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Willem de Kooning 2 Book Lot. From Nathaniel Tarn Library. Walker Arts+SFMOMA

by Philip Larson and Peter Schjeldahl. et al.

$68 · Offered by eBay

First edition

Titles: Willem de Kooning: Drawings / Sculptures (1974); The Late Paintings, The 1980s (1995) — 2 Volume Set (Nathaniel Tarn Provenance) Publisher: E. P. Dutton / Walker Art Center (1974) & SFMOMA (1995) Format: Softcover Exhibition Catalogs (8vo/4to) Description & Provenance: A complementary pair of exhibition catalogs surveying key phases in the career of Abstract Expressionist master Willem de Kooning: -Willem de Kooning: Drawings / Sculptures (1974) – Stated First Edition. Texts by Philip Larson and Peter Schjeldahl. Published for the Walker Art Center exhibition tour. -Willem de Kooning: The Late Paintings, The 1980s (1995) – Published by SFMOMA in association with Walker Art Center. Features vibrant full-color plates of de Kooning's late-career canvases. Provenance: From the private library of poet, essayist, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn, featuring his custom ex libris sun-motif bookplate affixed inside The Late Paintings. Condition: Very Good+/Near Fine condition overall. Crisp, bright interiors. Covers show light minor shelf wear consistent with age, including a vintage small price sticker on the 1974 cover. Bindings clean and tight. An appealing 2-volume art collection with strong literary provenance.

  • Publisher: Walker Art Center; SFMOMA in association with Walker Art Center
  • Year: 1974
  • Condition: Very Good

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