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Price: US$108.17 + shipping
Description: 28 Seiten in englischer Sprache, 19 s/w Textabbildungen, farbig illustrierter Original-Umschlag ca. 18 × 20.5 cm (= Original-Lithographie - siehe Abbildung 1 Vorder-und Rückseite), eine weitere farbige Original-Lithographie in 4 Segmenten (siehe Abbildung 4), Klammer der oberen Klammerheftung hier mit minimaler Rostspur - siehe Abbildung), vordere Umschlagseiten dieser Lithographie siehe Abbildung 3, sonst kaum Gebrauchsspuren, sehr schönes Exemplar Text der letzten Seite:"The cover and center insert are original Iithographs specially engraved for this catalog by Joan Miró and printed in France from the original stones by Mourlot Freres. Sprache: eng
Seller: Libro-Colonia (Preise inkl. MwSt.), Köln, NRW, Germany
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Description: Softcover staple bound with original lithographs by Miro on cover and folding page at center of book, 28 pages, very good condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks.
Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$143.64 + shipping
Description: in-8, agrafé, couv. illustrée, (24) p., reproductions en noir, 3 lithographies originales en couleurs dépliantes tirées par Mourlot (dont les couvertures). Edition originale. Petite brunissure en marge de l'une des lithographies, sinon en très bon état. Cramer, 38.
Seller: Librairie Vignes Online, Paris, France
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: np (32pp), profusely illustrated in b&w with two color lithographs. With an exhibition checklist. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the charming catalogue published in conjunction with a 1956 exhibition of twenty five collaborative ceramic sculptures by the Catalonian masters Joan Miro and Josep Llorens i Artigas held at Miro's longtime New York gallery, Pierre Matisse. It features a lithograph in colors that wraps around both covers along with a gatefold two sided color lithograph - both printed by Mourlot Freres - bound in, as issued. The black and white photographs are by Sabine Weiss, and the text is a transcribed interview with Miro and Artigas by Rosamond Bernier that first appeared in "The Selective Eye". A handsome example (entry number thirty-eight in Patrick Cramer's "Joan Mirò: The Illustrated Books - Catalogue Raisonné") showing some mild insect damage along the edges of the textblock. It has been priced accordingly.
Seller: Arcana: Books on the Arts, Culver City, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$165.73 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Publié à l'occasion de l'exposition présentée par la Pierre Matisse Gallery de New York, en décembre 1956. La couverture et l'encart dépliant (5 créations) ont été gravés spécialement pour ce catalogue par Joan MIRÓ et imprimés en lithographie par l'atelier des Frères Mourlot en France. Dix-neuf sculptures en céramique reproduites en noir et blanc dont dix sont à pleine page. Signalons deux photographies de Sabine WEISS. - New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1956, 17,6 x 20,4cm, plaquette agrafée, couverture illustrée (lithographie), non paginé (24 pages). TEXTE EN ANGLAIS
Seller: Librairie Couleur du Temps, Paris, France
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Joan Miro & Joan Gardy Artigas. New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery of New York, 1956. Sculpture in Ceramic by Miro and Artigas was published in December 1956 by the Pierre Matisse Gallery of New York. The book is a catalog published for a 1956 exhibition of 25 ceramic sculptures by Miro and Artigas at the Matisse Gallery. The book, which measures approximately 7 x 8 inches, contains 24 pages plus a 4-panel central insert. The book is bound in paper covers. The cover and central insert are original lithographs specially engraved for this catalog by Joan Miró and printed in color from the original stones by Mourlot Freres. The cover lithograph wraps around both covers, and the central insert lithographs are printed on both sides of the sheets. The text is taken from Rosamond Bernier's interview with Miro and Artigas as it appeared in The Selective Eye, 1956/57 under the title "Miro the Ceramist". Black and white photos of Miro and Artigas at work as well as photos of 19 of the 25 items in the exhibition are by Sabine Weis. The book is a First Edition in "very good" to "near fine" condition. The illustrations above show: - The cover lithograph, wrapped around both front and rear covers - The Title page - A photo of Miro and Artigas at work -A typical page of text and exhibit item - One section of the central insert lithograph Joan Miró i Ferrà ( 20 April 1893 - 25 December 1983) was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramist born in Barcelona. Professionally, he was simply known as Joan Miró. Earning international acclaim, his work has been interpreted as Surrealism but with a personal style, sometimes also veering into Fauvism and Expressionism. He was notable for his interest in the unconscious or the subconscious mind, reflected in his re-creation of the childlike. His difficult-to-classify works also had a manifestation of Catalan pride. In numerous interviews dating from the 1930s onwards, Miró expressed contempt for conventional painting methods as a way of supporting bourgeois society, and declared an "assassination of painting" in favour of upsetting the visual elements of established painting. [Wikipedia] Josep Llorens i Artigas (16 June 1892 - 11 December 1980) was a Spanish ceramic artist known for his collaboration with Joan Miró. He is credited with relaunching ceramics as a European art form. In 1953 Miró and Artigas worked at Artigas's studio in Gallifa near Barcelona. There they created "firestones" which they exhibited under their joint names including in 1956 a joint exhibition in New York. The following year the two worked on a mural for the UNESCO headquarters and for the University of Harvard? It was Artigas's role to render Miro's designs into the 585 ceramics plates. The tiles that made up the two murals for the UNESCO building were created in Gallifa and Miro supervised their installation in Paris. The murals are called "The Wall of the Sun" and "The Wall of the Moon". They were originally displayed outside but they are now contained within a building built to preserve them. Miro was to win a Guggenheim Prize for one of the murals in 1958. The two worked together until Artigas's failing health meant that his son, Joan Gardy Artigas, took over his role. [Wikipedia]
Seller: Pages For Sages, Beachwood, OH, U.S.A.
