focus on mortality, especially his own, his work also displays great joy and humor.

Hardcover. Milano, Skira, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 320 pages. Hardcover. Profusely illustrated in full color. Clean, tight copy. This catalog of over three hundred artworks related to the Saisons Russes between 1909 and 1929 is the official companion to an exhibition in Monte Carlo. The legendary productions are brought to life through stage designs, costumes, paintings, sculptures, photographs, and programs. The artwork comes from a wide variety of public and private collections, including the Fokine collection in the St. Petersburg Theatre Museum.

Hardcover. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 288 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Yellowing to dust jacket edges and spine. An otherwise clean, unmarked copy with wear to dust jacket edges. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. A tight copy. Explores Leger's writings and works in a variety of media including painting, film, theatre, decor, ceramic sculpture, and mosaic.

Hardcover. Amherst MA, University of Massachusetts Press, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Non-paginated. Black & white photographs by Hyman Edelstein. Preface by Archibald Macleish. Clean, tight copy. Price sticker on rear dust jacket.

Hardcover. Fresno, CA, Linden Publishing, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with some wear to dust jacket. Minor soiling to dust jacket front. Color photographs throughout. A collection of twentieth-century handmade woodwork including furniture, sculpture, toys, and musical instruments.

Hardcover. US, Harry N Abrams, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 336 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. INSCRIBED BY ARTIST on half title page. Light shelf-wear and sun-fade to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Essay by Paul J. Karlstrom. With 365 illustrations including 260 plates in full color.

Softcover. NY, Sindin Galleries, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 24 pages illustrated in b&w. Text by Judith Hancock de Sandoval. Wrappers lightly rubbed otherwise very good, clean.

Softcover. NY, Sindin Galleries, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 32 pages illustrated in b&w. Introduction by Arnold P. Johson. Wrappers lightly rubbed otherwise very good, clean.

Softcover. Hanover NH, Hood Museum of Art, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial wraps, French flaps, 75 pages with 36 figures and 12 color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 2005 exhibition / installation by American artist Fred Wilson (b. 1954). With essays by Barbara Thompson, Mary K. Coffey, and Jessica Hagedorn, and many fine views of the artist's creativity. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Louisville KY, Butler Books, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with wraparound title band. The book measures 13.25x10 inches and has 327 glossy, color and black and white pages. Frederick Hart (1943-1999) was surely among the most profoundly talented sculptors to live in our times. For his work on the Vietnam Memorial, the National Cathedral, and for his careful crafting of scores of more intimate pieces, Hart touched the human soul even as he dazzled the human mind. Art gallery sticker on front fly leaf otherwise clean, like new. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. NY, Hacker Art Books, reprint, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. 98 pages of text followed by 90 b&w plates with captions on opposite page. Clean copy.

Softcover. Denver/Boulder CO, Johnson Books, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 272 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. Chanzit explores Herbert Bayer's stunning artistic legacy, which includes painting, photography, typography, sculpture, architecture, exhibition design, and graphic design.

Softcover. Montpelier VT, Laughing Bear, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 48 pages, color photos throughout. A collection of various artworks, collages, sculptures and constructions by the artist. INSCRIBED BY LEVIN on the title page. Clean copy.

Hardcover. London/NY, Hamlyn, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, black cloth with silver lettering, 96 pages, Illustrated profusely with 59 black-and-white and 40 color illustrations. Clean copy.

Hardcover. London, Cory, Adams & Mackay, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 84 pages. Hardcover with price clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket shows heavy wear and rubbing, laminate is coming off the paper of the dust jacket. Moderately soiled. Cover boards are clean, internally clean and tight. There are 4 color plates tipped in; Black and white illustrations throughout.

Softcover. New York, Abbeville Press, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Volume of the definitive work of George Segal. Softcover, 128 pages, 118 b&w and color illustrations. In very good condition, shows some rubbing on cover. Chronology. Bibliography. Index. Discusses the full range of Segal's work. Includes photographs of the artist at work. Topics include early cast sculpture, fragments and painted plasters, public commissions, and more. George Segal (1924-2000) was an American painter and sculptor associated with the Pop Art movement.

Hardcover. Greenwich CT, New York Graphic Society, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket with short, closed tears, 516 pages. 623 black and white illustrations, 42 color plates. "By 'German Art' we mean here 'Art in Germany,' the art that developed on German soil, even if it was created by a Swiss (Obrist), an Austrian (Kokoschka), a Russian (Kandinsky) or a Hungarian (Moholy). This definition should not be interpreted as nationalistic presumption, for cultural environment is more significant than the birth certificate." DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. NY, Konecky and Konecky, reprint, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 176 pages. 54 color and 146 b&w illustrations.