1 Eindhoven foot of gray plastic tube & a tall printed sheet (422 x 152 mm.) with a vertical line representing 1 Eindhoven foot and text. Eindhoven: 2005.

Rare Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) multiple, it was available for purchase at a local hardware store, De Spijker, for the duration of the artist’s 2005 show at the Van Abbemuseum (22 January-17 April 2005).

From the printed sheet: “*one of the old dutch linear measurements, varying in length from those of other cities, as was customary for the time…

“1 m: in 1821 the kingdom of the netherlands was the first nation in... More

[102] pp. Square 4to, printed softcover (spine a trifle worn), title on spine. Brussels: gallery mtl, 1971.

One of 250 copies, a rare and early Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) artist’s book, published by Fernand Spillemaeckers’s important but shortlived gallery. We locate just two examples of this title in North America. The book documents 100 of the artist’s steps.

A very good copy; faint staining to the upper cover and fore-edge and scuffing to the lower cover. Stamp of Art & Project to the inside of upper cover, Art & Project collaborated with Spillemaeckers on a number of occasions and sold his... More

Unpaginated, printed on rectos only. Thick 4to (156 x 156 mm.), printed softcover, artist’s name on spine. Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum; Barcelona: MACBA, 2005.

Uncommon artist’s book by Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017), jointly published by the Van Abbemuseum and MACBA in an edition of 1400 copies. The exhibition for which this book was printed took place at the Van Abbemuseum (23 January-17 April 2005); MACBA (22 June-25 September 2005); and Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (14 December-5 March 2006).

The distances in the book are cyclically recorded from Africa, North America, Europe, South America, Oceania, Antarctica, Asia beginning on 24 January... More

49 black & white illus. [62] leaves, printed on rectos only. 4to (240 x 203 mm.), printed softcover, orig. publisher’s glassine jacket (a little soiled). Köln & New York: Verlag Gebr. König, 1971.

A Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) publication that is now quite scarce; printed in an edition of 500 numbered copies. This book serves as an introduction to the artist’s famed this way brouwn series — initiated in 1960 — in which Brouwn solicited passers-by to draw directions on a sheet of paper, which he then stamped "this way brouwn" and labeled his own work. Reproductions of 49 drawings are... More

xvi, 364 pp.; 2 p.l., 397 pp. Two vols. 8vo (220 x 140 mm.), 19th-century polished calf (joints a trifle rubbed), spines gilt, red & green morocco lettering-pieces on spines. London: R. Ackermann, 1824.

First edition of an essential firsthand history of the mass British acquisitions of Old Masters in the first decades of the 19th century. “William Buchanan (1777-1864), a Scottish lawyer turned art dealer, was to benefit most from the turmoil caused by the Napoleonic Wars, although he started too late to participate in the Orléans sales. He employed mainly James Irvine of Drum, Aberdeenshire, in Italy and... More

Many black & white illus. 35 pp. 8vo, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Zürich: 1970.

Bookseller catalogue offering an interesting selection of books, catalogues, multiples, and posters. Near fine. More

Unpaginated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers, title on spine. Cologne: 1985.

1671 listings of art books. Fine. More

Color and black & white illus. throughout. [12] leaves. Small 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Berlin: Berliner Künstlerprogramm, 1975.

A rare Daniel Buren (b. 1938) exhibition catalogue. This show, supported by the Berliner Künstlerprogramm and Galerie Folker Skulima, was the first time Buren used sails as his canvas for works in situ. A regatta displaying the artist’s sails took place on Wannsee Lake outside of Berlin (20 September 1975). Thereafter, the sails were mounted on the walls of the Akademie der Künste (30 November-7 January 1976). This catalogue is thoroughly illustrated with photographs of the work, with text in parallel German... More

Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. New York: John Weber Gallery, 1978.

Postcard invitation for Buren’s 1978 exhibition with John Weber. Fine. Mailed to photographer Eve Sonneman. More

Black & white illus. on recto, details on verso with printed address label. Photographic postcard, mailed. Munich: Rüdiger Schöttle, 1980.

Scarce postcard for Buren’s second solo presentation with Schöttle. Part of the installation for Buren’s first exhibition with the gallery (3-31 May 1977) is shown on the recto. Fine; mailed to Eve Sonneman.

❧ Michael Lailach, ed., Printed Matter: Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek (2005), p. 104. More

Black & white illus. on recto, details on reverse with printed address label. Photographic postcard, mailed. New York: John Weber Gallery, 1976.

Scarce postcard invitation to Buren’s 1976 solo presentation with John Weber. The postcard’s recto depicts the artist’s subtle interventions in the windows of the gallery at 420 West Broadway. In excellent condition; mailed to Eve Sonneman.

❧ Michael Lailach, ed., Printed Matter: Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek (2005), p. 104. More

Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. Houston: Cusack Gallery, 1975.

Postcard invitation for Buren’s 1975 show at Cusack Gallery in Houston. In fine condition. Mailed to Eve Sonneman and Bob Yucikas. More