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Here is a partial selection from our current collection.
All of the books listed here are presently available for purchase.
For additional titles please contact us.
All prices and availability are subject to change.


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Arman Arman Estampes - Catalogue Raisonne Arman Estampes: Catalogue Raisonne
Otmezguine/Moreau , ed., 326pp., hundreds of color illus., hardbound with dustjacket, text in French and English.
1990, Marval, Paris
Exhaustive catalog raisonne of the prints.  Over 284 works indexed and illustrated.  ISBN: 2862340448
Condition: new with very light shelf wear
$135.00
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Bellmer, Hans Hans Bellmer - Death, Desire & The Doll: The Life and Art of Hans Bellmer - 2008 softbound monograph Death, Desire & The Doll: The Life and Art of Hans Bellmer
208pp.  36 color, 313 b/w illus. Softbound, text in English.
2008, Solar Books, CA
A completely updated and revised edition of the standard work on Bellmer, originally published in 1985 by Quartet Books, under the title Hans Bellmer. This new softbound edition is updated, revised and redesigned. At last, an affordable edition of one of the key titles on Bellmer's life and work..  ISBN: 0971457867
Condition: as new
$25.00
Berman, Eugene Eugene Berman book Eugene Berman
Julien Levy  95pp.  1 color, 169 b/w illus. Hardcover, text in English.
1946, American Studio Books, New York.
Essay by Levy.  Index to 95 artworks. First major monograph on the artist.
Condition: please contact us for best available copy
$75.00
Berman, Eugene The Graphic Work of Eugene Berman book The Graphic Work of Eugene Berman
332pp.  over 700 b/w illus. Hardcover with dust jacket, text in English.
1971, Clarkson Potter, New York.
Essay In Praise of Line and notes by Eugene Berman.  Foreword by Russell Lynes.   Drawings, drawings, and more drawings!
Condition: please contact us for best available copy
$95.00
Berman, Eugene Eugene Berman and the Theatre of Melancholia book Eugene Berman and the Theatre of Melancholia
32pp.  18 color illus. Softbound with illustrated wraps, text in English
1984, Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas.
Catalog of the inaugural exhibition of the Tobin wing, essay by Robert Tobin, index to 131 works.  ISBN: 0916677001
Condition: as new
$12.00
Berman, Eugene High Drama: Eugene Berman And The Legacy Of The Melancholic Sublime book High Drama: Eugene Berman And The Legacy Of The Melancholic Sublime
156pp.  75 color, 50 b/w illus.
2005, Hudson Hills Press, New York.
Hardcover, text in English, catalog of the exhibition held at the Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas. Essay by curator Michael Duncan.  ISBN: 1555952763
Condition: new sealed in original plastic wrap
$40.00
Berman, Eugene Eugene Berman - Pavel Tchelitchew: Neo-Romantic Master Works from the 1930's & 1940's - 2005 Exhibition Catalog Eugene Berman - Pavel Tchelitchew: Neo-Romantic Master Works from the 1930's & 1940's
24pp., 24 color illus., softbound
2005, Gallery of Surrealism, New York
Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at Chicago Contemporary & Classic Art Fair, April-May, 2005 and The National Arts Club, New York, May 2005.  Limited edition of 1000 copies.  Includes several works not illustrated elsewhere.
Condition: as new
$24.00
Berman, Leonid Leonid Berman - The Three Worlds of Leonid - 1978 autobiography The Three Worlds of Leonid
275pp.  24 b/w illus., hardbound with illustrated dustjacket, text in English.
1978, Basic Books, New York.
Interesting autobiography of this neglected Neo-Romantic paper including excellent reminiscences of the School of Paris and harrowing accounts of his Second World War experiences in war-torn France. Preface by Virgil Thomson.  ISBN: 0465086187
Condition: dustjacket somewhat worn and price clipped, otherwise very fine
$12.50
Brauner, Victor Victor Brauner book Victor Brauner
Didier Semin, 317pp.  65 color, 80 b/w illus.  Hardbound.
1990, Filipacchi, France.
Hardcover, text in French.  The standard monograph on the artist.
Essays by Susan Davidson, Brad Epley, Margaret Montagne, Ileana Marcoulesco and Didier Semin.  ISBN: 2850183385
Condition: as new
$225.00
Brauner, Victor Victor Brauner book Victor Brauner: Surrealist Hieroglyphs
167pp.  75 color, over 117 b/w illus.
2001, Hatje Cantz, Germany.
Hardcover, text in English, published to accompany exhibition held Oct 12, 2001-Jan 6, 2002 at Menil Collection, Houston.  Introduction Vivifying Presence by Susan Davidson.   Foreword by Parker Tyler.  Essay Victor Brauner and the Surrealist Movement by Didier Semin.  Includes chronology, bibliography, index.  ISBN: 3775710884
Condition: as new
$45.00
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Castellon, Federico Federico Castellon book Federico Castellon - His Graphic Works 1936-1971
August Freundlich, 156pp.  90 b/w illus.
1978, Syracuse University, NY.  size 11" x 8½" (28 x 21.6 cm.)
Softbound with illustrated wraps, text in English.  Superb and well-illustrated catalog raisonne of the lithographs and etchings. 360 artworks indexed. Essays, chronology, collections, exhibitions, awards, bibliography.   ISBN: 0815681011
Condition: as new
$37.50
Chirico,
Giorgio de
Giorgio de Chirico book Giorgio de Chirico and America
Emily Braun ed., 240pp.  30 color and 63 b/w illus., softbound, text in English.
