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ENDRE TÓT, Very Special Drawings, 1981 [artist’s book, signed]

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ENDRE TÓT, Very Special Drawings, 1981
15,1 x 10 cm
SC, offset, printed in black and white, 7 pages in red
edition 600
signed
condition excellent
published by Reiner Verlag, Berlin, Germany
€ 165,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.ETót 88

The strikethrough of the artist’s portrait at the beginning of the book is part of the page in print. Although, a special edition of 20 copies was published with a handmade drawing, apart from the regular edition.

THOMAS SCHMIT, Erster Entwurf, 1989 [signed + ink drawing]

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THOMAS SCHMIT, Erster Entwurf, 1989
20.5 x 15 cm
SC, 118 pp., artist’s book, offset, German language
edition 1600
here verso: signed in initials with hand written additions and small ink drawing
published by the artist (Selbstverlag)
€ 65,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace registred EU mail
inv.TSch 000-pr

‘Erster Entwurf’ of Thomas Schmit’s is an artist’s book about phenomenology in which perception and physics playfully alternate, here and there in a literal manner. Thoughts and ideas on construction are never far away. The last page of the book reads:

“ich nehme wahr
ich nehme dies wahr
ich nehme wahr dass ich dies wahrnehme
ich nehm wahr dass ich wahrnehme”

(Trans. i perceive
i perceive this
i perceive that I perceive this
i perceive that I perceive)

 

The spine of the book shows an acrostichon:

LOUWRIEN WIJERS, Art sprouts as a bloom, 1972 [edition, signed]

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LOUWRIEN WIJERS, Art sprouts as a bloom, 1972
20.5 x 20.x x 1.5 cm
letterpress, paper, cardboard, 4 loose pieces of cardboard, 1 introduction page in Dutch on thin paper, rope
here signed
published by the artist / Steendrukkerij de Jong & Co, Hilversum, Netherlands
Private collection, Amsterdam
inv.LWij 000-pr

“I am offering this printed matter tonight to those attending the concert organized by Frans de Jong and Henk de Hoog. I describe what I believe is art and practicing art.”
…..
“I wrote this piece several months ago out of a need to put into words my inner feelings about art and being an artist. It describes in a broad sense the interaction between art and life. I then printed that paper and sent it to a number of people. Frans de Jong suggested publishing it again on behalf of this evening. He himself made this second edition in his printing house.” Louwrien Wijers, 14 April 1972

 

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DIETER ROTH, Durchsägtes Farbphänomen, 1986 [book page, signed]

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DIETER ROTH, Durchsägtes Farbphänomen, 1986
27,9 x 20,8 cm
book page, offset
signed, dated
condition: excellent, slightly smudged handwriting
€ 285,- plus € 18,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.DRoth 615-pr

In 1980-1990’s an Autographengruppe in Bonn started to collect signatures of people well-known in sports, literature and the arts. Not only postcards but also pages of books were cut out of art catalogues that were signed on the spot during openings or more often requested by the club members through mail. In the early beginning of this century the collector’s group decided to sell little by little a part of their collection on Internet through eArt.de and eBay.