Swiss artist Rudolf de Crignis (1948-2006) began his career in video, photography and performance art. In 1985, a studio fellowship in New York introduced the artist to the work of American minimalist painters such as Robert Ryman, Ad Reinhardt, Agnes Martin and Barnett Newman, precipitating his shift to painting. De Crignis began by making paintings that at first appear to be a single hue, but which were actually begun as a finely worked, layered, white gesso surface. This substantial volume is the first to present a thorough overview of Crignis' austere and meditative work.
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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 227 pages. Monograph on Swiss born artist Rudolf De Crignis. Text in English and German with a foreword by Lawrence Rinder and an essay by Georg Imdahl and an interview of De Crignis by Joseph Cunningham. Includes numerous color illustrations and an extensive chronology. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. As new and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Seller Inventory # 184122
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. White paper boards, translucent mylar dust jacket with titling, unpaginated, many color illus., plus special section of smaller pages. Text is in English and German, though inconsistently. Considers the work of Swiss artist Rudolf de Crignis (1948-2006). With essay by Georg Imdahl and an artist interview conducted by Joseph Cunningham. Includes a section of smaller pages where De Crignis documented "The Making of a Painting" over the course of 36 days. Minimalist, yet intriguing. VG (mylar cover may be slightly scuffed). Seller Inventory # 138734
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized. Seller Inventory # M1934435384Z3
Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover with dustjacket, 256 pages; new condition; still sealed in shrinkwrap; clean and crisp. Foreign shipping may be extra. Seller Inventory # RuDeRa60
Seller: BWS BKS, Ferndale, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 104722