Two vols. Text vol.: two folding printed tables. xv, 735 pp., one leaf of errata. 8vo, attractive antique calf-backed marbled boards (several signatures foxed), flat spine gilt. [with]: Atlas vol.: 40 plates, most of them colored & folded, many of them signed by the author, and nine printed sheets, each of a different color, and two printed leaves of text (including title). Large 4to, binding as above. Paris: Pitois-Levrault, 1839.

First edition of this classic work — one of the most influential treatises on color of the 19th century — by the great French chemist Chevreul (1786-1889).

“Chevreul made an... More

One black & white illus., text printed in many colors. Long folding sheet (222 x 164 mm. folded). New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1959.

The appealing invitation for Marcel Duchamp’s 1959 exhibition at Sidney Janis’s gallery, we locate just a handful of examples in American institutions. The opening was also the American launch of Robert Lebel’s Sur Marcel Duchamp published by Trianon Press.

Text from the invitation announcement: “This exhibition coincides with the publication of the first definitive book to appear on the work of Marcel Duchamp and presents original paintings and objects by the artist. Documentary material relating to... More

Color illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Square 4to (178 x 178 mm.), printed covers, Swiss binding, title on spine. Brooklyn, NY: Trying to Press, 2022.

Signed copy of this beautifully illustrated publication recording Spencer Finch’s seasonal watercolors. The artist was inspired by artist and author of Color Problems: A Practical Manual for the Lay Student of Color (1902), Emily Noyes Vanderpoel (1842-1939), whose contribution to the study of color theory was underappreciated for decades. Finch has signed on the first blank leaf.

As new. The book was designed by Flat Fix. Edition of 600 copies. More

Color illus. throughout. 220 unnumbered pages. Oblong 4to (222 x 305 mm.), orig. cloth covered boards, title on spine & upper cover. Brooklyn, NY: Trying to Press, 2016.

An uncommon artist’s book based on Finch’s 2015 Marfa Contemporary exhibition of the same name; printed in an edition of 500, and signed by the artist in orange pencil on the first blank leaf.

Referring to Leopold Bloom’s journey around Dublin, Spencer Finch recounts his peregrinations in New York City on 19 September 2014 through a selection of ca. 1400 Pantone color swatches. Each swatch, with adjacent text revealing what is evoked... More

Illus. & text printed in International Klein Blue. Single folded sheet (folded: 167 x 103 mm.; unfolded: 294 x 206 mm.). Düsseldorf: Galerie Schmela, 1957.

An iconic Yves Klein (1928-62) invitation, adorned with a panel of his famed IKB; WorldCat records only the example at the Museo Reina Sofía. It was made by Galerie Schmela to mark the artist’s first solo exhibition in Germany, which came right after his double presentation at Galerie Iris Clert and Galerie Colette Allendy in Paris. The Düsseldorf gallery’s proprietor, Alfred Schmela (1918-80), dean of postwar German art dealers, inaugurated his premises with Klein’s show... 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

Printed on both sides. Postcard. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1971.

The rare postcard invitation for Richter’s first solo show at the Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, Jürgen Wesseler’s gallery in Northern Germany. The artist presented paintings from his 180 Colors series. A silk-screened poster was also made for the occasion.

In fine condition.

❧ Exhibition installation pictured in Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992).

See the “Exhibitions” page on Gerhard Richter’s website. More