Revised and updated, this landmark volume presents the complete oil paintings of George Quaintance. An astonishing mixture of art and kitsch, the collection reveals the artist’s erotic fantasies, unique visualization, and painting talent.
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George Quaintance was one of the pioneers of gay art in the 1950s.
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Seller: Versand-Antiquariat Dr. Gregor Gumpert, Berlin, Germany
Softcover. Condition: Gut. George Quaintance (illustrator). 4°. 80 Seiten mit zahlreichen S/W-Abb. (Wiedergaben von Werken des Künstlers), ill. Broschur. - 3. Aufl. - Die Texte des Bandes in englischer Sprache. Mit einer Vorbemerkung des Galeristen und Verlegers Volker Janssen (dieser Text auch in deutscher Übersetzung). Der Band war ursprünglich die Begleitpublikation zu einer Ausstellung von Werken Quaintance' in der Berliner Galerie Janssen. - Der Umschlag leicht berieben und nachgedunkelt, an den Kanten und Ecken stellenweise minimal bestoßen. Der Buchschnitt ringsum geringfügig lagerspurig. Das Papier im Innern an den Seitenrändern schwach nachgedunkelt. Seller Inventory # 001971
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Seller: Oddfellow's Fine Books and Collectables, Topeka, KS, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. George Quaintance (illustrator). Third Printing. Light wear and slight curling to cover corners. Unmarked text in a tight binding. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 80 pages. Seller Inventory # 8825
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Seller: Great Expectations Rare Books, Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. George Quaintance (illustrator). Third Printing. Large quarto paperback bound in color pictorial card covers. 80 pages. Prefatory note about George Quaintance by the editors of Janssen Publishing [reprinted in German on last page] and a one page introductory essay "George Quaintance and his Art" by Tora Lillstrom. Illustrated throughout with black and white nude or semi-clad drawings of men in a neoclassical style. Third printing, the International edition. George Quaintance was an American artist, famous for his "idealized, strongly homo-erotic" depictions of men in mid-20th-century physique magazines and the stylistic and historical context of his art led many to refer to him as a "pioneer of a gay aesthetic". No previous ownership marks. A used but still clean, tight and unmarked copy. Mild slant to spine from shelving and just a hint a curl to fore-edge at bottom. Very good+. Seller Inventory # 021202
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Seller: A Book Preserve/ John A. Crider, Bookseller, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: As New. George Quaintance (illustrator). Like New. Color illustrated card wrappers. 4to. 80pp. Photos & b/w illus. (many full page) + 8 pages of period advertisements. Short bio-background statements by Tora Lillstrom (1956) and Volker Janssen. Also a short text statement by George Quaintance (p. 72). Ships fast with tracking. W05-125-125. Seller Inventory # X11-45T-158
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Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: Very Good. George Quaintance (illustrator). Very Good. book. Seller Inventory # D8S0-3-M-1919901108-4
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