Jean Clair Editor (49 results)

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Second printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Bound in black cloth with white title on the spine. Copiously illustrated with personal notes, sketches, drawings, paintings, and set design. 367pp. Illustrated dustjacket.CONDITION: Covers have light shelf wear. Small dent in the bottom edge of the front cover. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are square and sound. Dustjacket has light rubbing and moderate edge wear and a small repaired tear at he top front corner. Due to the size and weight of this item, an additional shipping charge may apply, and will be requested after purchase. Full refund if not satisfied.

Paperback. Condition: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDFine. First edition.

hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oversized hardback book (367 pages)profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Covers show light rubbing/scuffing - previous owners name written on front flyleaf. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL CHARGE. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-Base2-D-1-Middle) rareviewbooks.

paperback. Condition: very good(+). PICASSO, Pablo (illustrator). 317 color illustrations and 143 in black & white. 365 pages, 4to, red printed wrappers die cut to reveal an illustration on the endpaper (small crease on the front cover; previous bookseller's price tag on the back cover). Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 2001. A very good(+) copy.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. First Edition. Publisher: Rizzoli, New York, 1998.Publisher: FINE hardcover book in FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. As new. First Edition, First Printing.

Hardbound. Red Cloth with color pictorial glossy dustjacket. 424 pp., profusely illustrated in color with over 209 items listed and illustrated. A beautiful book that showcases how circus figures and artifacts have been portrayed in art over the past two centuries. The circus is a dazzling world filled with acrobats and harlequins, tumblers and riders, monsters and celestial creatures. Now this engaging book sets that world in a new light, examining how painters, sculptors, and photographers from the eighteenth century to the present have used the circus as a springboard for their imaginative expression and have envisioned the clown as a metaphor for the modern artist. The book presents more than 175 works by such artists as Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Rouault, Picasso, Chagall, and Léger. Some of these are masterful works shown for the first time; these range from the 18-meter stage curtain Picasso designed in 1917 for Erik Satie's ballet Parade to more intimate works such as Nadar and Tournachon's photographs of Pierrot as played by celebrated mime Charles Debureau. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, France from March 12 to May 31, and National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, from June 25 to Sept. 19, 2004./ Issued also in French under title: La grande parade./ Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-412) and index. Good/Good, slight wear has been read, corners slightly bumped.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 423 pages. Hardcover published to accompany the exhibition by the same title held at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, March 12 - May 31, 2004 and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, June 25 - September 19, 2004. Red cloth boards wtih embossed titles to cover & spine. Profusely illustrated in full page, full color & bw throughout. Dust jacket in full color, with light, marginal wear to edges. Clean, unmarked copy. Record # 751038.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. From Mother Goose to Dr. Seuss: Children's Book Covers, 1860-1960 hardcover SLIGHT EDGE BENDS NOW IN MYLAR W.

hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. first edition. Catalogue of an exhibition. Jean-Noel Desmarais Pavillon, June 17 - October 17, 1999. Quarto, 396 pages + colophon. Includes many illustrations. Black cloth covers. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. 012204A.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st Printing. Paperback. Book Condition: Very Good. Prestel, 2001. First Edition. 1st Printing. 365 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Size: L 4to. Art::Collections/Exhibitions Art::Painting by Artist Art::Erotica 5929L.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. In English. A fine copy with ephemera laid in. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Great and insightful book into the career and work of Picasso focusing on Italy in 1917 to 1924. 1998, 367 pages including the index, beautiful illustrations: copious illustrations including color plates, black and white photographs. Book is 12 inches in height by 8. 75 inches in width. Book is Fine, never read condition, publisher's black cloth with silver title to spine, tight and square, No previous owner bookplate or writing. Jacket is Fine and shows nicely in a new mylar sleeve. Quality Edition at a Bargain price! 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. In English. A fine copy with ephemera laid in. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Black cloth/color DJ. 396 pp. Numerous bw & color plates. Text is in English. Catalog of the exhibition held at the Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, June 17-Oct. 17, 1999 and at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Nov. 23, 1999-Feb. 20, 2000./ Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-393). Contents as follows: Nature and the cosmos. From Humboldt to Hubble / Jean Clair ; The scales of the universe : from the finite to the infinite / Stéphane Deligeorges -- The promised land. Heart of the Andes : Humboldt's Cosmos and Frederic Edwin Church / Günter Metken -- Nineteenth-century America : the new frontiers / Mayo Graham ; First images of Yosemite, first icons of the American West / Mary Warner Marien ; Geological views as social art : explorers and photographers in the American West, 1859-1879 / François Brunet -- The voyage to the Poles. The artistic conquest of the Far North / Eleanor Jones Harvey ; Icebergs, polar bears and the Aurora Borealis / Rosalind Pepall -- Beyond the earth : the moon. "Magnificent desolation" : the moon photographed / Christopher Phillips --Imaginary cosmologies. The new astronomy and the expanding cosmos : the view from France at the end of the nineteenth century / Barbara Larson ; The cosmos as finitude : from Boccioni's Chromogony to Fontana's Spatial art / Giovanni Lista ; The idea of cosmic architecture and the Russian avant-garde of the early twentieth century / Igor A. Kazus ; Cosmic imaginings, from symbolism to abstract art / Constance Naubert-Riser -- To infinity and back. Contemporary cosmologies / Didier Ottinger. Abstract: As European settlers in America explored the strange landscapes of the New World, their artistic vocabulary drew on the painterly traditions of the Old World, in particular the works of John Martin, J.M.W. Turner, Caspar David Friedrich, C.G. Carus, Gustave Courbet, and Gustave Dore Romantic evocations of the sublime were transplanted into scenes of the uninhabited West, as well as into the late 19th-century conquest of the arctic regions, by painters such as F.E. Church, and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. With contributions by internationally acclaimed historians of art and science, this beautifully illustrated book will be essential reading for students of 19th- and 20th-century art, photography, and architecture, as well as for all those interested in the history of representation in the modern world. VG/VG tiny tear at top of dustjacket.

