James Johnson Sweeney — Soulages

Greenwich, Connecticut, New York Graphic Society, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy but for a single, short range of pages present but detached. Cream-colored oatmeal cloth over boards, blind-stamped artist's name to front cover, spine, very lightly toned endpapers, dissipating. First Edition, with extensive text by James Johnson Sweeney filling out a fine artist monograph. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, lightly worn and edge-sunned, protected by a plastic coat, price-clipped. Beautifully illustrated throughout, mostly in color, evoking a master's lifetime exploration of the sensuous and expressive possibilities of black paint-strokes. Augmented with 130 plates most of which are at least full-page if not full-color and in double-page format. 224 pp. and including a Table of Contents, list of all plates, list of solo and group exhibitions, notes, bibliography and index.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Very Good,