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MANIFESTATIONS DECENTRALISANTES ET UNIFICATIONS COBRA POUR LE CONTACT. 1950.

paul robertson — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 22:22:48 +0000

Bruxelles: La Louviere, 1950

15 x 11.4cm, 8pp announcement brochure for this series of Cobra related events which we understand never actually took place. Jorn, Dotremont, Alechinsky, Pedersen, Atlan, Constant, Corneille, Svanberg, Bury, Havrenne, and others were all meant to perforim or attend openings. Fine.

6 AFFICHES POUR 1 EXPOSITION. 1976.

paul robertson — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:48:40 +0000

Bruxelles: Le Daily Bul, n.d. (1976) 21 x 9, 6pp black and red on white and gray with tipped on title label - internally there are 6 reproduced posters in b/w - two each from Alechinsky, Bury and Francois. The leaflet offers the works for the some of 150 Belgium francs for unsigned examples, and 3,000 BF for the entire portfolio offered in 90 examples - each signed and numbered. One brown line on the front of the leaflet else VG.

NEW YEAR CARD DESIGNED BY BURY FOR GALLERY MAEGHT. 1969. ORNATE DESIGN.

paul robertson — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:36:07 +0000

Paris: Galerie Maeght, 1969 Outer folder - 22 x 18cm, 4pp with new year greeting internally from Aime Maeght content of a die cut orange envelope with holes in the shape of a Christmas tree which has four internal cards also with die cuts. The internal cards are printed in green and black and when closed the card lloks like it has eyes or possibly baubles. The work can be moved to give a dynamic aspect to the card. Rather beautiful and clever. VG+.

HAND SHOW. 1967. ONE OF 150 SIGNED & NUMBERED BOXES.

paul robertson — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:52:18 +0000

Villingen: Saba Studio Editions, 1967 30 x 24 x 4cm wooden box with a sliding plexiglas cover, content of twenty-five cardboard sheets with silkscreened images of artist's right hands including Robert Filliou, Scott Hyde, Robert Filliou, Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, John Cage, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Pol Bury, Alison Knowles, Robert Watts, Benjamin Paterson, Ay-o, , John Cage, Ray Johnson, Christo, Jasper Johns, Dick Higgins, Emmet Williams, and others. The hands could supposedly be read by a palmist or by an amateus using the plexiglas guide to the various lines. The work followed an exhibition of Hyde's photographs of artists' hands in the windows of Tiffany's (New York). This is one of only 150 examples numbered and signed by Filliou on the colophon. VG+.

FONTAINES DU PALAIS-ROYAL. 1985.

paul robertson — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 20:47:05 +0000

Paris: n.p. (Minestere de la Culture, 1985 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist's postcard showing the title public art work. Photograph on front of the work - verso minimal text. VG+.

DAILY BUL AND CO. 1976.

paul robertson — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:56:56 +0000

Aachen: Neueu Galerie, 1976 30 x 21cm, 4pp plus 30 x 21cm, 2pp insert. Gallery handout for an exhibition of works by artists who were contributors to Bury and Balthazar's Daily Bul grouping. Design seems to be by Bory. Lists contributions by Adami, Baal, Baj, Ben, Bryen, Bury, Calder, Calderara, Castro, Christo, Colinet, De Jong, Erro, Filliou, Heidsieck, Herge, Jannone (sic) - Ioannone, Miro, Meret Oppenheim, Spoerri, Tapies, Titus Carmel, Topor and others.

IRIS TIME NR 5. 1963.

paul robertson — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:23:24 +0000

Paris: Galerie Iris Clert, 1962 Uniformly, 18.4 x 26.1 cm. 4pp. per. B/w photo-documentation. Small tabloid format. The fifth of 46 numbers of the influential and eccentric gallerist's intriguing review. Always noted for her presentations of the newest tendencies on the art market in an unconventional manner, Clert's "Iris Time" serves as both documentation, newsletter, gossip tabloid and catalogue forum for the gallery's artists. And, on every copy, Clert's own image on the masthead posed as a vamp. This number promotes the "Salon D'Avril" which includes work by Arp, Arman, Bury, Copley, Fontana, Golub, Man Ray, Seuphor, Takis, Trouille amongst others. VG+. Scarce.

THE SITUATIONIST TIMES. NR 5. 1964.

paul robertson — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 22:03:52 +0000

Paris, J. De Jong, 1964 28 x 21.7cm, 220pp. (different papers internally). Original offset lithographic wrappers with a dustjacket. The fifth number from six of this English-language periodical created and edited by Jacqueline de Jong as an artistic yet unofficial contribution to the activities of the International Situationists (she had resigned from the group just prior to publishing this journal). Many of the articles follow Jorn's interest in historical Scandinavian art with many images of sculptures and architecture. Contributions from Asgar Jorn, six different texts by Max Bucailles, Pol Bury, Peter Schatt, Jim Ryan, Karl Pelgrom, and others. IIllustrated throughout in b/w. The text block is coming away from the wrappers but this is easly repaired with no long term damage by a re-gluing, else the outer wrappers are a little frayed with a small paper lack on the dustjacket and some chipping near margins and a tear to the dj along the front spinal fold and one former adhesive mark from a price sticker. Internally VG+.

PRESENCE DE L’IMPERCEPTIBLE. PONCTUATIONS DE POL BURY. c. 1960

paul robertson — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 18:49:56 +0000

n.p. (Bruxelles): s.p. (Andre Balthazar),, n.d. (c. 1960)

13 x 16.5cm, 16pp. Card covers. Exhibition catalogue comparing Bury's dynamic works with Luca's later sculptures. 11 b/w images after works and two poetic works (Vers le non-mental. Vers la pure nullite) by Luca. Very scarce. Near fine.

LE DAILY BUL. POQUETTES VOLANTES. 1976.

paul robertson — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 15:25:57 +0000

Bruxelles: Le daily Bul, n.d. (c. 1976) 15 x 10.5cm, 4pp typographic subscription leaflet promoting the later (volume 51 - 60) numbers of the art journal Poquette Volantes. One brown mark on the front else VG.

POL BURY OU LE TEMPS DILATE.

paul robertson — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 15:21:58 +0000

Bruxelles: Paul Legrain, n.d. (1976) 21 x 910cm, 4pp. Publisher's subscription card for a book about Bury by Dorchy, and here with John Lyle's (the British surrealist) rubber tamp impression on the back cover. VG.

LE VELO DE JOSEPH STALINE ET LE CIRCUIT IDEOLOGIQUE. 1976.

paul robertson — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 14:52:58 +0000

Bruxelles: Le Daily Bul, n.d. (1976) 21 x 9cm, 2pp. Announcement card for the title portfolio by Bury with five of the artist's portraits of Stalin reproduced in black on red. VG+.