15th Biennial International Water Color Exhibition
1949. Softbound. Green stapled wraps. 24 pp. 11bw plates. Lists 222 works, 105 of them by American artists. More
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Catalogue of an Exhibition of the Art of Lithography, Commemorating the Sesquicentennial of its Invention, 1798-1948
1948. Softcover. Bw wraps. 72 pp + 56 bw plates. Bound into self-binder with grey spine. Includes an introductory essay by Leona Prasse, a list of 517 works, and artist biographical information. A lovely catalogue. More
Homer, Eakins, Ryder, Inness, and Their French Contemporaries
1949. Softbound. Yellow wraps. 58 pp. 1 color, 25 bw. A Loan Exhibition of Famous Paintings from Foremost American Museums and Collectors, commemorating City of Fort Worth Centennial, 1849-1949. Lists works by: Cezanne, Corot (3), Courbet (3), Degas, Delecroix, Eakins (5), Gaugin, Homer (6), Inness, Manet, Millet, Renoir and Ryder..... More
Homer, Eakins, Ryder, Inness, and Their French Contemporaries
1949. Softbound. Yellow wraps. 58 pp. 1 color, 25 bw. A Loan Exhibition of Famous Paintings from Foremost American Museums and Collectors, commemorating City of Fort Worth Centennial, 1849-1949. Lists works by: Cezanne, Corot (3), Courbet (3), Degas, Delecroix, Eakins (5), Gaugin, Homer (6), Inness, Manet, Millet, Renoir and Ryder..... More
Grand Central Art Galleries Yearbook 1949
1949. Softcover. Blue wraps. 70 pp. 14 color, numerous bw plates. Catalogue lists and illustrates 106 works, "Paintings and Sculpture for Distribution 1949." Contains pages of other related memorabilia and tributes to Grand Central Art Galleries, and appx. 20 pages of ads at rear. More
Denunciation: A Series of Paintings Concerning Man's Fate
1949. Softcover. Spiral wraps. 3 color, 16 bw plates. Introductory, illustrated essay on the artist DAVID LAX and his works by Irwin Swerdlow. Biography, critical analysis. More
Denunciation: A Series of Paintings Concerning Man's Fate
1949. Softcover. Spiral wraps. 3 color, 16 bw plates. Introductory, illustrated essay on the artist DAVID LAX and his works by Irwin Swerdlow. Biography, critical analysis. Invitation to opening laid in. More
To Honor Henry McBride
1949. Softcover. Wraps. 33 pp. 12 bw plates. Includes a listing of 31 works, an essay by Lincoln Kirstein, "Henry McBride," which reviews the life and career of the art critic, and a catalogue of works by 31 artists with comments by Henry McBride. Also contains 12 excellent bw plates..... More
L'Art Abstrait: Ses Origines, Ses Premiers Maîtres
Paris: Maeght, 1949. Softcover. Color wraps, off-white slipcase. 323 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Text in French (Abstract Art: Its Origins, Its Premier Masters). More
L'Art Abstrait: Ses Origines, Ses Premiers Maîtres (Nouvelle Edition)
Paris: Maeght, 1950. Softcover. Color wraps, off-white slipcase. 323 pp. Numerous plates, appx 12 color (including 2 color woodcuts by Jean Arp) and 250 bw. Text in French (Abstract Art: Its Origins, Its Premier Masters). New Edition, printed shortly after the exhibitions. More
Exhibition of American Still Life Painting
1949, Dec. Softbound. Wraps. 12 pp. 16 bw plates. Although there is little text in this catalogue, it is an extremely early gallery catalogue to be devoted exclusively to still-life painting in America. Illustrates works by Raphaelle Peale (3), James Peale (3), Anna Peale, John F. Francis, Alexander Pope, Margaretta..... More
Up From the Cradle: An Exhibition of Early American Portraits of Children, 1660-1860
1949. Beige bi-fold, no illus. One copy is secured in a grey photomount pamphlet binder, the other loose, both in good shape. After a brief introductory note from Donald A. Shelley there is a catalogue listing 45 works. More
36th Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit; Fall Show in Greenwich Village
1949. Cream illustrated wraps. 24 pp, staple bound. BW plates. Includes an official directory which lists the participating artists (about 300 or so) alphabetically, along with their address and medium. More
144th Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture
1949. Softcover. Pinkish salmon stapled wraps. 52 pp. 9 bw plates. Catalogue lists 406 works. Alphabetical index at rear. More
Illusionism & Trompe L'oeil
San Francisco, CA: California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1949. Softcover. Black stiff wraps. 78 pp. 56 bw plates. Foreword by Thomas Carr Howe, Jr.; texts by Jermayne MacAgy, Alfred Frankenstein, and Douglas MacAgy. Catalogue lists works from the 15th century to the contemporary. An uncommon and seminal catalogue..... More
Contemporary American Painting exhibition at The University of Illinois
1949. Softbound. Stiff wraps. appx. 150 pp. 1 color, 90 bw repros. Lists 134 works by as many artists. Provides a detailed biography, as well, for each artist at rear. The second annual of this forum. Introductory essay by Allan S. Weller. Scarce. Ihncludes many of the abstractexpressionists. Previous owner..... More
De Gustibus... An Exhibition of American Paintings Illustrating A Century of Taste and Criticism
1949. Softcover. Yellow wraps. [64] pp. 23 bw plates. Preface by Hermann Warner Williams. Essay by Eleanor B. Swenson (American Painting and American Taste, 1830-1930). Very interestingly, this catalogue looks at each decade and offers a work from that period and one or two criticisms: one from when the art..... More
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Schwarz-Abrys: Peintures Récentes, Méilmontant, Tunis, Sainte-Anne
1949. Softcover. Beige wraps. [6] pp. 6 bw plates. Essays by Maximilien Gauthier (Ménilmontant), Jean Bouret (Tunis), and Waldemar George (Sainte-Anne), also loose sheet with exhibition checklist of 45 works. Text in French. More
Joe Richards
1949. White bi-fold. [2] pp. No illus. Catalogue listing of 14 works, with a brief biography of the artist. Ephemeral, and not returnable. More
Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
1949. Softcover. Purple wraps. xii, 85 pp. 80 bw plates. Annotated catalogue of 233 works with many fine bw illustrations. More
Kleinplastiken: Gipsformerei der Ehemals Staatlichen Museen
1949. Softcover. Tan wraps. 20 bw plates, price list. Text in German. More
Jacques Villon / Lyonel Feininger
NY: Chanticleer Press, 1949. Grey wraps. 46 pp. 35 bw plates. Includes "Reflections on Painting" by Jacques Villon and three critical essays by George Heard Hamilton, Thomas B. Hess, and Frederick S. Wight; chronology, exhibitions, bibliography, and plates for each artist; and an exhibition catalogue of 25 oils, 8 watercolors..... More
3rd National Print Annual Exhibition
1949. Printed wraps. [20] pp. 8 bw plates. Lists appx. 175 works by around 160 artists. More