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Books and Reference
A Selection of Nineteen 20th Century Abstract British Art Reference Books

19 books
Full listing in catalogue details
12 x 8.5 x 0.25 in ( 30.5 x 21.6 x 0.6 cm ) ( largest )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 05:00:00 PM EDT
Provenance:
From the Collection of Dennis Reid
- "The Presence of Painting: Aspects of British Abstraction" (Michael Tooby, Joanna Drew, 1988), stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the title page;

- "Contemporary British Painting" (David Thompson), inscribed by "Dennis R. Reid" on the inside of the cover;

- " Trevor Bell: A British Painter in America" (Leslie Judd Alexander, François Bucher, John Elderfield, Lynne Green, Patrick Heron, Alex Kidson, Jon Meyer, Roald Nasgaard, Roy Slade, Chris Stephens, Michael Tooby, 2003), stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the title page;

- "Picturing Cardiff" (Hugh Adams, Jon Gower, 2008), stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the title page;

- "William Johnstone" (Paul Overy, John McEwen, Victor Pasmore, Ian Tregarthen Jenkin, 1981) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the title page;

- "Ben Nicholson: Twelve New Works" (Gregory Grigson, 1967), inscribed by "Dennis R. Reid" on the inside of the cover;

- "John Hoyland Paintings 1960-67" (Bryan Robertson, 1967), stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the flyleaf:

- "Roger Hilton: Works on Paper" (George Moppett, 1982), inscribed by "D. Reid" on the inside of the cover;

- "Tin-Pan Valley: A Memoir with Paintings by Gordon House" (Timothy Prus, 2004), stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the title page;

- "Brian Fielding: New Paintings and Paintings 1960-1963" (Michael Tooby, Michael Billiam, Brian Fielding, 1987), inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the inside of the cover;

- "Schwitters in Britain 1940-1948" (1987), not inscribed;

- "Albert Irvin Works 1984-86" (Albert Irvin, Michael Tuohy, 1986), inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on flyleaf;

- "William Townsend in Alberta" (Karyn Elizabeth, Richard Allen Graburn, 1982), stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the flyleaf;

- "The British Journal of Aesthetics: Volume 16: No.2," (Harold Osborne, E.J. Bond, Philip Meeson, James P. Scanlan, M. Hardman, M.P.T. Leahy, Peter Gibbins, Arnold W. Foster, 1976), not inscripted;

- "Lucian Freud: Recent Works" (William R Acquavella, 2006), stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the title page;

- "Ben Nicolson: Fifty Years of His Art" (Steven A. Nash, 1979), inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the title page;

- "British Painting 1952-1977" (Hugh Casson, 1977), inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the title page;

- "John Sloan: The Gloucester Years" (Grant Holcomb, 1980), inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf;

- "The Forgotten Fifties" (Julian Spalding, 1984), stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the title page
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