1938. Anderson, M.D. Animal Carvings in British Churches. Cambridge University Press 1938. 99p, 43 photos. Good hardcover (spine tips worn, blob of old dried glue on rear endpaper). No d.j. ** Introductory survey to sculpted animals, human monstrosities, and grotesques--their sources, legends, symbolism, etc.--in medieval British churches and cathedrals. Can... More
1912. Antoniewicz, Johann v. Boloz, foreword. Katalog der Polnischen Kunstaustellung. Exhibition catalogue, Wien-Kunstlerhaus, 1915. Printed in Vienna by Adolf Holzhausen. Over 100p, ca. 20 ills. Good paperbound (small tears to cover, back cover creased). Two pages print corrections to the catalogue. Several pages left blank for notes. In German. **... More
1930. Berliner Secession. Katalog Berliner Secession Plastik Ausstellung 1930. Berlin-Dahlem: Fr. K. Koetschau 1930. 24p + 24 pls. Fair paperbound (covers soiled and stained, bottom of front cover torn, opening pages curled). Binding very secure. ** Lists 167 works by contemporary sculptors, including Archipenko, Breker, Laurens, Maillol, Marcks, Matisse, Picasso... More
1983. Berman, Hariette Estel. The Family of Appliances You Can Believe In. Santa Clara, CA: Triton Museum of Art 1983. [16]p, many b&w ills. Text by Jo Farb Hernandez. Very good paperbound with diecut cover (slight edge wear). ** Exhibition catalogue of 14 household items constructed in mixed media (chiefly... More
1931. Caproni, P.P. and Bro. Catalogue of Plaster Reproductions of Sculpture: Subjects for Drawing and Modeling Classes. Boston 1931. 68p, hundreds of photos and line ills. ("a selection from the more than 4000 subjects in the Caproni collection"). Good paperbound (spine chipped). Four-page pricelist from 1929 laid in. ** Busts... More
1910. Caproni, P.P. and Brother. Seventy-Seven Photographic Views of Schools Decorated with Plastic Reproductions of Sculpture, and Supplementary Catalogue. Boston 1910 (School Edition). 48p, over 100 photos. Good paperbound (mended tear to front cover; mended closed tears to last 2 pages). ** Not a catalogue (the supplementary catalogue mentioned in... More
1932. Clark, Edna Maria. Ohio Art and Artists. Richmond: Garrett and Massie 1932. 509p, over 140 pls. Good hardcover (ex-lib. with usual marks; title page soiled). Content very good and clean (occasional library blindstamp in margins); binding sturdy. ** Unsightly on the shelf, but still a very useful overview of... More
1948. Der Harootian, Koren. Koren der Harootian. NY, 1948. [24]p, 21 full-page pls. (one double-page) + cover ill. Good paperbound (shelf soil, corners bumped). Checklist of 52 works on view. ** Self-published exhibition catalogue of large figural sculptures in various woods and stones. Der Harootian, an Armenian, worked for several... More
1939. Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors. Thirty-Sixth Annual Exhibition...at the Scarab Club. Detroit, 1939. One sheet folded twice to make six panels. Very good (light soil, short closed tear to front cover). ** Checklist of 78 works (media not specified), no ills. Can be sent outside the U.S.... More
1962. Ehrmann, Gilles; Andre Breton. Les Inspires et leurs Demeures. Paris: Le Temps 1962. 66p + ca. 80 photos, a few in color. Text "Belvedere" by Breton. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. The regular edition. ** A loving depiction of the eccentric sculptures, structures, and garden creatures of... More
1924. Fosca, Francois. E.-A. Bourdelle. Paris: Editions de la "Nouvelle Revue Francaise" 1924. 64p, many ills. Good paperbound (spine mended, covers faded). No. 3 in the publisher's Sculpteurs Francais Nouveaux series. The regular edition. Ink presentation from Fosca. ** With a reproduced wood-engraved portrait by Georges Aubert, after a self-portrait... More
1986. Frackman, Noel. John Storrs. NY: Whitney Museum of American Art 1986. 143p, 144 black-and-white ills. Very good paperbound. ** Major retrospective of this sculptor, whose career spanned the first half of the 20th century. "As a member of the first generation of modernists, Storrs was a pioneer in his... More
1971. Groenewegen-Frankfort, H.A., and Bernard Ashmole. Art of the Ancient World:: Painting, Pottery, Sculpture, Architecture from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete, Greece, and Rome. NY: Abrams, n.d. [1971]. (Library of Art History) 528p, 700 ills. + 61 color pls. Very good hardcover in shelfworn d.j. ** Comprehensive survey. Heavy; shipping/handling will be... More