1997, Umberto Allemandi & Co., Turin.
Catalog to the 1996 exhibition at the Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery, Hunter College, New York.  Focusing on the artist's sojourn in the United States from August 1936 to January 1938, this volume traces his reactions to what he saw and reproduces many works on paper that he created in New York during his stay.  ISBN: 8842206822
Condition: new sealed in original plastic wrap
$37.50
Chirico,
Giorgio de
Giorgio de Chirico and the Myth of Ariadne book Giorgio de Chirico and the Myth of Ariadne
Michael Taylor, 192pp.  51 color, 132 b/w illus.
2002, Merrell, London.  size 11¾" x 10 1/8" x 1"
Hardcover with dustjacket, text in English.  Catalog to the 2002 exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.   Eight essays exploring the importance of the Ariadne series in the context of the Paris art world before WWI and in later developments in de Chirico's career. Perhaps the best overall account of de Chirico’s career.  ISBN: 185894189X
Condition: new sealed in original plastic wrap
$39.00
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[Dada] Tabu Dada: Jean Crotti & Suzanne Duchamp 1915-1922 - 1983 catalogue Tabu Dada: Jean Crotti & Suzanne Duchamp 1915-1922
139pp.  4 color & 114 b/w illus, softbound with illustrated wraps, parallel texts in French, German and English.
1983, Kunsthalle Bern.  size 11¾" x 8¼" (29.8 x 21 cm.)
Catalog to the exhibition originating Jan 22-Feb 27, 1983 at Kunsthalle Bern, and continuing Apr 06-May 30, 1983 to the Centre Georges Pompidou, Jul 29-Oct 16, 1983 at Houston Museum of Fine Arts, and Dec, 1983-Jan, 1984 at Philadelphia Museum of Art.  Essays by editors William Camfield and Jean-Hubert Martin, catalogue of 69 works, chronology, bibliography.
Condition: very good with cover bend lower right front cover
$35.00
Dali, Salvador   Salvador Dali - The Art of Dali The Art of Dali: Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings
~250pp. 57 color, 4 b/w illus.  Softbound first edition.
1989, Habsburg Feldman, Tokyo.
Text in English and Japanese.  Catalog of major auction of 57 works by Dali (all originals) held December 17, 1989.   A very interesting selection of work, including a watercolor for The Divine Comedy, mixed media for Memories of Surrealism and Alchemy of the Philosophers, as well as oils, watercolors and drawings spanning over five decades.   All 57 works fully described, cataloged, and illustrated with price estimates.  An excellent reference work.
Condition: light staining to spine, a few stray marks and bumps to cover, otherwise fine
$45.00
Dali, Salvador   Salvador Dali: the early years Salvador Dali: the early years
Ades, Dawn 248pp. 100 color and 160 b/w illus.
1994, Thames & Hudson, New York.
Hardbound with dustjacket, text in English.
The first book to explore in depth the development of Dali's early work up through 1930, published in conjunction with an exhibition of these works shown at the Metropolitian Museum of Art in New York and the Hayward Gallery in London in 1994.  ISBN: 0500236895
Condition: new sealed in original plastic wrap
$30.00
Dali, Salvador   Salvador Dali: The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali
Field, Albert  280pp. over 1700 color and b/w illus.
1996, Salvador Dali Archives, New York.
Hardbound with dustjacket, text in English.  A key reference volume on Dali's etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts compiled by Dali's hand picked archivist, Albert Field. Includes sections on the Divine Comedy, the Biblia Sacra, and a guide to collecting Dali prints, with information on publishing histories and identification of forgeries.   ISBN: 0965361101
Condition: as new
$285.00
Dali, Salvador

[Surrealism]
 
The Endless Enigma: Dali and the Magicians of Multiple Meaning - 2003 The Endless Enigma: Dali and the Magicians of Multiple Meaning
Martin/Andreae  284pp. 166 color and 69 b/w illus, hardbound with dustjacket, text in English.
2003, Hatje Cantz, Germany
Enormously interesting examination of the history of the multiple image in art, from early Indian and Persian miniatures, to Giuseppe Arcimboldo's pictures of the seasons, and finally to works by the great surrealist masters, including Max Ernst, Salvador Dali, Hans Bellmer, while encountering along the way such diverse artists as Francis Picabia, William Hogarth, Leonardo da Vinci, M.C. Escher, Tony Cragg and Kara Walker.  ISBN: 3775712836
Condition: as new
$45.00
Dali, Salvador   Salvador Dali: The Divine Comedy Dali - The Divine Comedy
36pp. 104 color and 6 b/w illus.
2005, Artco France.
Softbound, text in French and English.  size 11" x 8½" (28 x 21.6 cm.)
Illustrates all 100 plates for Dali's legendary interpretation of The Divine Comedy, including the unutilized 101st work. Correct captions for each work, as originally selected by Joseph Foret in 1960, are listed in French, English, and Spanish. With history of the original publication as well as the reissue book edition celebrating the centennary of Dali's birth.
