MISCHA ASKENAZY 1884/88-1961: Paintings.
Los Angeles: DeVille Galleries, 1990. Softcover. Quarto. 45pp. Exhibition catalogue, nicely illustrated in color.
California Art
A PAINTER'S PARADISE.
Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 97pp. fully illustrated in color. Includes Exhibition checklist laid-in. Small tear to top edge of dust jacket.
ANDERS ALDRIN: Watercolors and Pastels of Early Los Angeles (1924-1942) plus ANDERS ALDRIN: Additional Oils and Pastels of Early Los Angeles (1924-1942). Two volumes.
Santa Barbara, CA: Sullivan Goss Ltd., 2005. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. Two Volumes: 24pp.; 16pp. Entirely made-up of full page color plates of Aldrin's paintings. Important documentation of this Los Angeles' artist's work. Black cloth with paste-on cover illustration. Issued without dust jacket.
REGIONALISM: THE CALIFORNIA VIEW. Watercolors 1929-1945.
Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. 88pp. profusely illustrated in color and b&w. 47 artists represented, each with a short bio and illustrations. Original softcover edition nicely bound in grey cloth with title stamped in gilt.
DUNCAN GLEASON: Artist, Athlete and Author.
Los Angeles. Historical Society of Southern California, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 149pp. Incl. index. Illustrated with some color plates and b&w plates and from old photographs.
CALIFORNIA LIGHT: The Watercolors of Rollin Pickford.
Fresno, CA: The Press of California State University, 1998. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. 10 x 12". 287pp. Nicely Illustrated with full page color plates printed on one side only with titles and descriptions opposite. Dust jacket has light wear and mild fading on spine.
DOLCE FAR NIENTE.
Los Angeles: Suttonhouse Publishers, 1933. Hardcover. Second edition. Quarto. 10 7/8 x 8 1/8". 256pp. This copy INSCRIBED with sketch to "L' aroli ??? Included is a humorous letter of invitation to Messers Grieve and Grieve (???)... 1933" and an humorous Christmas postcard, both signed by Ballin. Orange cloth with.....
THE BUSH AFLAME.
Los Angeles, CA: Grafton Publishing Company, 1923. Illustrated by Dana Bartlett, President of the California Art Club, California Water Color Society. Hardcover. Octavo. 9 3/4 x 6 1/2". 167pp. Color frontispiece, b & w plates and charming drawings throughout. Dark green cloth with gilt title. Cloth has spot on front.....
FERNAND LUNGREN: A Biography.
Santa Barbara: The Schauer Press, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 9 1/4 x 6". 347pp. with index. General INSCRIPTION by author, " with kind regards from the author, John Berger". Light wear to covers, rubbing and fraying to spine ends. Spine has light fading, pages lightly toned. Lungren.....
OUT OF THE SHADOW, ELSIE PALMER PAYNE, An American Artist Rediscovered.
Minneapolis, Mn: Payne Studios, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 33pp. Brown cloth, stamped in gold. Illustrated, mostly in color. Bound-up copy of original softcover with original wrappers bound-in.
THE PAYNES: EDGAR & ELSIE, American Artists.
Minneapolis. Payne Studios. 1988. First edition. Hardcover. 11 1/4'' x 8 3/4''. 98pp. incl. index. Nicely illustrated in color and b&w.
WESTERN ART CATALOGUES.
Santa Ynez: Ranco Deluxe Editions, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Limited to 200 copies, this one unnumbered. 11 1/4' x 8 1/2''. Unpaginated. Brown silk cloth. INSCRIBED by Davidson to art dealer, John Norton, with a tipped-in frontispiece of an original proof print by Pat Merrill, after a Borien drawing. A......
FRANK COBURN (1862-1938). An Early Los Angeles Painter.
San Diego, CA: Orr's Gallery, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 143pp. Nicely illustrated with full page color plates and color and b&w text illustrations. Coburn arrived in Los Angeles in 1908.
