A Selection of Twelve Art Reference Books on Twentieth Century Artists and Art Movements

12 books

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10.75 × 8 × 0.5 in (27.3 × 20.3 × 1.3 cm) (Largest)

Auction Estimate:$300 - $500

Sale date:June 10 - 24, 2025

Price Realized

$60

(including Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

From the Collection of Dennis Reid

- "Rock My Religion: writings and projects 1965-1990" (Dan Graham, 1993) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the flyleaf; - "London: The New Scene" (Walker Art Center, 1965) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf; - "Paul Delvaux, René Magritte" (The Elkon Gallery, 1988) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the title page; - "Peintres de I'imaginaire" (Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 1972) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf; - "Roger Hilton, Works on Paper" (George Moppett, 1982) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the title page; - "The Townsend Journals: An Artist's Record of His Times 1928-51" (Andrew Forge, 1972) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf; - "Thirty Drawings by Michael Ayrton" (1965) inscribed by Dennis Reid on the inside cover; - "A Tribute to William Townsend 1909 to 9173" The Burnaby Art Gallery, 1974) inscribed by "D. Reid" on the inside cover; - "Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma" (Michael Peppiatt, 1996) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the fly leaf; - Civilization and Old Friends, Two Volumes in One" (Clive Bell, 1973) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf; - "Seeing Is Forgetting The Name of The Thing One Sees" (Lawrence Weschler, 1982) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the title page; - "Artist of All Times: Otto Schneid" (André Banach and Arthur Secunda, 1965)