Condition: as new
$30.00
Donati, Enrico Enrico Donati:  Surrealism and Beyond Enrico Donati:  Surrealism and Beyond
T. Wolff 168pp. 87 color & 28 b/w illus. Hardbound first edition with dustjacket
1996, Hudson Hills Press, NY
The standard monograph on the artist.  Includes essay Enrico Donati: The Fossil and the Stone by Wolff, exhibition list, collections, bibliography.  ISBN: 1555951384
Condition: new sealed in original plastic wrap
$37.50
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Ernst, Jimmy Jimmy Ernst - A Not So Still Life - 1984 autobiography A Not-So-Still Life
272pp. over 54 b/w illus. Hardbound stated first edition with dustjacket
1984, St. Martin's/Marek, NY
Fascinating autobiography by this under-appreciated Surrealist/Abstract Expressionist with many anecdotes and insights into the 1940's New York art scene.   ISBN:  0312579551
Condition: two pages once dog-eared otherwise very fine in very good dustjacket
$35.00
Ernst, Jimmy Jimmy Ernst - Transcending the Surreal - 2002/2004 exhibition catalog Transcending the Surreal
48pp. 36 color & 3 b/w illus, softbound in illustrated wraps, 8½" x 9¼" (21.6 x 23.5 cm.), text in English.
2002/2004, Jimmy Ernst Estate
Catalog to the traveling exhibition originating Sep 14-Nov 10, 2002 at the Springfield Art Museum, MO, and continuing through Sep 20 - Oct 25, 2003 at the Butler Institute of American Art, OH, through Jan 10 - Apr 04, 2004 at the Weisman Museum of Art, CA and additional venues. Includes essay by Phyllis Braff, index to 37 artworks, chronology, collections, exhibitions.   ISBN: 0925315176
Condition: as new
$35.00
Ernst, Max Max Ernst retrospective monograph Max Ernst: A Retrospective
Spies and Rewald, 328pp. 180 color & 100 b/w illus. Hardbound first edition with dustjacket
2005, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT
Published to accompany the first retrospective exhibition of Ernst’s work held in the United States in thirty years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY on Apr 4 - Jul 10, 2005.   ISBN:  0300107188
Condition: new sealed in original plastic wrap
$50.00
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Fini, Leonor Fini monograph Leonor Fini Graphique
Guibbert, 177pp. 162 color & b/w illus. + many tipped in color plates. Second edition
1976, Clairefontaine - Vilo Paris
Black cloth boards with orange illustrated dust jacket, text in French, a collection of the artist's prints, drawings and watercolors. Includes bibliography.  ISBN: 1299859879
Condition: as new in slipcase
$135.00
Fini, Leonor Fini 1992 Galerie Dionne exhibition catalog Leonor Fini
69pp. 28 color & 3 b/w illus. Softbound first edition in maroon illustrated wraps.
1992, Galerie Dionne, Paris
Text in French, texts by Jean-Claude Dedieu, Severo Sarduy, and Juan Bautista Piñero. 27 works cataloged.
Condition: as new
$40.00
Fini, Leonor Leonor Fini - 1999 monograph Leonor Fini
Selsdon, 119pp. over 90 mostly color illus. Hardbound in pictorial boards with dustjacket
1999, Parkstone, London
Text in English.  Good selection of works reproduced.   ISBN: 1859954669
Condition: new sealed in original plastic wrap
$12.50
Fini, Leonor Leonor Fini - Portraits - 2002 exhibition catalog Portraits
65pp. over 45 color & b/w illus. First edition
2002, La Malmaison, Cannes, France
Includes biography, bibliography, detailed list of texts illustrated by the artist and exhibition history
Condition: as new
$45.00
Fini, Leonor Neil Zukerman - Catalog of Leonor Fini books Illustrated Catalog of Leonor Fini Books
Zukerman, 83pp. over 300 color & b/w illus. Softbound first edition in illustrated wraps.
2005, CFM Gallery, New York
Text in English. This densely illustrated catalog of the artist's books, catalogs, and illustrations by noted Fini authority Neil Zukerman is a joy to peruse as well as an indispensable reference work.  ISBN: 0976907127
With a complimentary signature by author Neil Zukerman.
Condition: as new
$35.00
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Hundertwasser Hundertwasser 1973 New Zealand catalog of the graphic work Hundertwasser 1973 New Zealand
98pp. 26 color, 1 b/w illus., hardbound, text in English
Catalog of the graphic work elaborately printed with metal foils.
Condition: very good with gentle wear
$35.00
Hundertwasser   Hundertwasser 1980 USA catalog of the graphic work Hundertwasser 1980 USA
128pp. 98 color illus., hardbound, text in English
Catalog of the graphic work elaborately printed with metal foils.
Condition: as new
$65.00
Hundertwasser   Hundertwasser 1983 London catalog Hundertwasser 1983 London
592pp. 259 color, 30 b/w illus., hardbound, text in English
Diverse catalog of the artist's entire oeuvre.
Includes sections on paintings, graphics, tapestries, postage stamps, essays, architectural models, etc.
Condition: as new
$95.00
Hundertwasser   Hundertwasser: Catalogue Raisonne Hundertwasser: Catalogue Raisonne
Wieland Schmied, editor 1792pp. ~1900 color and b/w illus., two volumes in a slipcase designed by Hundertwasser
2002, Taschen, Germany.
