Stempelboek / Book of stamps, 1975
30 x 21 x 2 cm
edition 51 + 39 HC
published by Brummense uitgeverij van Luxe Werkjes / Jan Brand, Arnhem – Peter van Beveren, Middelburg
not available
This artists book with hand made stamps has been made in co-operation with the Kunstinformatiecentrum in Middelburg run by Peter van Beveren. Some of the 34 contributions are signed a.o. Tim Ulrichs, Marten Hendriks, Hans Werner Kalkman, Robert Jacks, Ken Friedman, Klaus Groh, Uwe Kreutzfeld, John Armleder, Ben Sleeuwenhoek, Endre Tot and Woody van Amen. A few pages are slightly wrinkled due to the technique of stamping.
SIGMAR POLKE, Mu nieltnam netorruprup, 1975
21 x 15 cm
offset, 160 pp. with 101 ill.
published by Kunsthalle zu Kiel / Schleswig-Holsteinischer Kunstverein, Kiel 1975
German language
condition excellent, although small scuffing on cover
€ 200,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace EU registered mail, Margin Scheme
inv.SPol 000-pr
During the 1970s Sigmar Polke travelled extensively, concentrating heavily on photography as a medium. Both in painting and printing his work often has an experimental attitude. This book is half catalogue with a list of 31 prints and half artist’s book which in the second part shows a series of 101 printed photos about dog/bear fights, men from the Far East gathering and smoking in contrast to photos of Hell’s Angels, police and rich people in the West. This chapter called Mu nieltnam netorruprup is equal to the title of print number 31 in the list of works in the first part of the book.
History of prices:
Antiquariat Querido, Düsseldorf, Germany May 2024 € 120,-
Antiquariat Reinhold Pabel, Hamburg, Germany February 2024 € 240,-
Specific Object/David Platzker, New York, USA May 2022 US$ 400.-
Artecontemporanea.com, Milan, Italy € 300,- February 2021
JOHN ARMLEDER, Niente, purtroppo!, 1975
20,8 x 14,6 cm
SC, 20 pp.
edition 650 + 50 signed
here not signed
published by Edition Galerie Gaëtan and Écart publications, Geneva, Switzerland
condition: fine, although slightly yellowed on spine
€ 140,- plus € 15,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.JMA 279-pr
On top of the edition of 650 an extra 50 copies are signed, i.e. 10 signed, dated and numbered I – X by the artist and participants, incl. original documents and 40 signed, dated and numbered 1 – 40.
History of prices:
Julia J Agius, Geneva, Switzerland, March 2023 SFr 170,-
Laurence McGilvery, La Jolla, CA, USA, 7 July 2022 US$ 150.-
Anartist, New York, USA, 7 July 2022 US$ 100.-
TAKAKO SAITO, To my friends, n.d. [1974]
20,3 x 15,2 cm
book in hand-dyed slip case
Japanese bound, handwritten title and name, xerox printing, various color pencils, gouache, collages tipped-in miniature mini-books
series of very small hand made edition
signed
published by Beau Geste Press, Devon, England mint, hand made extremely rare in this condition
€ 1.450,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace EU registered mail
inv.TSai 000-pr
In the mid-seventies Takako Saito commemorates her days in Devon. The main part is called “My friends” (with drawings of cattle and cats) and another part is described as “Days in Devon” that exists of a separate booklet with drawings, pasted in de back, 28 pages, small leporello and tipped-in miniature books.
Although Fondazione Bonotto mentions an edition of 120, it is extremely difficult to find a copy of this elaborated artist’s book.
SOL LEWITT, Incomplete Open Cubes, 1974
20,5 x 20,5 cm
artists book, offset, SC, 264 pp. (not paginated), 253 black & white illustrations
1st print
published by John Weber Gallery, New York 1974
used, nevertheless in very good condition
€ 680,- plus € 18,- Track & Trace EU registered mail
Published in conjunction with a 1974 John Weber Gallery exhibition, “Incomplete Open Cubes” is Sol LeWitt’s typically rigorous artist’s book that delineates each of the permutations of three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten and eleven part open cube sculpture and drawings.
