Donald Baechler

ArT RANDOM Donald Baechler Japanese catalog (hand signed and inscribed)

1989

David Hockney Hockney Paints the Stage (Hand signed and inscribed with doodle of French flag and embellishments), 1983 Softback monograph (hand signed and inscribed in marker, with e...

Larry Rivers LARRY RIVERS (hand signed and inscribed first edition book), 1989 Hardback monograph with a dust jacket (hand signed and inscribed "Enjoy the Matisse" Signed, dated and inscribed by Larry Rivers in red marker on the title page 11 3/5 × 9 4/5 inches Lavishly illustrated hardback monograph with dust jacket on the occasion of the artist's career retrospective. Text is by the distinguished art historian and Princeton professor Sam Hunter. Hand signed, dated and dedicated in red marker on the title page. Inscription reads: To Joanne and Ira Enjoy the Matisse Larry Rivers, April 2, 1992 About the book: Hunter, Sam. LARRY RIVERS. 358 pp. with 400 illustrations, including 155 plates in color. Folio, cloth. New York, Rizzoli, 1989. New York: Rizzoli, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. 358 pages. Retrospective monograph on Larry Rivers. Features text by Sam Hunter. Includes 400 illustrations of which 155 are in color. Publisher's Blurb: Rivers' public persona as an artist combines that of bohemian outsider, sensualist and entertainer. His best-known images of the 1960s--Dutch Masters cigars, French money, cigarette packs--became Pop icons. Eschewing abstraction, he came up with startling, disquieting figures, such as his obese, sagging mother-in-law depicted in the nude with brutal honesty ( Double Portrait of Berdie ). Yet there is more to Rivers than the hipster, as this lavishly illustrated monograph by a former Princeton art historian shows. Hunter makes a case for Rivers as a social realist: witness his powerful construction piece Ghetto Stoop or recent works that include searching portraits of Primo Levi...

Ed Ruscha America Needs Hart (Hand Signed), 1983 Offset lithograph (Hand signed by Ed Ruscha) 36 inches (vertical) x 24 inches (horizontal) Boldly signed in marker by Ed Ruscha on th...

Red Grooms Ruckus Manhattan (Hand signed), 1981 Historic Offset lithograph poster (hand signed by Red Grooms) 11 × 28 inches Hand signed by Red Grooms on the front Unframed The artis...

Futura NYC 1988: A rare 1980s Futura 2000 illustrated & designed announcement card published on the occasion of: "Observations of an Underground Civilization" at 51X Gallery from Ma...

Robert Rauschenberg at Leo Castelli Gallery 1986: Vintage original Robert Rauschenberg exhibition poster published by Castelli Graphics in conjunction with the exhibition, Robert Rauschenberg: Tibetan Keys and Locks, May 21-June 18, 1986 at Leo Castelli New York. A unique vintage Rauschenberg collectible featuring the artist's signature collage style. Well-sized and suitable for framing. Off-set lithograph 1986. 20 x 29.75 inches. Double-quattro fold-lines as originally issued; minor edge wear to one fold-line; otherwise very good condition (no rips, tears, stains, etc.) Scarce form an edition of unknown; unsigned. First edition, 1st printing; postmarked 1986 on the verso. Artist biography: Robert Rauschenberg’s enthusiasm for popular culture and, with his contemporary Jasper Johns, his rejection of the angst and seriousness of the Abstract Expressionists led him to search for a new way of painting. A prolific innovator of techniques and mediums, he used unconventional art materials ranging from dirt and house paint to umbrellas and car tires. In the early 1950s, Rauschenberg was already gaining a reputation as a true art world rebel rouser...

Keith Haring Resist in Concert! 1988: Vintage Keith Haring illustrated 1988 poster for a Refuse and Resist produced concert December 4,...

Milton Glaser Newport Jazz Festival at The Russian Tea Room: The Russian Tea Room is an iconic restaurant in NYC located next to New York's Carne...