Al Held: The Paintings, Barbara Rose, 2001, Exhibition Catalog, Near Fine

Al Held: The Paintings
Author:
Barbara Rose (Curator) et al.
Publisher:
Pillsbury Peters Fine Art and Gerald Peters Gallery
Release Date:
2001
Seller Category:
ART EXHIBIT CATALOGS
Qty Available:
1
Condition:
Used: Excellent
Sku: 00755
Notes: Near Fine, oblong 8vo, 8 1/2" x 9 1/2." Multicolored pictorial paper wrappers with staple binding. No lettering to spine. Covers have minuscule bumping to edges and tips and a small wrinkle at bottom edge of back cover, else pristine and intact, binding tight. Pages have minuscule bumping to tips, else pristine and intact. 44 pp., including illustrations. Published on the occasion of an exhibition, _Al Held: Large-scale Watercolor Paintings_. A presentation of beautiful monumental watercolors by Al Held (1928-2005), an American painter associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement. In these paintings, abstraction in the form of geometric and organic shapes ambiguously dot open spaces as perspective techniques draw viewers in for an immersive, trompe l'oeil experience. Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.