KRISTJÁN GUDMUNDSSON, Circles, 1973
20,7 x 20,7 cm
artist’s book, 3 pp., cardboard covers
limited edition 500
published by Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
excellent condition
€ 125,- plus € 12,- registered mail
inv.KG 654
The first page in the book ‘Circles’ of Kristján Gudmundsson is made of thin paper, the next page is of a heavier kind and the third page is the thickest. On each page circles in water are depicted that were caused by a stone thrown into the water. As is stated in the book the weight of each thrown stone is equal to the weight of each individual page. The result of the consequently different circles are depicted on each page. Definitively a sculptural book.
History of prices:
Art Book, Stadskanaal, Netherlands December 2024 € 110,-
FTN Books, The Hague, Netherlands April 2024 € 140,-
MARIA LASSNIG, Animation, 1973
29 x 21 cm
plastic transparent cover, ring binding
6 pp. with individual animation drawings
published by Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck, Austria
splendid condition; hardly aged extremely rare
€ 500,- plus € 15,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv. MLas 544
Maureen Furniss: ‘Maria Lassnig’s animation is consistent with the larger body of feminist production appearing internationally, beginning just when she was creating her early work – focussing on domestic spaces and literally giving an authentic face to female experience.’
During the seventies Maria Lassnig produced her own films Encounter (1970), Chairs (1970), Shapes (1972), Palmistry (1974) a.o. These works refer to observations of the body or what she called the ‘bodily consciousness’. The latter is typically shown on the pages of this remarkable artist’s book.
The artist’s book ‘Animation’ contains 6 images related to animation techniques, incl. one page with an artist’s biography.
page 2
page 3
History of price:
Antiquariat Uebue, Zurich, Switzerland November 2023 € 533,-
KRISTJAN GUDMUNDSSON, Nidur / Down, 1972
26,4 x 27,2 x 2,2 cm
offset, SC, book object, hand bound by the artist
edition 150, of which very few handmade by the artist signed, numbered
condition: excellent, although aged, some traces of use on couver extremely rare
published by Silver Press, Reykjavik / Amsterdam, 1972
Collection Kees van Gelder, Amsterdam
p.o.r.
inv.KG 000-pr
‘Nidur / Down’ is an object book a hand bound by Kristjan Gudmundsson who produced several of these books in Daniel Stalpertstraat, Amsterdam, in the seventies. It is a book about the ‘Highest point of land’ and the ‘Lowest point of sea’ containing many parallel horizontal lines on each page. The total amount of lines are equal to the distance of the highest point on earth and the deepest point in sea.
The production of this self published book by Silver Press – a publishing house founded by the artist – was very laborious and no more than ‘circa 30-50’ [sic] copies were hand bound, as stated by the artist. (Probably much less have been made). In 1982 Ottenhausen Verlag in Aachen / Munich, Germany, took over the project and published a limited edition of 100 copies. KvG
History of price:
Zwiggelaar Auctions, Amsterdam 8 December 2023 € 2.600,- (hammer price)
Lesbian Dream Press, 1971
ca 24,5 x 17 cm
12 pp.
paper collage, typed written texts on cover; recto and verso, book block of empty pages
dummy for issue # 6
published by Jón Gunnar Árnason, Reykjavik, Iceland
inv.SG 000-pr
This issue number 6 was handed out to Sigurdur Gudmundsson with machine types instructions on the back of the cover on how to participate with a contribution to the magazine. A handwritten text reads: Þessi bók er fyrir Sig Gu∂mundson (trans. ‘This book is for Sig Gudmundsson’).
BRUCE NAUMAN, LA AIR, 1970
30,5 x 30,5 cm
stapled book note: signed in print
edition 1200
published by Multiples, Inc., New York, USA
very fine – excellent copy, with only light bump at left top corner, light scuffing on backside couver
€ 600,- plus € 18,- Track & Trace registered mail
First and only edition of this photographic record of air quality, with ten full-page images in colour depicting Southern California light passing through the smog of Los Angeles. The artist’s signature is printed on the rear.
History of prices:
Studio Bruno Tonini, Lombardia, Italy May 2025 € 700,-
Specific Object, New York, USA July 2023 US$ 800.-
eBay-moplen2003, Sankt Augustin, Germany 1 July 2020 € 550,-
Piasa, Paris, France 2 December 2015 € 877,- (hammer price)
Bauman Rare Books, New York, USA May 2013 US$ 1,500.-
