Halpert Edith Gregor (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Chronicling the forgotten story of Edith Gregor Halpert, the Russian-Jewish immigrant who's ambition lead her to run one of the most successful downtown galleries in New York and single-handedly creating the market for American art, journalist Lindsay Pollack offers this unforgettable life story of class and tragic loss. Her Downtown Gallery hosted some of the great American art luminaries of the century, from Charles Sheeler, Arthur Dove, to Georgia O'Keefe, and her relentless passion would lay the groundwork for the aggressive promotion and sales of artwork that continues to dominate the backrooms of galleries today. Notes, Bibliography, Index. Illus., color/b&w. 484p.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Oblong 8vo; Clean and secure in original pictorial wrappers, toned at spine and lower edge; image of a 19th Century Running Horse Weathervane. OCLC 36555 Illustrated with six b&w reproductions of works in the exhibition. Foreword by Edith Gregor Halpert. Catalogue listing of 103 items in the exhibition.…

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. [28 pages.] Exhibition catalog for a show that ran October 4 through November 10, 1963. Features acknowledgements and an introduction by Sam Hunter and a statement by Edith Gregor Halpert. Includes a black and white illustration and information about: Stuart Davis, Arthur G. Dove, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Alfred Maurer, Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Sheeler, Niles Spencer, Joseph Stella, Max Weber, and William Zorach. A fine copy in stapled French style wrappers.…

Condition: Good. 8vo. 12 pp. Soft, stapled white wraps with black lettering. Fair with marginal soiling along right of front wrap and creasing from use. Black and white plates. Includes works by Stuart Davis, Charles Demuth, Arthur G. Dove, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Sheeler, Niles Spencer, Joseph Stella, Max Weber and William Zorach. Catalogue created on occasion of exhibition "Abstract Painting in America 1903 - 1923" held at the Downtown Gallery in New York, NY from March 27 through April 21, 1962. Extremely Scarce.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz.…

Condition: Good. 8vo. 12 pp. Soft Covers. Very Good. White printed paper wraps. Staple binding. Some shelf wear. B&W plates throughout. Press release laid in. Extremely scarce.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz.

Unbound. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Exhibition announcement. Cover by Ben Shahn. One quarto sheet of vivid, deep red coated paper folded twice to make four pages. Printed in blue throughout. Fine with a tiny bit of wear. A stunning announcement for a 1952 exhibition tempera, watercolor, and drawings by Ben Shahn at pioneering art dealer Edith Gregor Halpert's The Downtown Gallery. The final page prints Halpert's stable of artists at the time. In 2019-20 The Jewish Museum celebrated Halpert and her contribution to contemporary American art (and folk art) by hosting the exhibition "Edith Halpert and the Rise of American Art." A beautiful advertisement.…