English text limited edition of 2500 copies (total worldwide edition 10,000), containing one of five numbered aquatint etchings created especially for this deluxe edition. Volume I with text by Schmied and selected paintings, architectural works, projects, and manifestos. Volume II comprises Hundertwasser's entire oeuvre, including paintings, graphics, tapestries, postage stamps, etc. Perhaps the most beautiful catalog raisonne ever created!  ISBN: 3822862207
Condition: as new
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Labisse, Felix   Felix Labisse: Catalogue de L'Oeuvre Peint Felix Labisse: Catalogue de L'Oeuvre Peint 1927-1979
Isy Brachot, editor 431pp. hundreds of b/w illus., hardbound in dust jacket
1979, Brachot, Brussels/Paris
Exhaustive catalogue raisonne of the oil paintings 1927-1979, 766 works indexed.  Preface by Jean Cassou.   Includes biography, bibliography, many photos of the artist, indexes to books illustrated and theatrical works, filmography.  ISBN: B0000E9G1C
Condition: as new
$325.00
Lam, Wifredo   Wifredo Lam: Catalogue Raisonne of the Graphic Work Wifredo Lam: Catalogue Raisonne - Oeuvre Grave et Lithographie
Tonneau-Ryckelynck, editor 215pp. hundreds of b/w & color illus., softbound in illustrated dust jacket
1994, Musee de Graveline, France
Catalogue raisonne of the etchings and lithographs.   Includes preface, biography, bibliography, exhibition history.
ISBN: 2908566028
Condition: as new
$195.00
Lam, Wifredo Wifredo and Helena: My Life with Wifredo Lam 1939-1950 - 1999 hardcover with dustjacket memoir Wifredo and Helena: My Life with Wifredo Lam 1939-1950
Helena Benitez, 204pp. over 120 b/w & color illus., hardbound in dust jacket
1999, Acatos, Lausanne
Text in English.  Interesting memoir by Lam's then-wife on an important period in his life & work.   Includes separate facsimile booklet in attached pouch. This is a reproduction of the booklet given to the author as a birthday gift in 1941 containing text and images by Oscar Dominguez, Victor Brauner, Jacques Herold, Andre Breton, Jacqueline Lamba, Aube, etc.
ISBN: 2940033579
Condition: as new
$45.00
Lepri, Stanislao Stanislao Lepri monograph Stanislao Lepri
160pp. 8 b/w & 76 full page color illus., softbound in illustrated wraps
1990, Mairie du VI arrondissement, Paris
Catalog of the retrospective held in Paris, 1990, with many key works in the artist's oeuvre illustrated.   Introductions by Leonor Fini, Constantine Jelenski, Mario Praz, and Jean-Claude Dedieu.
Includes bibliography, exhibition history, and theatrical design.
Condition: as new
$45.00
Levy, Julien   Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture from the Julien Levy Collection - November 4-5, 1981 - Sotheby's Auction Catalog Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture from the Julien Levy Collection
over 160 color & b/w illus., hardbound with dustjacket, 9¼" x 9" (23.5 x 22.9 cm.)
1981, Sotheby's, New York
Catalog of the legendary exhibition and sale of work from the collection of the first and greatest American dealer in Surrealist and Neo-Romantic art held at Sotheby's on Nov 4-5, 1981. Includes a seemingly endless collection of masterworks by such well known artists as Dali, Ernst, Tchelitchew, Berman, Brauner, Duchamp, Cornell, Fini, Bellmer, etc., and on and on.
Condition: near fine in near fine dustjacket
$45.00
Levy, Julien   Julien Levy: Portrait of an Art Gallery Julien Levy: Portrait of an Art Gallery
Ingrid Schaffner/Lisa Jacobs, editors 192pp. over 100 color & b/w illus., hardbound
1998, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA/London
Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at The Equitable Gallery, New York City, 1988.   Includes paintings, photographs, film stills, and ephemera from museum and private collections and from Levy's own collection.  Dorothea Tanning reminisces about her lifelong friendship with her first dealer.   ISBN: 0262194120
Condition: as new
$32.00
Levy, Julien
[Surrealism]
 
Accomodations of Desire: Surrealist Works on Paper Collected by Julien Levy Accomodations of Desire: Surrealist Works on Paper Collected by Julien Levy
128pp. 82 color illus., hardbound with fur spine
2004, Curatorial Assistance, Pasadena
Limited edition of 1000 copies. Superb surrealist fetish object in miniature size with fur spine. Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at five U.S. museums during Sep 14, 2004 - Mar 19, 2006. Includes essays by Marie Difilippantonio and Ingrid Schaffner, exhibition checklist.   ISBN: 0970791321
Condition: as new
$50.00
Lindner, Richard Richard Lindner: Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings Richard Lindner: Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings
Werner Spies, editor, 709pp. 26 color & 3092 b/w illus., hardbound with dust jacket in slipcase, 12½" x 9¾" (31.8 x 24.7 cm.), text in English
1999, Prestel, New York
Exhaustive catalogue raisonne with detailed study of the paintings, watercolors, gouaches, objects, collages and drawings. Editor's preface, compiler's introduction, 6-part appendix including biographical chronology, bibliography and index of thousands of artworks.  ISBN: 3791320858
Condition: as new
$145.00
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Masson, Andre Andre Masson - La Septieme Face du De Andre Masson
Lambert, 71pp., 31 color and 68 b/w illus., hardtbound with dustjacket
1979, Filipacchi, Paris
Text in French.  Good general monograph from the series La Septieme Face du De.   Well illustrated, includes biography, bibliography.  ISBN:  2850180939
Condition: as new
$20.00
Masson, Andre Andre Masson - General Catalogue of the Sculptures Andre Masson - General Catalogue of the Sculptures
Roger Passeron, 212pp., 179 illus. including 33 in color, hardbound with glossy pictorial boards as issued
1988, Quadrante Edizioni, Turin/Marisa Del Re Gallery, NY
First edition in English.  The catalogue raisonne of the sculptures.  ISBN:  8838100446
Condition: as new
$75.00
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[Neo-Romanticism]   Intimate Companions-David Leddick Intimate Companions:  A Triography of George Platt Lynes, Paul Cadmus, Lincoln Kirstein, and Their Circle
Leddick, 316pp., stated first edition, hardtbound with dustjacket
2000, Stonewall Inn Editions, NY
Superb introduction, detailing key relationships (social, literary, and sexual) of the predominantly gay New York artistic world of the late '20s thru the '50s, interweaving the stories of famous photographer George Platt Lynes, founder of the New York City Ballet, Lincoln Kirstein, and the artist, Paul Cadmus.  Excellent volume for those interested in the cultural and social world of the Neo-Romantic demimonde in the USA.  ISBN:  0312208987
Condition: as new
$17.50
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Penrose, Roland Roland Penrose - 80 Ans de Surrealisme - 1983 hardbound with dustjacket 80 Ans de Surrealisme
300pp., 52 color, 644 b/w illus., hardbound with dustjacket, text in French, 10¾" x 7½" (27.3 x 19 cm.).