[Joan MIRO].. Sculpture in ceramic by Miro and Artigas.. Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1956.
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Condition: As New
Description: New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1956, agrafé sous couverture illustrée, non paginé (28 pp.), (20,4 x 17,9 cm). Exposition décembre 1956. La couverture (20,4 x 35,8 cm) et l'insert central (quatre volets dépliants imprimés recto et verso - 20,4 x 71,6 cm) sont des lithographies spécialement réalisées pour ce catalogue par Joan Miro et imprimées par Mourlot frères. 19 illustrations in-textes en noir et blanc. 2 photographies de Miro et Artigas au travail. Entretien des artistes avec Rosamond Bernier (in english). Catalogue de l'édition originale (Original edition - not a reprint). Etat neuf / As new (envoi recommandé sous emballage cartonné).
Seller: Librairie-Galerie Dorbes Tobeart, PARIS, France
Price: US$187.83 + shipping
Description: 20,3:17,8 cm. 24 unpag. S., (25 Nrn.) reich illustriert und einer zweifach ausklappbaren Tafel mit farb. Orig-Lithographie. OKt. Vor-und ru?ckseitig mit farbiger Orig.-Lithographie. Enthält ein Interview zwischen Miro und R. Bernier. With Original Lithographs on cover and the 4 panel center insert. Original lithographs on each side of insert. VERSAND ERFOLGT NUR MIT SENDUNGSNACHWEIS. SHIPMENT ONLY WITH TRACKING NUMBER!
Seller: M + R Fricke, Berlin, B, Germany
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 24 pages of text plus a four section double-sided fold-out lithograph centerfold by Miro, and the lithographed covers printed by Mourlot Freres. Contains text in the form of an interview by Rosamond Bernier. Illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs by Sabine Weiss. Minimal shelfwear; near fine condition. Protected in custom fitted archival mylar. First edition.
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$215.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: [24] pp. Illustrations, portraits. Small squarish 8vo. Staplebound wraps. Book Condition: Fine. Virtually as-new. A very sharp copy of a fantastic piece. From the colophon: "The cover and insert are original lithographs specially engraved for this catalog by Joan Miro and printed in France from the original stones by Mourlot Freres." The insert consists of 4 panels printed on both sides (for a total of 8 panels). A striking catalog produced to accompany the December 1956 exhibition of Miro's (working with Artigas) ceramic sculptures. The catalog features B&W photographic illustrations of the sculptures, as well as portraits of Miro and Artigas at work in studio. The text is a reprinting of an interview, first published in The Selective Eye under the title "Miro the Ceramist", conducted by Rosamond Bernier (the editor of L'Oeil.) From the colophon: "The cover and insert are original lithographs specially engraved for this catalog by Joan Miro and printed in France from the original stones by Mourlot Freres." The insert consists of 4 panels printed on both sides. Note the confluence of pictorial elements in the panels of the recto and verso of the insert in this exhibition catalog and the full sized (23" x 30") lithograph entitled "Les Oiseaux" (The Birds) (Mourlot 241). "Les Oiseaux" was also published in 1956, in a limited edition of 75, by Gallerie Maught; we'd imagine prior to Pierre Matisse Gallery publication of this catalog. Also, the cover title of this 1956 catalog "Miro and Artigas Terres de Grand Feu" (literally: Miro and Artigas Land of Great Fire), is also the title used for the limited edition lithographic poster advertising this exhibition in France, as well as the exhibition catalog for that show. Issue #139-140 of Derriere le Miroir shares this title also. And finally, the exhibition catalog for the Pierre Matisse Gallery's next to last exhibition ever of Miro's work (the 1985 exhibition of ceramic sculptures by Matisse and Artigas) has both the same title (on the cover and officially) and the same actual cover art (in facsimile however) as this catalog's. Matisse held the first show of Miro's work at his gallery in 1932. The 1985 show with the same title was the 36th exhibition of Miro's work that Matisse mounted at his gallery. The 37 times Matisse showed Miro's work at his gallery were far more shows than he held for any of the other artists he represented by a factor of 2 at least. Source: Griswold, William. "Pierre Matisse and his artists" as related in Sofia Silvia's piece "MIRÓ AND PIERRE MATISSE: 55 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP FOUND IN THE ART & ARTIST FILES" sourced at The Smithsonian Libraries.
Seller: DuBois Rare Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: With two original lithographs by Joan Miró: Cover and fold-out plate. Wraps. 28 pp. Cramer, no. 38. Mourlot, nos. 171 and 172.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
BERNIER (Rosamond), ARTIGAS (Joan Gardy).. Miró-Artigas, Terres de grand feu.. , 1956.
Price: US$318.21 + shipping
Description: New-York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Mourlot, 1956, in-8, broché, couverture noire lithographiée. Catalogue de la Galerie Pierre Matisse, à New-York, présentant, en 1956, les sculptures en céramiques de Miró et Artigas. Les couvertures et la planche centrale triptyque dépliante ont été lithographiées par Mourlot. Livre
Seller: Librairie Chretien, PARIS, France
BERNIER (Rosamond), ARTIGAS (Joan Gardy).. Miró-Artigas, Terres de grand feu.. , 1956.
Price: US$318.21 + shipping
Description: New-York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Mourlot, 1956, in-8, broché, couverture noire lithographiée. Catalogue de la Galerie Pierre Matisse, à New-York, présentant, en 1956, les sculptures en céramiques de Miró et Artigas. Les couvertures et la planche centrale triptyque dépliante ont été lithographiées par Mourlot. Livre
Seller: Librairie Chretien, PARIS, France