BELLE BARANCEANU, A RETROSPECTIVE.
San Diego: Mandeville Gallery/ University of California, San Diego. 1985. Hardcover. Quarto. 64pp. 11 color and many b&w plates. Plain blue cloth stamped in gold. Exhibition catalogue bound-up with original wrappers included. Light rubbing on spine edge.
CHARLES REIFFEL: An American Post-Impressionist.
San Diego, CA: The San Diego Museum of Art, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 190pp. Incl. chronology and exhibition history. 91 color plates and numerous text illustrations. "His work was often dismissed by collectors as 'too modern' in comparison with the more restrained production of the local plain air school..."
CHRISTIAN VON SCHNEIDAU (1893-1976).
Los Angeles: Petersen Publishing Company, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 63 pp. Illustrated profusely with b&w and color plates. SIGNED by the author. Original softcover edition nicely bound in gilt stamped grey cloth. Gallery sticker on last blank.
INTRODUCING JOE DeYONG, 1894-1975.
Scottsdale: Main Trail Galleries, 1980. Softcover. Quarto. 11 x 8.5". 56pp. Staple-bound wrappers. INSCRIBED by Flood, "to Friends of the Arts...". Illustrated in sepia tone from photographs. A catalogue of Joe DeYong's own collection with 877 items documented, including paintings, drawings and personal documents. Cover has light soiling and some.....
LASTING IMPRESSIONS: Colin Campbell Cooper.
Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 2010. First edition. Softcover. Sm. sq. quarto. 65pp. Nicely illustrated and informative text with numerous full page color plates of paintings in this 2010 exhibition.
ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL: California Impressionist Paintings from the Irvine Museum.
Irvine, CA: The Irvine Museum, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 202pp. With 106 illustrations, 70 in full color. INSCRIBED by two of the contributors, Jean Stern and Harvey Jones to "De" of DeRu's Fine Art gallery. Some promotional items laid-in.
POMEGRANATES. (Original Wood Engraving).
1945. Wood Engraving: Image 5.5 x 4", on 9 x 6.5 sheet. #18 of 100 copies, SIGNED by Gilmour. Nice bold, finely engraved image. Small spot of soiling in margin. Matted. Leon Gilmour (1907–1996) was a Russian-born American visual artist, designer, teacher, illustrator, and laborer. He is best.....
IN PRAISE OF NATURE: The Landscapes of William Wendt.
Long Beach, CA: University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, 1989. First edition. Oblong quarto. 64pp. 21 plates, 8 in full color. incl. chronology, conversations, exhibition list and bibliography. Original softcover edition bound in white leather-like cloth with gilt stamped titles. Gallery sticker on last page. Dark area on.....
THE LIFE AND ART OF PAUL De LONGPRE’.
Irvine, CA: The Irvine Museum, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 144pp. 156 color illustrations and 57 b&w illustrations. Introduction by Jean Stern.
L.P. LATIMER: California Watercolor Painter.
San Francisco: The North Point Gallery, 2005. Hardcover. Exhibition Catalogue. Tall quarto. 46pp. Incl. notes and index. Illustrated with color plates. Includes chronology. Gilt stamped green cloth. In dust jacket that rubbing to edges and corners.
ARTISTS IN CALIFORNIA 1786-1940. (Two volumes).
Sacramento: Crocker Art Museum, 2002. Third edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 11 1/4 x 8 3/4". Two Volumes: A-K and K-Z. 1249pp. continuous pagination. Minor spotting to top edges and one rear page. Crease to flap of dust jacket.
MATHEWS: Masterpieces of the California Decorative Style.
Santa Barbara and Salt lake City: Peregrine Smith, 1980. Quarto.127pp. Incl. index. Nicely illustrated in color and b&w. White cloth stamped in brown. Spine of dust jacket is a bit sunned and has one edge-tear.