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GRAPHISCHE BLATTER VON BILDHAUERN DES 20. JAHRHUNDERTS. 1971.

paul robertson — Mon, 16 May 2022 13:17:04 +0000

Krefeld: Kaiser Haus Wilhelm Museum, 1971 30 x 21cm, 2pp announcement card for a group show including works by Jean Arp, Joseph Beuys, Reg Butler, Cesar, Lynn Chadwick, Eduardo Chillida, Alberto Giacometti, Marino Marini, Henry Moore and others. One drawing (Das Paar) in b/w by Giacometti on reverse. This has four die-cut holes for storage in a ring binder as issued by the Museum. VG+.

TROIS NOUVELLES EXEMPLAIRES. 1945.

paul robertson — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 21:17:48 +0000

Paris, Fontaine, 1945

14.5 x 11.5cm, 52pp. Original wrappers. First edition of this French version of this co-operative text as translated from the Spanish by Rita Walter. One of 450 numbered examples. Near fine and partly uncut.

LE TEMPS DE PAPIERS DECHIRES. 1983.

paul robertson — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:52:21 +0000

Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1983

21 x 15cm, 2pp. Announcement card for a museum retrospective of collage and torn paper works. Recto a b/w design by Arp. Fine.

HISTOIRE NATURELLE DESSINS INEDITS. 1956.

paul robertson — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:27:36 +0000

Paris: Berggruen, 1956

22 x 11.8 cm, 24pp. card covers. Exhibition catalogue with 19 works taken from the artist's book (jointly produce with Jean Arp) in 1926. The works which are all frottages are reproduced in duotone all full page. Short text by Ernst. VG apart from some minor rubbing and marks to wrappers.=

LA SPHERE DE SABLE. 1943. ILLUSTRATIONS DE JEAN ARP. ONE OF 176 COPIES

paul robertson — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:46:24 +0000

Paris: Aux depens de Robert-J. Godet, 'Collection pour mes amis', 1943

20 x 16cm, 28pp. 16 b/w woodcut textual illustrations by Jean Arp. Unbound signatures laid into green printed paper folio. First edition of this excellent wartime Surrealist collaboration. Composed of poetic texts by Hugnet, as illustrated by Arp. One of 176 numbered examples on pur fil, apart from the 'du tete' of 23 (total issue). A fine example of this attractive and scarce livre d'artiste.