Alexander Archipenko, Signed (4 results)

4°, 109 S. Text m. einigen Textab. u. 292 selten farb. Abb. a. ca. 250 Taf., OLwd. m. Goldpräg., Kapitale u. Ecken min. berieben, Schnitte etw. unsauber, Papier min. gebräunt; leichter Kellergeruch. EA. Vom Künstler im Impressum nach Titelblatt signiert. 2400 gr. Schlagworte: Kunst - Monographien, Signierte Bücher.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to very good condition. First edition. Folio (12 1/4 x 9 1/4"). 16pp (Text); 1 color plate, 65 artworks on 48pp. (Plates), [2]pp (Index). Original tan quarter cloth over gray cloth with black lettering to gilt-stamped horizontal bars on cover. Back cover with blind-stamped publisher's device. Gray textured endpapers. Archipenko b/w portrait photograph on regular glossy paper, and Archipenko painting in color on heavy glossy paper, not paginated, following title page. Printed No. 25 (no stated limitation) and signed A. Archipenko on title page. Splendidly illustrated throughout with sixty-five b/w illustrations of Archipenko's sculptures, paintings and sketches. This work is the first monograph devoted to Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko (1887-1964), a renown Ukrainian avant-garde artist, sculptor, and graphic artist. Text in German. Light wear along edges of binding, small chip at head of spine, this rubbed, and minor age-toning along edges of block. Light staining and rubbing of front cover. Missing front free endpaper. Block with light rippling at upper foredge due to water exposure. Binding in overall good to good+, interior in very good condition.

Hardcover. 4to, tan cloth. 65 pp. [2]. CONDITION: Very good, covers lightly worn, some toning to pastedowns. First edition. Signed by Archipenko on title: "Alexander Archipenko New York 1924.".

Condition: Gut. Erstauflage / First edition. 80 S. inkl. Anhang mit Bibliographie, u. mit s/w. Abbildungen (meist. der Skulpturen.). Papier minimal nachvergilbt. * Mit Original.-Widmung (dat. 11.6.1969) von Andrew J. Crispo an Ehepaar Lorentzen - Erling Sven Lorentzen (Gebor. 28. Januar 1923 in Oslo; Gest. 9. März 2021 in Oslo) norwegisch-brasilianischer Reeder und Industrieller und seine Frau geborene Prinzessin Ragnhild von Norwegen (1930-2012), älteste Tochter von König Olav V. // ANDREW JOHN CRISPO (Gebor. 21.4.1945 - Gest. 8. Februar 2024) war ein amerikanischer Kunstgalerist (u.a. Lieferant von Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza) und verurteilter Straftäter. 1985 wurde Andrew Crispo in den sogenannten "Totenmaskenmord" an dem norwegischen Modestudenten Eigil Dag Vesti (1959-1985) verwickelt, außerdem beteiligt in einen Streit mit dem Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum über Constantin Brancusis Skulptur "Die Muse", sowie wegen Erpressung, Sexualgewalt, Steuerhinterziehung, Insolvenzverschleppung angeklagt.(er verbüßte insges. ca 8 1/2 Jahren Gefängnis - nicht für dem Mord an Eigil Dag Vesti !) // With original dedication (dated June-11-1969) by Andrew J. Crispo to the Lorentzen couple - Erling Sven Lorentzen (born January 28, 1923 in Oslo; died March 9, 2021 in Oslo) Norwegian-Brazilian shipowner and industrialist and his wife née Princess Ragnhild of Norway (1930-2012), eldest daughter of King Olav V. // ANDREW JOHN CRISPO (born April 21, 1945 - died February 8, 2024) was an American art gallery owner (among other things supplier to Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza.) and convicted criminal. In 1985, Andrew Crispo was involved in the so-called "death mask murder" of the Norwegian fashion student Eigil Dag Vesti (1959-1985), as well as in a dispute with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum over Constantin Brancusi`s sculpture "The Muse", and was accused of extortion, sexual violence, tax evasion, and bankruptcy delay. (he served a total of about 8 1/2 years in prison - not for the murder of Eigil Dag Vesti !) Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 315 Kl.-4° Quer (21, 5 x 27, 7 cm), O(Hellblau)-LeichtKarton.-Paperback oder Broschur, etwas unfrisch - Rücken u. Falz leicht lädiert - Etwas randgebräunt, fingerfleckig, Ecken mit Knickspuren. Gut erhalten insges. Selten !