Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press Tapa dura - 2013

Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. 239 pages. Published in conjunction an exhibition that ran September 1, 2013 through January 5, 2014 at the National Gallery of Art and then January 28 through May 17, 2015 at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio. Includes numerous illustrations of works by the likes of Richard Diebenkorn, John Cage, Chuck Close, and others, commentaries, exhibition checklist and an index. A clean very near fine copy in very near fine.

First edition, first printing hardcover, which is in fine condition and signed by both authors. Very slight wear to corners of dust jacket and two corners of book from shelf wear (see photos). Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking.Masterpieces, the story goes, spring fully formed from the dark imaginings of temperamental geniuses moved by intuition, inspiration and epiphany. Such revelations can certainly fuel the creative process, but so too can auspicious accidents, false starts and even failures. In printmaking, occurrences ranging from mishaps to premeditated changes are typically recorded in preliminary impressions known as working proofs. Each proof offers an artist the chance to assess and adjust the course of the project; whether it represents the revelation of a crisis, a crossroads or a potential new direction, each proof demands a decision: yes, no, maybe. Featuring 125 working proofs and edition prints produced by 25 artists between 1972 and 2010… Leer más