1983, Editions Cercle D'Art, Paris
Outstanding memoir, copiously illustrated, by this British Surrealist.  ISBN: 2702201644
Condition: as new
$45.00
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Ray, Man   Man Ray Oeuvres 1909-1972 - 1990 Monograph Man Ray Oeuvres 1909-1972
128pp., 116 mostly color illus., hardbound with dustjacket, text in French, 12½" x 9¼" (31.8 x 23.5 cm.).
1990, Hacker Art Books
Well illustrated general volume on the artist's works including paintings, drawings, rayographs, sculptures, mixed media works, etc.   116 artworks indexed and illustrated.  ISBN: 286535007X
Condition: fine in fine plastic protected dustjacket
$35.00
Ray, Man   In Focus: Man Ray - Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum - 1998 Catalog Man Ray - Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum
154pp., over 50 b/w illus., softbound with illustrated wraps, 7 5/8" x 6" (19.3 x 15.2 cm.), text in English.
1998, Getty Trust Publications
This volume presents Man Ray's early work in New York in the 1910s, selections from his sizeable Paris oeuvre in the 20s, 30s, and 50s, and photographs taken during his time in Hollywood in the 40s.  ISBN: 0892365110
Condition: as new
$12.50
Rops, Felicien   Felicien Rops - 2003 Monograph Felicien Rops
96pp., over 60 color & b/w illus., hardbound in pictorial boards with dustjacket, 8½" x 5" (21.6 x 12.7 cm.), text in English.
2003, Parkstone, London
ISBN: 1859958907
Condition: as new
$12.50
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Sage, Kay   Kay Sage - A House of Her Own A House of Her Own:  Kay Sage, Solitary Surrealist
Suther, 288pp., hardbound with dust jacket
1997, University of Nebraska Press
The first full-length biography of the American Surrealist painter Kay Sage.
ISBN:  0803242344
Condition: as new
$54.00
Schuchardt, Dietrich   Dietrich Schuchardt Retrospective catalog Dietrich Schuchardt Retrospective
187pp. 75 color, 39 b/w illus. Hardbound first edition with illustrated boards
1995, Druckhaus Kaufmann, Germany
Catalog for the major retrospective.
Condition: as new
$95.00
Schuchardt, Dietrich   Dietrich Schuchardt Retrospective catalog Dietrich Schuchardt Retrospective
187pp. 75 color, 39 b/w illus. Hardbound first edition with illustrated boards
1995, Druckhaus Kaufmann, Germany
Deluxe edition signed & numbered by the artist with a signed & numbered hand painted etching
Condition: as new
$275.00
[Surrealism]   Dictionnaire General du Surrealisme Dictionnaire General du Surrealisme et de ses Environs
464pp. 41 color and ~600 b/w illus. Hardbound with dustjacket in cardboard slipcase, 10½" x 8"
1982, Office du Livre, Fribourg
Text in French, over 1350 entries in this must-have standard reference volume, covering all aspects of Surrealism, including cinema, exhibitions, groups, literature, manifestos, painting, poetry, politics, journals, scandals and sculpture.  Includes bibliography listing over 3100 titles!  ISBN:  2130372805
Condition: as new
$75.00
[Surrealism]   Surrealismen I Danmark 1930-1950 (Surrealism in Denmark 1930-1950) - 1986 softbound museum exhibition catalog Surrealismen I Danmark 1930-1950 (Surrealism in Denmark 1930-1950)
111pp. over 22 color, 120 b/w illus. softbound, text in Danish, 9¾" x 8¼"
1986, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark
Well illustrated survey focusing on artists including Ejler Bille, Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen, Harry Carlsson, Franciska Clausen, Sven Dalsgaard, Wilhelm Freddie, Asger Jorn and many others.
Condition: new unread copy with shelf and storage wear
$45.00
[Surrealism]   Dada et Surrealisme au Japon (Dada and Surrealism in Denmark in Japan) - 1987 softbound Dada et Surrealisme au Japon (Dada and Surrealism in Denmark in Japan)
271pp. 69 b/w illus. softbound, text in French, 10¾" x 7½" (27.3 x 19 cm.)
1987, Publications Orientalistes de France, Paris
One of a very few resources on the surrealist movement and artists in Japan.
