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  • Seller image for Art & Auction February 1993 for sale by Argyl Houser, Bookseller

    Anthony Haden-Guest; Souren Melikian; Antony Thorncraft; Amy Page; Dan Cameron; Steven Vincent; Isabelle de Wavrin

    Published by Magazine Publications, New York, NY, 1993

    Seller: Argyl Houser, Bookseller, Turlock, CA, U.S.A.

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    Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Issued. Spotless and undamaged. It will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "The Path Less Traveled: Dedicated to truth in nature, the American Pre-Raphaelites forged a New Path in painting, with 'no past, no masters and no schools'" by Amy Page; "The Ties that Bind: Over the past few years, the American art world has shown signs of detaching itself from Europe. Are we sliding into an era of cultural isolationism?" by Dan Cameron; "High Art, High Tech: From accounting to reproduction, computers are transforming the art world--but at what cost?" by Steven Vincent; "Uneasy Rider: Alain Lesieutre dealt in art the way he rode his motorcycle--recklessly. But then his luck ran out" by Isabelle de Wavrin; "In the Air"; "Around the Block: Joffre's jump to Christie's, Outside artist's kin want in, Guggenhiem gets Maplethorpe gift, Christie's ups buyer's premium, bending the rules?, 'van Gogh drawings in dispute, the Warhol Foundation's bottom line, Conservators tackle tut's tomb, letters and more"; "Figures in the Landscape" by Anthony Haden-Guest; "Souren Melikian: A Born-Again Art Market"; "Portraits: The NEA's Rocky Mountain defender"; "Report from London: Two Steps Forward" by Antony Thorncroft; "Auction Reviews: American art, antiquities, books & manuscripts, Chinese works of art, Latin American art, 20th century decorative art, and more"; "This Month: Fairs, Auctions, Events, Exhibitions"; "Calendar: February sales and exhibitions"; "Index to Advertisers/Photography"; "Classifieds"; and "Editorial: 100 Years of Vicissitudes.

  • Seller image for Art & Auction December 1992 for sale by Argyl Houser, Bookseller
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    Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Issued. No clipped or missing pages. Slight toning to top edge of front cover, else spotless inside and out. Some pages have a mildly bent lower right corner. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be packed with a backing card and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "The Man Who Made the Mummies Dance" (During his decade as director, many say, Thomas Hoving raised the Metropolitan Museum from the dead. Now his new memoir, which takes a candid look at the Met's politics and personalities, is sure to raise a few eyebrows) by Amy Page; "Truth, Not Art" (Velazquez's Juan de Pareja is a painting with a breathtaking sense of life. The story of how the Metropolitan Museum acquired it--through dissimulation and disinformation--is scarcely less startling) by Thomas Hoving; "From Rags to Riches" (Just 25 years ago, few people collected couture. But these days, what's haute has become hot) by Eve M. Kuhn; "Who Put the War in Warhol?" (There's plenty of blame to go around as infighting, backbiting and a potentially damaging lawsuit shake the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts) by Steven Vincent; "Art Book Publishing Now" (What constitutes a successful publishing program today? With a guide to the season's best books) by Wendy Smith; plus "In the Air"; "Around the Block"; "Figures in the Landscape"; "Talk of the Trade"; "Critical Edge"; "Report from London"; "Souren Melikian"; "Auction Reviews"; "This Month"; "Calendar"; "Index to Advertisers/Photography"; "Classifieds"; and "Editorials".

  • Seller image for Art & Auction January 1994 for sale by Argyl Houser, Bookseller
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    Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Issued. Completely clean inside and out. No clipped or missing pages. The upper right corner of the front cover is creased near the tip. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "American Originals" (From 'nasty old Yankee couples' to fantastical landscapes, folk paintings offer a surprisingly affordable glimpse into America's past. What to look for--and what to avoid" by Eve M. Kahn; "Pilgrim's Progress" (The furniture of America's first century is attracting new scholarship and earning new respect. Can new collectors be far behind?) by Eve M. Kahn; "The Warhol Brawl" (Like some barroom free-for-all, Ed Hayes's suit against the Warhol Foundation is dragging in 'bystanders'--including Christie's and the estate of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe) by Steven Vincent; "The Passionate Patrician" (Paul Mellon is widely celebrated for his benefactions to great public institutions. But like all true collectors, he buys for the sheer love of the art itself) by Geraldine Norman; "The Expert, the Charmer and the Bottom-Liner" (A taxonomic guide to personnel juggling) by Alexis Gregory; plus "In the Air"; "Around the Block"; "Talk of the Trade"; "In the Galleries"; "Portraits"; "Report from London"; "Critical Edge"; "Souren Melikian"; "Auction Reviews"; "This Month"; "Calendar"; "Index to Advertisers/Photography"; "Classifieds" and "Editorial".