Clair, Jean (editor). PICASSO: The Italian Journey 1917-1924. Texts by numerous contributors; 368 pp., illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. Large 4to, cloth. New York, Rizzoli, 1998. This book reveals little-explored connections between Picasso's travels in Italy from 1917 to 1924 and developments in his painting during this same period.

Condition: Good. fo. 396 pp. Bound navy cloth. Near Fine. Dust Jacket: VG, w/ two small tears on the back. Color Plates. Features works by Goya, Louis Bonnier, Paul Klee, Nikolai Suetin, et al, betwixt NASA photographs and essays exploring our understanding of the cosmos.

Leinen. Condition: Sehr gut. 32x25cm; 423; Hardcover oder Leinen. Sprache: Englisch, Zustand: Sehr Gut, eher ungelesen; * Die Photos sind original von uns erstellt worden, u.a. erkennbar an einem kleinen weißen Stück Papier im oberen Schnitt. Ab und an verwenden Suchmaschinen Verlagsphotos, bei den Portalen selbst, werden aber nur unsere Originalphotos gezeigt.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. English language edition of publication accompanying exhibition first shown at the Jeu de Paume in Paris. Minor edge wear to covers. No marks or fading to inside pages. No reading crease to spine. Binding is firm. 365 pages. s137.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Published to accompany the exhibition at the Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, 29 june to 4 november 2001. Text in FRENCH. 240 x 220 mm. 294 pp., illustrated throughout, many in colour. [ISBN: 978-2884430661] Hardbound. Glazed printed boards. Biards a little rubbed in place, otherwise a very good copy.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. First American Edition. Publisher: Rizzoli, New York, 1998. FINE hardcover book in NEAR FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. Closed tear on the fold between rear panel and rear flap. Previous owner's artistic embossed stamp at bottom of title page. First US Edition, First Printing.

The Great Parade: Portrait of the Artist as Clown; edited by Jean Clair; Exhibition organized by Pierre Theberge; Yale University Press, New Haven, in association with the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 2004. From the Foreword - In the spring of 1998, early in my first year as Director, Jean Clair gave a lecture at the National Gallery of Canada during a Picasso exhibition. He spoke about the artist's "Italian Period" beginning in 1917, when Picasso was working with the Ballets Russes on the gigantic stage curtain for Satie's Parade. The curtain depicts the classic clowns Harlequin, the netherworld rogue, and Pierre, the mute poet, seated backstage among other circus figures, watching an angelic equestrian reaching heavenward, guided by a monkey. While Picasso found meaning in the characters of the commedia dell'arte as allegorical representations of social figures of the past, they also seemed present in his contemporary world. So, too, did they stand for the many roles of the artist himself: critic, dissenter, outcast, wanderer, enchanter, acrobat, clown. The cosmic symbolism of Parade rekindled a subject of mutual interest - that of nineteenth - and twentieth- century artists' continuing fascination with the circus and its denizens. An exhibition idea was born. In this exhibition we explore the circus as the locale for artists' imaginative expression, and the clown as a metaphor for the condition of the modern artist. The Great Parade: Portrait of the Artist as Clown sets out to explore the magical world of the circus and its appeal to artists. It is a fascination we share with them. This very large and heavy book, 423 pages, is in fine condition in a near-fine dust jacket, that is enclosed in a protective mylar wrap. This large and heavy book may require additional postage.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Substantial exhibition publication profusely illustrated with colour reproductions. Single vertical crease to spine. Otherwise a very good paperback copy with no marks or fading to inside pages. Binding is firm. 396 pages. s185.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The publication explores a diverse range of artists, from Goya's expressive works to Kiefer's conceptual landscapes, emphasizing the pursuit of infinite ideas. Friedrich's serene visions and De Chirico's surreal scenes are discussed within the context of artistic exploration and philosophical inquiry. From the library of John Russell Taylor.

First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Fine in like dustjacket. A theme study, profusely illustrated in b/w and colour, charting how exploration and scientific discoveries shaped modern sensibilities, from Humboldt to Hubble. This heavy book will cost considerably more to send overseas, than any default postage rate noted.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine (Book Condition). Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine ( Jacket Condition). First Edition. One small tear to jacket, otherwise AS NEW. Text clean. Binding strong. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair.]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine (Book Condition). Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine ( Jacket Condition). First Edition. Several small nicks to jacket, otherwise AS NEW. Text clean. Binding strong. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair.]. Book.