Condition: new unread copy with shelf and storage wear and light soiling
$29.95
[Surrealism]   Investigating Sex: Surrealist Discussions 1928-1932 Investigating Sex: Surrealist Discussions 1928-1932
215pp. 12 b/w illus. softbound with illustrated wraps, 9" x 5¾" (22.8 x 14.6 cm.), text in English
1994, Verso, London/NY
In January 1928, long before Kinsey or Masters and Johnson began their clinical surveys, the Paris surrealists initiated their own remarkable "researches into sexuality" in the form of twelve round table discussions, transcribed here for the first time in English. Participants included many of surrealism's best known figures: Andre Breton, Paul Eluard, Louis Aragon, Max Ernst, Man Ray, Antonin Artaud, Yves Tanguy, etc....  ISBN:  0860916030
Condition: as new
$17.50
[Surrealism]   Surrealism - An Irrational Act - Surrealist Works on Paper An Irrational Act: Gifts of Surrealist Works on Paper from the Shapiro Collection
32pp. over 7 color and 40 b/w illus. softbound with illustrated wraps, 11" x 8½"
1992, The Art Institute of Chicago
Text in English, 46 artworks by artists including Ernst, Picasso, Tchelitchew, Brauner, Paalen, Matta, Tanguy illustrated and described.  Published to accompany exhibition held Dec 15, 1992-Apr 18, 1993 at the Art Institute of Chicago.   Includes foreword, preface, essay, a satiric surrealist play (in no acts) by Joseph Randall Shapiro and Shapiro's arts biography
Condition: as new
$12.50
[Surrealism]   Surrealism-Kaplan Collection catalog Visionary States:  Surrealist Prints from the Gilbert Kaplan Collection
158pp. over 132 color and b/w illus.
1996 University of California, LA
Softbound with dustjacket, 11¼" x 9", text in English, checklist of 127 artworks.
Published to accompany exhibition held Sep 17, 1996-Jan 05, 1997 at the Armand Hammer Museum of Art, LA
Includes essays by Riva Castleman and Timothy Baum, many key prints illustrated.
Condition: as new
$35.00
[Surrealism]   Surrealism-Bergman Collection catalog Surrealist Art:  The Lindy and Edwin Bergman Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago
Ades, 246pp. 126 color and 81 b/w illus.
1997 Thames and Hundson, NY
Softbound first edition, 12" x 9½", text in English, 116 artworks indexed.
Major collection including 116 works by 33 artists, large selection of Joseph Cornell
Condition: as new
$40.00
[Surrealism]   Surrealism-Mirror Images-Chadwick Mirror Images:  Women, Surrealism, and Self-Representation
Chadwick, 258pp. 18 color and 65 b/w illus.
1998 MIT Press, MA
Softbound first edition, 11" x 8", 7 essays, contributors include Dawn Ades, Whitney Chadwick, Salomon Grimberg, Katy Kline, Helaine Posner, Susan Rubin Suleiman, Dickran Tashjian.  Accompanies an exhibition organized by the MIT List Visual Arts Center and explores specific aspects of the relationship between historic and contemporary work in the context of Surrealism.  ISBN:  0262531577
Condition: as new
$35.00
[Surrealism]   Surrealism-Nassau Museum of Art catalog Surrealism
96pp. 95 mostly color illus.
2000 Nassau County Museum of Art, NY
Softbound, 11" x 8½", text in English, checklist of 99 artworks.
Published to accompany exhibition held Sep 29, 2000-Jan 14, 2001 at Nassau County Museum of Art, NY
Includes biographies of ~30 artists, many illustrations not found elsewhere.
Condition: as new
$25.00
[Surrealism]   Masterpieces of Surrealism - 2000 catalog Masterpieces of Surrealism
193pp. over 100 b/w and 71 color illus, softbound first edition, text in English, 11" x 9" (28 x 22.8 cm.).
2000, Salvador Dali Museum, FL
Well illustrated catalog for the exhibition held Jan 29-Apr 16, 2000 at the Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL.   ISBN: 0966035356
Condition: new copy with light storage/shelf wear
$35.00
[Surrealism]   Surrealism-Displaying the Marvelous Displaying the Marvelous: Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dali, and Surrealist Exhibition Installations
Kachur, 281pp. 110 illus.
2001 MIT Press, Cambridge, MA
Hardbound with dustjacket, 9¼" x 7¼", text in English.
Examination of three Surrealist installations created between 1938 and 1942: the Exposition Internationale du Surrealisme (1938), the Dream of Venus at the New York World's Fair (1939), and the First Papers of Surrealism (1942). Kachur presents a full visual and verbal reconstruction of each of the exhibitions.  ISBN:  0262112566
Condition: as new
$35.00
[Surrealism]   The Invisible Revealed: Surrealist Drawings From The Drukier Collection catalog The Invisible Revealed: Surrealist Drawings From The Drukier Collection
159pp. over 120 illus.
2003 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Hardbound with dustjacket, 11¼" x 9¼", text in English.
Published to accompany exhibition held Aug 16 - Oct 19, 2003 at Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, NY
Includes essays by Ira Drukier and Timothy Baum, many illustrations not found elsewhere.   Superb catalog of perhaps the greatest collection of Surrealist works on paper assembled by a single owner in the United States.
Condition: as new
$59.95.00
[Surrealism]   Surrealism and Modernism catalog Surrealism and Modernism: From the Collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
152pp. 75 color, 40 b/w illus.
