Cultured Oyster Books

109. [Newman, Barnett] BARNETT NEWMAN A SELECTION 1946-1952. New York:
French and Company, Inc., 1959. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. A 12-page
exhibition catalog for one of Barnett Newman’s early New York shows. There are 3
paintings reproduced in color, including a double-page of Cathedra (1951,) and one fullpage
monochrome drawing. One of the paintings, Onement #1 (1948,) is also shown on
the front wrapper. There is a 2-page essay on Newman’s work by Clement Greenberg as
well as a short poem, On Certain Wits, by Howard Nemerov. $125.00
110. [Piene, Otto] OTTO PIENE. Stuttgart: Galerie Muller, 1963. Near fine in
illustrated wrappers in color. An eight-page catalog for Piene’s exhibit at the Galerie
Muller in March-April of 1963 There are six color reproductions of his work, an artistic
statement beginning “Die Kraft, die die Rasterbilder wirken läßt, ist das Licht . . .”, and a
brief biographical and exhibition history on the inside rear wrapper. $45.00
In the rare dust jacket
111. Rackham, Arthur. THE ARTHUR RACKHAM FAIRY BOOK A BOOK OF OLD
FAVOURITES WITH NEW ILLUSTRATIONS. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, (1933.) An
about-fine copy in decorated red cloth, in a very good example of the rare dust jacket
which has served to protect the vibrant illustrations on the front panel and spine of the
book. The white dust jacket illustrations, in red and dark blue, are identical to those on
the cloth but inverse in color. There is a color frontispiece and seven other full-page
color illustrations along with many black & white illustrations in the text. The text itself
is crisp and unmarked and partially unopened. The upper edge of the cloth is slightly
worn and there is shallow chipping along the upper edge of the dust jacket front panel
and spine, which is also slightly darkened. A superb production containing 23 familiar
stories. $1,000.00
112. [Rauschenberg, Robert] SIGNED ‘FLAG’ OR BANNER. Bufffalo: Albright-
Knox Art Gallery, 1977. A gold-colored square cotton ‘flag’ or banner, measuring 14-3/4
x 14-3/4 inches, printed in red across the diagonal: “Robert Rauschenberg / Albright-
Knox / September 24, 1977” and given as a memento for guests at “An Evening for
Robert Rauschenberg” sponsored by the Members’ Council of the Albright-Knox Art
Gallery, Saturday, September 24, 1977, on the occasion of the opening of a
Rauschenberg retrospective exhibition at the Gallery. This banner is signed on the
diagonal, “Bob Rauschenberg” in blue ink just above his name. Included is a 4-page
printed announcement for the event, also in red on a gold background, along with an
amateur color photograph of Rauschenberg signing a book at the event. In good
condition, folded in fours, and suitable for framing. $200.00
113. [Rauschenberg, Robert] ROCI. RAUSCHENBERG OVERSEAS CULTURE
INTERCHANGE. National Gallery of Art, Washington and Munich: Prestel Verlag, 1991.
Edited and with an Introduction by Jack Cowart. Foreword by J. Carter Brown. Fine in a
fine dust jacket. $75.00
114. [Schnabel, Julian] JULIAN SCHNABEL WORKS ON PAPER 1976-1992.
Interview by Francesco Clemente. New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 1993. Fine in
plain white wrappers with a like dust jacket illustrated in color on the front and rear
panels. $75.00