Art Books

  • Aboriginal art galleries of western New South Wales.

    # 51212

    BLACK, Lindsay

    Aboriginal art galleries of western New South Wales.

    Part 3. Being a continuation of a series on the Aborigines of the Darling River Valley and of Central New South Wales. Burial Trees being Part 1. Cylcons. The Mystery Stones of the Darling River Valley being Part 2. Foreword by C. P. Mountford. [S.l. : s.n.], 1943. Octavo, lettered wrappers (lightly toned), pp. 76, …

  • Fairweather

    # 51207

    BAIL, Murray

    Fairweather

    Sydney : Murdoch Books, 2009. Quarto, plum cloth boards in dustjacket, light edge wear and a little canted, 280 pp, illustrated, a very good copy. Revised and expanded edition of Murray Bail’s definitive work on the life and art of Ian Fairweather. Scarce.

  • Clifford Bayliss 1912-1989 : Surrealist drawings from the 1940s

    # 51205

    [BAYLISS, Clifford]

    Clifford Bayliss 1912-1989 : Surrealist drawings from the 1940s

    Melbourne : Bridget McDonnell Gallery, 1995. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp 24. Colour and black and white images throughout.

  • Visions of a republic : the work of Lucien Henry . Paris - Noumea - Sydney. (Hardcover edition)

    # 51187

    STEPHENS, Ann

    Visions of a republic : the work of Lucien Henry . Paris – Noumea – Sydney. (Hardcover edition)

    Sydney : Powerhouse Publishing, 2001. Quarto, boards in illustrated dustjacket, illustrated endpapers, pp. 240, extensively illustrated, presentation inscription to half-title. ‘Presents the extraordinary and little-known work of French-Australian artist Lucien Henry (1850-1896), whose vision for an Australian school of decorative arts and design was developed in the period leading up to Australian federation. It places …

  • Margaret Woodward (deluxe edition with a signed print)

    # 51185

    FRY, Gavin; KLEPAC, Lou

    Margaret Woodward (deluxe edition with a signed print)

    Sydney : The Beagle Press, 2002. First edition, second issue of the deluxe edition. Quarto (310 x 250 mm), gold-blocked red cloth in matching slipcase, pp. 148, pale stain to title page, 102 colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations and photographs. The deluxe edition, second issue, limited to only 25 copies, signed by …

  • Margaret Olley

    # 51184

    FRANCE, Christine

    Margaret Olley

    Sydney : Craftsman House, 1990. Quarto, boards in dust jacket, endpapers and preliminaries foxed, 180 pp, illustrated. Scarce. A good copy.

  • Nebuchadnezzar

    # 51183

    [BOYD]. BOASE, T. S. R.

    Nebuchadnezzar

    34 paintings and 18 drawings by Arthur Boyd. London : Thames and Hudson, 1972. Quarto hardcover with illustrated dustjacket, lightly foxed, richly illustrated with numerous tipped-in colour plates, text by T. S. R. Boase. A very good copy.

  • Claude Flight and his followers : the colour linocut movement between the wars

    # 51182

    COPPEL, Stephen

    Claude Flight and his followers : the colour linocut movement between the wars

    Canberra : Australian National Gallery, 1992. Folio, illustrated wrappers, pp. 24, illustrated. Includes artists such as Ethel Spowers, Eveline Syme, Sybil Andrews, Cyril E. Power, Lill Tschudi, Dorrit Black, Eileen Mayo, etc. Loosely enclosed : the folding illustrated ‘Activity Sheet’ for the exhibition and a silver gelatine print of what appears to be an interior …

  • Bronwyn Oliver : Mnemonic chords

    # 51181

    [OLIVER, Bronwyn]

    Bronwyn Oliver : Mnemonic chords

    Epernay, France : Moët et Chandon, [1994]. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp 32. Exhibition catalogue from Moët et Chandon touring exhibition, in English and French, with all works displayed shown in full colour. Introduction by Felicity Fenner.

  • Thea Proctor

    # 51180

    PROCTOR, Thea (1879 - 1966)

    Thea Proctor

    Perth : The Art Gallery of Western Australia, 1982. Quarto, printed wrappers, light handling marks, pp. 20, illustrated in colour and black and white. Introduction by Janda Gooding. Scarce.

  • The art of Albert Namatjira

    # 51179

    MOUNTFORD, Charles P.

    The art of Albert Namatjira

    Foreword by R.H. Croll. Melbourne : Bread and Cheese Club, 1955. Eighth edition. Quarto, papered boards with gilt lettering, in illustrated dustjacket (lightly rubbed, a couple of small creases to corners, but a very good copy), 79 pp, illustrated with b/w and colour plates.

  • Namatjira of the Aranda

    # 51178

    HALL, Vic

    Namatjira of the Aranda

    Adelaide : Rigby, 1963. Quarto, boards in illustrated dustjacket, neat tear and crease to upper panel, pp. 56 plus numerous photographic plates. A fine copy.

  • The passionate journey. David Boyd retrospective. Images from 1935 to 2001

    # 51176

    BOYD, David; AMADIO, Nadine

    The passionate journey. David Boyd retrospective. Images from 1935 to 2001

    Sydney : May Street Galleries, 2004. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, a few handling marks and creases, pp. 127, illustrated.

  • The Field revisited

    # 51175

    JACKS, Robert et al.

    The Field revisited

    Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria 2018. Two volumes in plastic slipcase, quarto, each with diecut wrappers, the first volume being a 144 page monograph on the seminal exhibition of Australian modernism held in 1968, the second volume being a 96 page facsimile of the rare original 1968 catalogue. Very good condition, some light handling …

  • Robert Clinch. Fanfare for the common man

    # 51174

    CLINCH, Robert

    Robert Clinch. Fanfare for the common man

    Ballarat : Art Gallery of Ballarat, 2013. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. 108, illustrated. Essay by David Thomas, interview by Julie Collett.

  • John Olsen : the You Beaut Country

    # 51173

    OLSEN, John

    John Olsen : the You Beaut Country

    Edited by David Hurlston and Deborah Edwards. Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria, 2016. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. 218, illustrated, ribbon marker. John Olsen: The You Beaut Country offers an unparalleled exploration of Olsen’s consummate place in Australian art history. His You Beaut Country series, which followed his return to Australia in 1960 after three years travelling in Europe, began …