Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America, 1927-1944 Tapa dura - 1984

Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The first full-scale, definitive study of the abstract tradition in American art, spanning the period 1927-1944. Focus is on 43 artists, with 216 brilliant illustrations throughout the 256 pages, including 64 in full color. Also includes introductory essays on the Abstract tradition by both editors, & a catalogue of works, Index, & Bibliography in rear. A First Edition, first printing, published in conjunction with a traveling exhibit of the same name that opened at the Carnegie Institute's Museum of Art in Pittsburgh in Nov. 1983. Oversized hardcover has soft gray cloth-covered boards with embossed design to front cover/silver lettering to spine. Condition is Fine (our highest grade): stunningly clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning to edges, but unmarked. Remainder stamp to bottom outside page edges. The unclipped DJ is equally flawless: bright… Leer más

New York: Abrams. Qto.,216 illustrations, 64 in colour. 256 pages. Unused, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. . Fine. Hardcover. 1984.

Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute/Harry N. Abrams. Inc.. (1983). ........

Harry N. Abrams, 1983. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Pittsburgh: Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute / Harry N. Abrams, 1983. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition, 1983. Quarto, cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 256 pp., heavily illustrated (some in color), clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, minor soiling or age-toning to the covers, light edgewear to the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.

Abrams, Inc. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Abrams, Inc. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1983. Hardcover. VG/VG (may have slight foxing on page edges). Cloth. 256 pp. 64 color, 152 bw repros. Edited by John R. Lane (who wrote the essay "The Meanings of Abstraction") and Susan C. Larsen (who authored "The Quest For An American Abstract Tradition, 1927-1944"). Lists and details 43 different artists and their works. Catalogue lists 147 works. Important biographical and bibliographical data provided. Shown Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Institute, Nov. 5 to Dec. 31, 1983, three other locations. Contents as follows: Foreword / John R. Lane -- Abstract painting and sculpture in America, 1927-1944 -- The meanings of abstraction / John R. Lane -- The quest for an American abstract tradition, 1927-1944 / Susan C. Larsen -- Art and artists -- Josef Albers / Nicholas Fox Weber -- Charles Biederman / Jan van der Marck -- Ily Bolotowsky / Deborah M. Rosenthal -- Byron Browne / April J. Paul -- Alexander Calder / Joan Marter -- Stuart Davis / John R. Lane -- Willem de Kooning / Harry… Leer más

In overall good condition, no pages missing. Shipping can take between 2-6weeks for international deliveries. Hardback copies may or may not have dust jackets, please get in contact for more information.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.