Barnett Newman
by Thomas B. Hess
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York : The Museum of Modern Art , 1971. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 11.5" by 10". Barnett Newman . Thomas B. Hess' profusely illustrated work on the American abstract artist, Barnett Newman. An early U.S edition. First published in the U.S by Walker in 1969. In the original publisher's cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and full colour and monochrome vignettes and full page illustrations throughout. With a copy of the 1971 issue of 'ARTnews', an American art magazine based in New York. This work was written by Thomas B. Hess, an American art editor and curator, best known for his work with the art magazine 'ARTnews'. In this work, Hess provides a study on the popular American artist Barnett Newman, one of the leading figures in abstract expressionism and colour field painting. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with bumping to the extremities of the boards. Ink inscription to the front free endpaper. The wrap is excellent with sunning to the spine, closed tears to the extremities, the odd slight mark and edge wear. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 898Z34
- Title
- Barnett Newman
- Author
- Thomas B. Hess
- Illustrator
- Barnett Newman
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 11.5" by 10"
- Keywords
- Barnett Newman Art Illustrated Abstract Art
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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