2003 Yale University Press, New Haven, CT
Hardbound with dustjacket, 11¼" x 9½", text in English.
Showcases the Wadsworth Atheneum's holdings and provides fascinating details about their acquisition. In 1931, the famed Chick Austin, director of the Atheneum from 1929 to 1944, purchased works by Dali, Picasso, Ernst, the Neo-Romantics Berman and Tchelitchew and others.  ISBN: 0300102038
Condition: as new
$40.00
[Surrealism]
[Eluard, Paul]
[Eluard, Gala]
[Ernst, Max]  
Ghost Ships: A Surrealist Love Triangle Ghost Ships: A Surrealist Love Triangle
McNab, Robert, 276pp. 80 color, 40 b/w illus.
2004 Yale University Press, New Haven, CT
Hardbound with dustjacket, 9¼" x 7½", text in English.
This riveting book retraces, on the eve of the birth of Surrealism in 1924, the secret journey made by an extraordinary menage a trois: Max Ernst, Paul Eluard, and Eluard’s wife Gala. McNab unravels the story of Ernst’s love affair with Gala, Eluard’s disappearance, Ernst and Gala’s pursuit of him, their meeting in Saigon, where the love triangle came apart.  ISBN: 0300104316
Condition: as new
$32.00
[Surrealism]   Dada & Surrealism - 2004 Softbound Monograph Dada & Surrealism
448pp. 183 color & 48 b/w illus., softbound with illustrated wraps, 8¾" x 6¼" (22.2 x 15.9 cm.), text in English.
2004 Phaidon Press, London/NY
Stimulating introductory survey tracing the origins and development of these two roughly parallel revolutionary twentieth-century art movements, exploring the full range of artistic production, including film, photography, collage, painting, graphics and object making.  ISBN: 0714832618
Condition: as new with unobtrusive remainder stripe on text block
$19.95
[Surrealism]   Surrealism USA - 2005 Exhibition Catalog Surrealism USA
192pp. 118 color, 68 b/w illus., hardbound with dustjacket, 12" x 9¾" (30.5 x 24.8 cm.), text in English.
2005 Hatje Cantz Publishers, Germany
This catalog of an exhibition traces the history of the Surrealist movement in the USA from the 1930s to the 1950s. Chronicling the wide influence of Dali on American art, American artists including Joseph Cornell, Peter Blume, Kay Sage, Dorothea Tanning, Leon Kelly, and Charles Rain are brought together with Europeans in exile during WWII, including Dali, Tanguy, Masson, and Ernst. Essay by Michael Duncan.  ISBN: 377571524X
Condition: as new
$40.00
[Surrealism]   Surrealism and its Affinities 2007 catalog Surrealism and its Affinities 2007
24pp. 31 color and b/w illus.
2007 Gallery of Surrealism, New York
Softbound, 11" x 8½", text in English, limited edition of 1000 copies.
Published to accompany the exhibition and sale held Jan - Apr, 2007.  28 artworks illustrated and fully described, including Berman, Breton, Calder, Carrington, Coutaud, Dali, Fini, Leon Kelly, Labisse, Lepri, Lana Lucas, Matta, Molinier, Benjamin Peret, Robert Rius, Kay Sage, Schuchardt, Tanguy, Tanning, Tchelitchew, and Remedios Varo.
Condition: as new
$24.00
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Tanning, Dorothea   Dorothea Tanning - Between Lives - 2001 autobiography Between Lives: An Artist and Her World
378pp. 74 b/w illus., hardbound with dustjacket, text in English.
2001, Norton & Co., New York
Well written, highly interesting autobiographical memoir.  An expansion of the artist's previous work Birthday.   ISBN: 0393050408
Condition: as new
$24.00
Tanning, Dorothea   Dorothea Tanning - Between Lives - Advance Reading Copy - 2001 autobiography Between Lives: An Artist and Her World - ADVANCE READING COPY
398pp. 69 b/w illus., softbound, text in English.
2001, Norton & Co., New York
Advance Reading Copy - marked NOT FOR SALE.  A rare advance copy of the well written, highly interesting autobiographical memoir.  An expansion of the artist's previous work Birthday.   ISBN: 0393050408
Condition: as new
$35.00
Tchelitchew, Pavel   Pavel Tchelitchew - Museum of Modern Art - 1942 Museum Retrospective catalog Tchelitchew: Paintings - Drawings
James Thrall Soby, 100pp. 2 color, over 80 b/w illus.  Softbound, text in English.
1942, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Catalog of the major retrospective held in 1942 at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.   Chronology, excellent biographical essay, checklist indexing 77 paintings - 101 drawings and mixed media works - 38 theatrical works, exhibitions, bibliography.
Condition: cover faded near edges, otherwise near fine
$35.00
Tchelitchew, Pavel   Pavel Tchelitchew - Tchelitchew Drawings - 1947 monograph Tchelitchew Drawings
Lincoln Kirstein, 72pp. 48 b/w illus.  Hardbound first edition with dustjacket, text in English.
1947, H. Bittner & Co., New York
Excellent volume with many works not illustrated elsewhere.  Includes essay On Drawing, biographical notes, index with descriptive notes to 48 drawings.
Condition: dustjacket with some toning and staining, otherwise near fine
$47.50
Tchelitchew, Pavel   Pavel Tchelitchew - Gallery of Modern Art - 1964 Retrospective catalog Pavel Tchelitchew 1964 Retrospective
69pp. 42 b/w illus.  Softbound, text in English.
