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AUF DER SPUR VON COBRA. 1998.

paul robertson — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 18:18:34 +0000

Berlin: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 1998 21 x 10cm, 12pp (single folded sheet). Exhibition handout/brochure for an exhibition of abstract and expressionist paintings from the Otto Van de Loo collection. Twelve works reproduced in colour by Appel, Constant, Vostell, Jorn, Dubuffet, Tapies, Rainier, Alechinsky, Zimmer, Sturm and others with a text in German. VG+.

AQUARELLES GRAVURES SCULPTURES. 1972.

paul robertson — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:01:24 +0000

Paris: Galerie Daniel Gervis, 1972 16.5 x 20cm, 4pp announcement card for a show of watercolours, etchings and sculptures by Constant. One painting in colour reproduced full sheet internally. VG+.

ANTI AUTORITAIRE OPPOSITIE NU EEN KONGRESS TE APPELSCHEA (FR) OP 16 & 17 MEI 1970. 1970.

paul robertson — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 14:52:01 +0000

Appelscha: Kabouter Kongres Nu Anti Autoritaire Oppositie, 1970 30 x22cm, outer printed wrap around folder content of 15 differnet documents assembled from organisations and individuals taking part in the major two-day "anti-authoritarian" Kaboutier conference in Appelscha. There are contributions from Dolle MIna 2pp stapled mimeograph on Anti-Autoritaire Gemeenschapsstukken) Constant Nieuwenhuis (2pp stapled mimeograph explaining the New Babylon concept), an off-print on Communes in Nederlandes, an introduction by Harm Zuidema, 5pp mimeograph "Buten- Parlementaire Oppositie Ofwel van Anarchist tot Christen" by Otto Boetes, De Studentenoppositie en het Anti-Autoritaire Onderwijs by Jan Bervoets, De Quakers Als Anti-Autoritaire Godsdienstige Gemeenschap by Otto Boetes, and an offprint De Opmars der Kabouters is niet een vlucht uit de Maatschappij. All VG+. JOINT: A newspaper clipping from Vrij Nederland from 23 Mei 1970 with a report about the congress. Brouwned but else VG. Together a very scarce Kabouter document about a lesser reported event with contributions from many of the best known left organisations and personalities.

CONSTANT LISANT A TERVUREN…. 1963.

paul robertson — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:12:37 +0000

N.p.: The Genuine Stratocards, n.d. (1963) 14 x 9cm, 2pp. Vintage postcard showing a photograph of the Provo activist, Situationist, Cobra architectural theorist and artist reading a Danish brochure on Scotland and Ireland. VG+. Rare.

SONSBEEK ’58. 1958.

paul robertson — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 14:15:33 +0000

Wageningen: Sonsbeek Festival, 1958 16 x 16cm, Exhibition catalogue for the second sculpture festival that takes place every three years including work by Braque, Constant, Frink, Giocometti, Hepworth, Moore, Paolozzi amongst others. Twenty-four pages of b/w plates of many works and descriptions. VG although internal paper is browned.

REFLEX. ORGAN VAN DE EXPERIMENTELE GROEP IN HOLLAND. NRS. 1 + 2. 1948-49

paul robertson — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 12:09:02 +0000

Amsterdam, Experimentele Groep in Holland, 1948-49

Uniformly 30.5 x 23.5cm, each 6pp + 4 original lithographs - original works in the two issued numbers include Constant Nieuwenhuys, Jan Nicuwenhuys, Karel Appel, Corneille (2) Eugene Brands, Anton Rooskens and Theo Wolvekamp. Covers respectively by Corneille and Jacques Doucet. Nr one has minor binding issues around the staples and water staining over all the pages at bottom right, paper is slightly browned, Nr two has one small paper loss (1 x 1.5cm tear) on right of cover and paper is browned else two very good examples (a complete set) of this rare publication that preceded the recognition/re-forming and renaming of the group as Cobra.

PRICE IS FOR BOTH NUMBERS AS A PAIR