1981. Hampe, Roland, and Erika Simon. The Birth of Greek Art: From the Mycenaean to the Archaic Period. London: Thames and Hudson 1981. 316p, 504 ills., 60 in color. Very good hardcover in lightly shelfworn d.j. and slipcase. ** Large survey of the architecture, painting, metalwork, weapons, stone vessels, pottery... More
1935. Huntley, G. Haydn. Andrea Sansovino: Sculptor and Architect of the Italian Renaissance. Harvard University Press 1935. 155p + 73 ills. Good hardcover (covers scuffed); no d.j. Ex-lib. but the only mark is a barcode label on the rear endpaper. Presentation from the author. ** The first 20th-century monograph on... More
1920. Kingore Galleries. Catalogue of the First American Exhibition of Sculpture by Hunt Diederich. NY, 1920. [16]p, several pls. Text by Christian Brinton. Good paperbound, tied with thread (covers soiled, faded, worn at edges). One of 1500 copies. ** With a summary checklist of 88 works, probably chiefly in metal... More
1957. Kleemann Galleries, NY. Hans Uhlmann. Exhibition catalogue, 1957. 24p, ca. 24 ills. Checklist of the 37 sculptures and drawings on view. Original(?) text by Will Grohmann. Good paperbound (faded, back cover stained). ** "Hans Uhlmann was the first sculptor in Germany to experiment with steel and iron. He was... More
1983. Lambert, Jean-Clarence. Cobra. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, 1983. 261p, many ills., many in color. Fine hardcover in very good d.j. (back shelf soiled). In English. ** Authoritative survey of the Cobra movement, from its founding in 1948 to the 1980s. Asger Jorn, Pierre Alechinsky, Karel Appel, Corneille... More
1973. Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco. Art of the West. Exhibition catalogue, 1973. 48p, 36 black-and-white ills. (+ color cover). Good paperbound. ** The gallery's 25th-anniversary show of chiefly 20th-century paintings and bronzes, including several Taos School works. Alfred Jacob Miller, William R. Leigh, Fritz Scholder, Harry Jackson, E. Irving Couse... More
1942. Mellquist, Jerome. The Emergence of an American Art. NY: Scribner 1942. 1st ed. 421p + several pls. Good hardcover (some marginal foxing) in poor d.j. From the library of historian Henry Steele Commager, with his signature and occasional marginal notes, all in pencil. ** Interesting contemporary survey of American... More
1978. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. L'Art du connoisseur / The Art of Connoisseurship. Exhibition catalogue, 1978. 143p, many ills. Texts by Myra Nan Rosenfield and others. Good paperbound. Text in French and English. ** "The purpose of this exhibition is to show the general public the different methods of... More
1986. Moskowitz, Anita Fiderer. The Sculpture of Andrea and Nino Pisano. Cambridge University Press 1986. 242p, several line ills. + 352 photos on plates, 2 in color. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (a little skewed from poor storage). ** Comprehensive modern study, focusing on the sources and context of the Pisanos' sculptural styles. More
1979. New York. Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Horses of San Marco. 1979. viii, 249p, 279 photos and line ills., 24 in color. Fair paperbound (outer pages foxed; shelfwear). Bookplate. ** History, artistic significance, and technological analysis of the four gilded bronze horses atop San Marco, Venice. Chapters by Massimo... More
1993. Palagia, Olga, and William Coulson, eds. Sculpture from Arcadia and Laconia. Oxford: Oxbow 1993. 283p, many photos and other ills., 1 folding. Very good hardcover (plasticized boards, lightly shelf-rubbed). No d.j., as issued. ** Proceedings of an international conference held at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens... More
1925. Rapin, Henri. La Sculpture decorative a l'Exposition des Arts Decoratifs de 1925. Paris: Ch. Moreau 1925. 4p text + many detailed photos on 32 loose pls. (complete). Board portfolio printed in a striking Art Deco geometrical design (top sunned, else very good, with ties). Plates are very good and... More
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