1964, Gallery of Modern Art, New York
Catalog of the major retrospective held in 1964 at the Gallery of Modern Art, New York.   Essay by Lincoln Kirstein, chronology by Parker Tyler, bibliography, index to the 332 artworks in the exhibition.
Condition: as new
$25.00
Tchelitchew, Pavel   Pavel Tchelitchew - The Divine Comedy of Pavel Tchelitchew - 1967 biography The Divine Comedy of Pavel Tchelitchew
Parker Tyler, 504pp. 6 color, 120 b/w illus.  Hardbound with dustjacket, text in English.
1967, Fleet Publishing, New York
Interesting biography of the artist by his long time friend.  Includes color fold out reproductions of Phenomena and Hide and Seek.  This copy with additional inscriptions, reproductions, articles, etc. attached to the interior by a previous owner.  ISBN: 0830300201
Condition: some underlining and stray marks, otherwise VG+ in VG dustjacket (slight losses and chips)
$37.00
Tchelitchew, Pavel   Pavel Tchelitchew - Nature Transformed - 1993 exhibition catalog Pavel Tchelitchev: Nature Transformed
32pp. 36 color, 1 b/w illus.  Softbound, text in English.
1993, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Catalog of the exhibition held Apr 03-May 29, 1993.  Includes interview with Charles Henri Ford, selected museum collections, selected exhibitions, index to 44 works.
Condition: as new
$20.00
Tchelitchew, Pavel   Pavel Tchelitchew - Tchelitchev - 1994 monograph by Lincoln Kirstein Tchelitchev
Lincoln Kirstein, 180pp. 48 color, 24 duotone illus.  Hardbound with dustjacket, text in English.
1994, Twelvetrees Press, New Mexico
First edition limited to 3000 copies of the most important monograph yet published on this artist.  ISBN: 0942642406
Condition: as new
$45.00
Tchelitchew, Pavel   Pavel Tchelitchew - Tchelitchev - 1994 monograph by Lincoln Kirstein Tchelitchev
Lincoln Kirstein, 180pp. 48 color, 24 duotone illus.  Hardbound with dustjacket, text in English.
1994, Twelvetrees Press, New Mexico
First edition limited to 3000 copies of the most important monograph yet published on this artist.  ISBN: 0942642406
As above and hand signed in ink by author Lincoln Kirstein
Condition: as new
$145.00
Tchelitchew, Pavel   Pavel Tchelitchew - 1998 Katonah Museum Retrospective catalog Pavel Tchelitchew: The Landscape of the Body
56pp. 27 color, 9 b/w illus.  Hardbound with illustrated wraps, text in English.
1998, Katonah Museum of Art, New York
First edition limited to 2000 copies of this superb catalog of the major retrospective held Jun 14-Sep 06, 1998 at the Katonah Museum of Art, New York.  Includes fold out color reproduction of Phenomena with image key, essay by Michael Duncan, checklist, chronology, and selected bibliography.  ISBN: 091517149X
Condition: as new
$27.50
Tchelitchew, Pavel   Eugene Berman - Pavel Tchelitchew: Neo-Romantic Master Works from the 1930's & 1940's - 2005 Exhibition Catalog Eugene Berman - Pavel Tchelitchew: Neo-Romantic Master Works from the 1930's & 1940's
24pp., 24 color illus., softbound
2005, Gallery of Surrealism, New York
Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at Chicago Contemporary & Classic Art Fair, April-May, 2005 and The National Arts Club, New York, May 2005.  Limited edition of 1000 copies.  Includes several works not illustrated elsewhere.
Condition: as new
$24.00
Tchelitchew, Pavel   Pavel Tchelitchew 2006 exhibition catalog Pavel Tchelitchew  1898-1957
172pp. 107 color, 25 b/w illus.
2006, Petronius, St. Petersburg
Softbound with illustrated wraps, text in Russian and English.  First edition
Catalog to the major exhibition (the first in Russia!) held in Moscow, Nov 19, 2006 - Jan 31, 2007, with many major works along with some not illustrated elsewhere.  Includes essays, checklist, chronology, and selected bibliography.   ISBN: 5934220276
Condition: as new
$75.00
Toyen
(Marie Cerminova)
 
Toyen - 1974 monograph Toyen
71pp., 42 color, 47 b/w illus., hardbound with dustjacket
1974, Filipacchi, Paris
Text in French.  Good general monograph from the series La Septieme Face du De.   Well illustrated, includes biography, bibliography.  ISBN:  2850180351
Condition: new copy, dust jacket with light wear
$45.00
Toyen
(Marie Cerminova)
 
Toyen - L'Univers de TOYEN - 2003 exhibition catalog L'Univers de TOYEN
45pp., 40 color illus., softbound with illustrated wraps
2003, Galerie Le Minotaure, Paris
Catalog to the exhibition held Oct-Nov, 2003 of rarely seen collages and assemblages created by Toyen circa 1960-1970.
Condition: as new
$35.00
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Varo, Remedios Remedios Varo book The Magic of Remedios Varo
151pp.  90 color, 4 b/w illus.
Second edition, 2006, Giles Ltd., London
Softbound, bilingual text in English and Spanish, published to accompany exhibition held Feb 10-May 29, 2000 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
Includes exhibition checklist, biographical sketch, bibliography.   ISBN: 1904832318
Condition: as new
$25.00

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