Essay by Stephen Westfall (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st. 44 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 23 x 27 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held December 9, 2010 to January 29, 2011 at Ameringer/McEnery/Yohe, New York. Firm binding, clean inside copy. *** "By the beginning of the '60s Al Held's signature painting style of short broad brush strokes had transformed into longer sure handed lines. The difference was particularly evident in his ink drawings from that time. Stephen Westfall's comments in connection with these works puts them into a broader context; "We're so accustomed to thinking of Held as a late master of the tape roll that the freehand elegance of these drawings comes as a surprise. It helps to remember that Held was really one of the last great Abstract Expressionists up until his shift to hard-edged painting. The transformation of the formal apprehension of the elasticity of pictorial scale into poetic content was probably the great shared drama of the Abstract Expressionists and Held is a master of this operation." Held: Concrete Abstraction will offer an opportunity to see several works on paper done in ink and brush along with a selection of canvases from this period." - Publisher. Size: Oblong. Collectible.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. stapled catalog Very Good paperback with light shelfwear - NICE! Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Staplebound edition. Condition: Very Good with light wear to covers and no marks to text. Edition contains dimension measurements of works.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 7 1/2 x 8 in. Paper covers. Exhibition catalog with color plates. Condition is VERY GOOD ; no edge wear, covers very clean with very faint foxing. Stapled binding tight and text perfect. Art. Stax.

Paperback. Condition: New. As new clean tight and brightstaple bound exhibition catalog. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.