Printed on one side. Fine paper card. Torino: Gian Enzo Sperone, 1975.

Invitation card for LeWitt’s 1975 exhibition at Gian Enzo Sperone’s Torino gallery. Near fine; very faint spotting.

❧ A. Minola, ed., Gian Enzo Sperone: Torino-Roma-New York, 35 anni di mostre tra Europa e America (2000), Vol. II, pp. 258 (installation photographs) & 493. More

Printed on one side. Card. Torino: Galleria Sperone, 1970.

Invitation card for LeWitt’s solo debut with Gian Enzo Sperone, in Torino. In excellent condition.

❧ A. Minola, ed., Gian Enzo Sperone: Torino-Roma-New York, 35 anni di mostre tra Europa e America (2000), Vol. I, pp. 168-69 (installation photographs) & Vol. II, p. 492. More

Black & white illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard. Houston: Cusack Gallery, 1973.

Rare and early postcard for LeWitt’s exhibition at Houston’s Cusack Gallery. Barbara Cusack (now Hill) opened the space in 1971, and shortly thereafter began hosting exhibitions by a series of influential Conceptual and Minimalist artists, such as Mangold, LeWitt, Kawara, Buren, Tuttle, Ian Wilson, Darboven, Andre, Dibbets, etc. By 1976, she was forced to close the little-known gallery.

In fine condition.

❧ Michael Lailach, ed., Printed Matter: Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek (2005), p. 138.

Not in P. Credi, ed., An Invitation to Sol... More

Details and illus. on recto, verso blank. Pictorial card. New York: John Weber Gallery, 1980.

Invitation distributed by John Weber Gallery for an exhibition of Sol LeWitt photographs. These photographs were eventually used in LeWitt’s 1982 artist’s book under the same title, published by Texas Gallery.

Fine.

❧ Not in P. Credi, ed., An Invitation to Sol LeWitt (2016). More

Color illustrations throughout (on covers & inside of covers). [10] leaves. Tall 8vo, semi-stiff pictorial covers, stitched. Paris: Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, [1987].

A rather scarce and nicely illustrated exhibition catalogue/artist’s book stemming from LeWitt's 1987 exhibition in Paris. Two publications were realized in conjunction with the occasion, the other, entitled Four Colors and All Their Combinations, consists of 20 leaves and has the exhibition’s dates as 20 February-19 April. It focuses on single colors and their transformations when mixed, while the present book reproduces Wall Drawings of geometrical shapes. As indicated by the text on... More

Rich color illus. Leporello forming [20] pp. Oblong 4to, orig. pictorial boards, title on spine. Munster, Germany: 1987.

Scarce Sol LeWitt exhibition catalogue/artist’s book. Recreates the entire wall installation specially made for the exhibition with an effective use of the leporello format. The illustrations are beautifully printed.

Near fine.

❧ Maffei & de Donno, Sol LeWitt Artist’s Books (2009), p. 120.

Sol LeWitt: Libros, El concepto como arte (2014) 69 (pictured on pp. 155–57). More

12 black & white illus. [24] pp. Very tall 8vo (169 x 356 mm.), orig. printed wrappers (some sunning), staple-bound. Zurich: Bruno Bischofberger, 1969.

LeWitt’s second “autonomous” artist’s book – i.e., not connected to an exhibition or part of another publication. This is one of 1000 copies printed, all of which were numbered (ours is no. 924), there were also 500 copies signed by LeWitt.

49 three-part variations… was published by the Zurich gallerist Bruno Bischofberger, with whom LeWitt had his first solo presentation in February-March 1968. Bischofberger, along with Konrad Fischer and Heiner Friedrich, was one of the earliest... More

[4] pp. Single folded A3 sheet. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1971.

LeWitt’s scarce third Art & Project bulletin, this copy is in excellent condition with the additional folds forming 48 rectangles. It is one of several bulletins that were intentionally left blank by the artists designing them.

“Sol LeWitt’s Bulletin 43 is another issue that is blank inside, but in this case LeWitt had each closed Bulletin folded vertically and three time horizontally to create 48 rectangles when the Bulletin is opened up…At first sight, the rectangles created out of Bulletin 43 each appear to be squares, but the fact... More

Color illus. throughout, printed with 4-color offset lithography. [84] pp. Square 4to (200 x 200 mm.), orig. printed wrappers, perfect-bound. New York: Multiples, Inc. & Colombes, France: Générations, 1977.

First edition of LeWitt’s first artist’s book published with Marian Goodman’s Multiples, Inc. Up to this point the artist had produced a number of prints and portfolios through Goodman, but this was the first “multiple” made in book form. This work consists of 78 combinations of the components listed in the title.

Fine copy. Printed in an edition of 2000 copies.

❧ D. Schwarz, ed., Multiples, Inc.: 1965-1992 (2021) 1977.15 (pictured... More

16 black & white plates. [32] pp. Square 4to (200 x 200 mm.), orig. illustrated semi-stiff wrappers (extremities a bit worn), staple-bound. London: Studio International, 1969.

An extremely rare signed copy of this early Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) artist’s book, he has inscribed the verso of the final leaf: “For Sid Tillim / Sol LeWitt.” Sidney Tillim (1925-2001) was an influential art critic and artist who wrote for Artforum and Arts Magazine. This is LeWitt’s fifth book, but the third standalone publication not originating from an exhibition or periodical.

“The front cover of Four Basic Kinds of Straight Lines is an... More

Two folded photolithographed plates (both 165 x 124 mm. folded). Two printed leaves (title & hand-numbered limitation statement), folded. Housed in publisher’s printed folder. Torino: Marco Noire Editore, 1986.

A rare publication made for LeWitt’s exhibition at Marco Noire in 1986. It was printed in a small edition of 150 copies by “fratelli Cirone & Donatella Gaydou.” The present work consists of two finely rendered plates of pyramids that were displayed as part of LeWitt’s show. Many of his exhibitions in the mid-80s involved large-scale wall drawings and prints employing the pyramid form.

In fine condition. WorldCat records a single... More

Black & white illus. throughout. [6] leaves, printed on rectos only. Square 4to, pictorial upper wrapper, staple-bound. Bari: Galleria Marilena Bonomo, 1973.

Rare Sol LeWitt exhibition catalogue, published for his 1973 show with Marilena Bonomo that opened on 10 May; WorldCat records just five copies in North America. The book contains reproductions of the artist’s drawings.

Very good copy of a surprisingly scarce LeWitt book; minor vertical crease. With thanks to Hamza Walker who brought our attention to the 1973 Bonomo show and its opening date.

❧ Maffei & De Donno, Sol LeWitt: Artist’s Books (2009), p. 44 (pictured).

Sol... More