HANNES VAN ES, portrait 1986
17,9 x 12,7 cm
colour photo print
photo: K. van Gelder
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After his works had been installed in GvG (notice the dusty knees of his trousers) on Saturday 10 June 1986 Hannes van Es requested me to take a picture of him under a sculpture named “Vehicle” (1986), made of iroko wood, ivory, gold, silver, resina and lava granite. A small sterling silver crown above the artist’s head was the basic idea of having this photo taken. KvG
VALÉRIE BELIN, Black Women II (Untitled), 2006
41 x 36,5 x 5 cm
colour photo (38 x 34,5 cm) on high gloss paper
includes catalogue in linen bound box
signed, dated, numbered 19/20
edition 20 + 2 AP
published by Steidl Publishers, Göttingen, Germany
mint
rare
€ 1.250,- plus € 24,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
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Valérie Belin’s (1964) photographs objects, such as glasses, silverware, Venetian mirrors, car motors, or animal carcasses. And also portraits. The concept of her method is simple; taking a photograph is a matter of light and exposure, then the subject seems to change of character.
The portrait photograph ‘Black Woman II’ by Valérie Belin shows a young woman with a remarkably smooth face. How is it possible that someone is made up so smoothly. Later I was told that this is the head of a mannequin made up as faithfully as possible as a human being. Every time I look at it I must try hard to see it as a doll with a wig and face paint. Odd. KvG
From brochure ‘When artists form ideas’, 2021, Parts Project, The Hague, Netherlands.
History of price:
eBay-lemutusliber, La Rochelle, France, November 2021 € 4.800,-
SIGURDUR GUDMUNDSSON, Apple, flower, 1973-2000
10,1 x 14,4 cm
vintage colour photo print, press photo
verso: sticker
mint condition
published by Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
€ 250,- plus € 15,- Track & Trace EU registered mail
SIGURDUR GUDMUNDSSON, Composition, 1978-2000
10,1 x 14,4 cm
vintage colour photo print, press photo,
verso: sticker
published by Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
mint condition
€ 250,- plus € 15,- Track & Trace EU registered mail
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HANNES VAN ES, Selfportrait, 1973
23,8 x 17,6 cm
unique vintage photo print
title and year hand written by artist
condition poor; pin holes at four corners, dog’s ears, stains, although splendid condition of print itself
Private collection, Amsterdam
ask for details
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Hannes van Es entitled this photograph as a ‘Selfportrait 1973’ written in the artist’s handwriting. At the back side an ink stamped address shows the name C.W. van Vlijmen, who married ceramist Lies Ram on 27 augustus 1959. Further details about the photographer have not been found.
Photo: Th. K. Johansen
JACQUELINE DE JONG
analogue Kodak photo print, 1988
A6 size
unique colour photo
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During the opening of KunstRai art fair 1988 Jacqueline de Jong visited the booth of Galerie van Gelder. The photo was taken by Thora Johansen and during the decades that passed by the negative got lost, hence a unique print.
SIGURDUR GUDMUNDSSON, Un Mobile, 1979-2000
19 x 15 cm
analogue photo print for press, sticker
published by Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
mint condition
€ 500,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace registered mail
SIGURDUR GUDMUNDSSON, Event, 1975-2000
15 x 19 cm
analogue photo print for press, sticker
published by Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
mint condition
€ 500,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace registered mail
On 13 March 1996 The Independent published “Event” as a cartoonised plagiarism referring to a political situation in Great Britain: ‘Prime Minister, how do you feel about a referendum?’:
GEOFFREY HENDRICKS, Five Found Photos, 1978
15 x 22,2 cm
artist’s book, 5 tipped in photos
edition 600
signed, numbered, here 74/600
published by Printed Editions, New York, USA
condition: splendid, although front cover comes with a hardly detectable vertical bend on the right side
€ 225,- plus € 15,- Track & Trace registered mail
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The artist’s book “Five Found Photos” includes a short text by Geoffrey Hendricks:
‘Last summer in Germany, rummaging through flee markets, I collected some old postcards and photographs. The collection was made casually just picking out what struck my fancy. One night I noticed certain photographs were of same people. Other cards seemed to go together because of similar structural elements. I began to group and regroup the material, pairing images visually, narratively, and numerically, seeing contrasts and similarities of form, subject, location, time, or emotion. Sometimes there were surprises. These five cards are one distillation from this process. They might imply a story, or a dream, perhaps a souvenir of a summer abroad. They are for reflection”
History of prices:
Ecart Books, Geneva, Switzerland, March 2023 SFr 250,-
AbeBooks.fr, May 2020 € 195,- (poor condition)
THE ARCHIVES-Art Information Centre Peter van Beveren, 1981
30,4 x 21,7 cm
artists book, HC, 30 pp., stamp numbered
edition 500, here nr 95/100
signed by all contributors; some stamp signed,
here also signed – only first 100 copies – by Peter van Beveren
inlay with list of artists
condition: more than splendid, hardly discoloured pages, although with a yellowed loose inlay with index,
like in all cases several metal parts by Klaas Gubbels have a finger print patina appearing due to aging
€ 885,- plus € 20,- Track & Trace registered mail
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Peter van Beveren (born in 1952) started in the early 1970’s as conceptual artist, developed his passion for collecting by sending and also acquiring mail art. He initiated and managed The Archives / Art Information Centre and considered this part of his art practice. Later on in the mid eighties he became gallery owner of Galerie Van Beveren in Rotterdam. In 1981 for the Provincial Museum in Hasselt (Belgium) Peter van Beveren assembled contributions of the following artists: Robert Jacks, Woody van Amen, Carl Andre, Joseph Beuys, Marinus Boezem, Christian Boltanski, Daniel Buren, Michel Cardena, Christo, Robin Crozier, Geurt van Dijk, Pieter Engels, Hans Eijkelboom, Ken Friedman, Ad Gerritsen, Klaas Gubbels, Wim Gijzen, Richard Hamilton, Dick Higgins, Tommy Mew, Maurizio Nannucci, Richard Nonas, Arnulf Rainer, Dieter Roth, Yves De Sme, Al Souza, Endre Tot, Timm Ulrichs, Ben Vautier and Wolf Vostell.
This iconic book contains an exuberant amount of various materials and techniques. The first hundred copies are signed by Peter van Beveren.
History of prices:
John Benjamins Antiquariat, Amsterdam December 2022 € 1.500,-
William Allen Words & Image, London, UK November 2022 US$ 913.-
Venduehuis, The Hague, Netherlands 14 April 2022 € 325,- (hammer price)
William Allen Words & Image, London, UK February 2022 US$ 1,045.-
Prentwerk, Groningen, Netherlands February 2022 € 550,-
William Allen Words & Images, London, UK January 2021 € 869,-