Black & white photographic illus. on recto, details on verso. Photographic postcard, mailed. New York: Paula Cooper Gallery, [1970].

An extremely rare piece of art ephemera, the postcard invitation for Lynda Benglis’s first-ever solo gallery show, held at Paula Cooper where the artist was working part-time. One of Benglis’s sculptures is pictured on the recto. She had an earlier one-person show at the University of Rhode Island's Main Gallery in 1969, but this was her solo debut with an art dealer.

Benglis shared this amusing anecdote about the exhibition with Artforum in 2018: “One day in 1970, Clement Greenberg came... More

Text on recto, verso blank. Amsterdam: Seriaal, 1971.

Card announcing the exhibition and sale of a very rare Beuys multiple (12 copies). It was to be exhibited for one day only. This card is in fine condition. More

Pictorial card. Berlin: Galerie René Block, 1972.

Announcement card for a Beuys (1921-86) performance at Block’s gallery. Fine. More

Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. New York: 1990.

Postcard invitation for a group show of Conceptual artists. Near fine. Mailed to lawyer Jerald Ordover (1927-2008). More

Three black & white illus. 9 unnumbered pages. 8vo (210 x 135 mm.), orig. gray printed wrappers (a little sunned), staple-bound. Paris: P. Rosenberg, 1936.

A scarce Braque exhibition catalogue of paintings made since 1931, featuring mostly still lifes along with two nudes. It lists 20 paintings, three of which are illustrated. Rosenberg had lured Braque away from Daniel Henry Kahnweiler and his brother Léonce in 1922. Braque’s first solo exhibition at Paul Rosenberg’s famed gallery on 21, rue la Boëtie took place in 1924. The final page of this catalogue announces future exhibitions for Seurat, Picasso, Monet, Matisse and... More

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

A mailed copy of Brouwn’s third Art & Project bulletin. It opens with the phrase: “the total number of my steps in 1971 in Oslo.” This is repeated with various cities around the world, but they represent trips in future years, through 1985. The cities that Brouwn will visit include: Oslo, Addis Ababa, Tokyo, Dublin, Montevideo, Rome, Reykjavik, Beirut, Port au Prince, Mexico City, Ottawa, Tunis, Canberra, Brasilia, and Moscow.

Near fine; minor paper wrinkling. Addressed to gallerist Albert Waalkens (1920-2007), who operated a notable... More

Printed on one side. Card. Milan: Françoise Lambert, 1971.

Invitation card for Brouwn’s first solo show with Françoise Lambert, the artist’s second solo exhibition in Italy. In fine condition.

❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005).

Sophie Richard, Unconcealed: The International Network of Conceptual Artists 1967-77, Dealers, Exhibitions and Public Collections (2010), p. 369. More

Printed on one side. Card. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1989.

Card announcing Brouwn’s 1989 presentation with Konrad Fischer. Fine.

❧ D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 272. More

Printed on both sides. Postcard with orig. mailing envelope. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer Galerie, 2016.

Announcement card for the last Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) exhibition held at Konrad Fischer Galerie during his lifetime. In excellent condition, with the original mailing envelope.

❧ Konrad Fischer Galerie: 2007-2017 (2017) 536. More

Illus. & details on recto. Card. Berlin: Galerie René Block, 1969.

Announcement card for Brouwn’s second solo show with René Block. It bears a rare image of the artist, albeit with his head turned, at the intersection of Schwerinstrasse and Zietenstrasse in Berlin, likely taking directions for this way brouwn by walkie-talkie. The text on the card reads: “Stanley Brouwn is here. / Show him Berlin! / Write to us right away - / or call us! / Please let us know your address (Telephone!) / Stanley Brouwn will contact them.”

In excellent condition.

❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn... More

Printed on both sides. Postcard. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1970.

Postcard invitation to Stanley Brouwn’s debut show at Konrad Fischer’s gallery.

“Stanley Brouwn’s first of five solo exhibitions at Fischer’s gallery, it opened in December 1970. The artist presented works documenting the number of steps he had taken while wearing a pedometer on his walks through several neighborhoods of Düsseldorf prior to the exhibition. The aspect of movement and the site-specific reference, which were key features in the exhibitions at Konrad Fischer’s gallery at the time, were also central here.”–Cloud & Crystal: The Dorothee and Konrad Fischer Collection (2016 exhib. booklet)... More

Unpaginated. Square 4to (158 x 162 mm.), printed softcover, title on spine. Frankfurt: Portikus; Rotterdam: Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art, 1993.

Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) artist’s book co-published by Portikus and the Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art; unknown edition size.

Near fine.

❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). More