SIGURDUR GUDMUNDSSON, Fjörvit, 1996
ca 41 x 29 x 4 cm
plastic bag, 7 publications, 11 photo copies (stapled)
signed
published by Nýlistasafnið, Reykjavik, Iceland
inv.SG 949-pr
Each newspaper and magazine in this bag contains an article about group exhibition called Fjörvit (trans. Clear white) organised/curated by Sigurdur Gudmundsson at Nýlistasafnið / The Living Art Museum. Participating artists: Dan Wolgers, Carsten Höller, Christene Hohenbüchler and Irene Hohenbüchler. Among the publications also a stapled stack of 11 black and white photo copies is depicting an exhibition about plants and butterflies. For some reason or other the name of that artist is not mentioned.
The backside of the translucent museum bag shows an introductory text in Icelandic by Sigurdur Gudmundsson.
HANNES VAN ES, Masterpieces and other stuff, n.d. [ca 2000]
29,7 x 21 cm
invitation, unique copy of fax sheet
€ 130,- plus € 5,- Track & Trace NL registered mail
inv.HvE 948
NAN GOLDEN, Nan Golden backstage, 2002
41,4 x 29,3 cm
including photo shoot of David Bowie by Mario Testino mint, sealed
published by V magazine, July-August 2002
€ 95,- plus € 18,- Track & Trace EU registred mail
inv.NGol 947
MARIJKE VAN WARMERDAM, Switch, 2020
46 x 46 x 6 cm
light box, metal frame, electric power chord, plug
edition 10 + 5 AP
signed, numbered
published by More Publishers, Brussels, Belgium
mint
HETTY HUISMAN, Letters to friends, 1977
29,7 x 21 cm
stencil print
published by Other Books and So, Amsterdam
condition: good, aged due to wood-containing paper
extremely rare
€ 160,- plus Track & Trace EU registered mail
inv.HHui 945-pr
Additional information
The exhibition showed a collection of handmade unique artists’ books from a series of 15, containing diary-like texts, drawings and collages and published in Korsow, Curaçao, Cabaron Press, 1976. Each booklet was addressed to a friend in The Netherlands while Huisman was temporarily living in Curacao. Staple bound graph books, each 19 x 25,5 cm, 24 pp. with handwritten text, ink and graphite drawings, rubber stamps and collaged photos. All signed, dated and stamped by the artist.
Hetty Huisman (1941-2017) was a Dutch artist working in a variety of fields. She made ceramic based works, albeit with a conceptual and destructive approach, and was a prolific publisher of artists’ books through her imprint Void Editions. Huisman published her own artists’ books and works by others such as Ulises Carrion (Second Thoughts), Henryk Gajewski, John Liggins. In the 1970s she was one of the founders of the In-Out Center artists’ space in Amsterdam. She curated exhibitions in her studio as well as at her temporary gallery in Curaçao where she also launched Cabaron Press.
History of price:
Jonathan Hill Bookseller, New York, USA February 2026 US$ 250.-
MICHAEL CARDENA, invitation card Mazzo, Amsterdam, 1981
17,4 x 10,8 cm
date postal stamp: ’24-6-81′ (verso)
added: SMA newsletter in Dutch, 1984 + a newspaper clipping
good condition
€ 95,- plus € 10,- Track & Trace EU registered mail
inv.MCar 944-pr
This card reads: “A tough evening Cardena” dedicated to Paulina Lagrande and other art critics from Purmerend and surroundings. Live-performance Michael Cardena
This item comes with a SMA newsletter and a newspaper clipping De Volkskrant d.d.22 mei 1981
THOM PUCKEY, invitations for exhibitions, 1982-1988
various sizes
12 announcements, of which one is signed
added: flyer with text on “Column of Charcoal” and report of KvG on exhibition at Art & Behaviour in Amsterdam in 1982, hand written fully signed postcard, 2 newspaper clippings
very rare
€ 140,- plus € 13,- Track & Trace EU registred mail
inv.TPuc 943-pr
JOHN M ARMLEDER, Sphinx d’Or Awards, 1973
8,3 x 11 cm
6 different cards with embossed blind plate, 6 printed envelopes
published by Ecart, Geneva, Switzerland
excellent condition
extremely rare
The cards read the following texts: The Sphinx D’Or Award 1973, Count Fanzini
Best Glossy Zine for 1973, File/Ifel General Idea, Toronto”
Best Camouflage for 1973, Dr.Brute, “Spots in Front of Your Eyes”
Best Major Work, Flakey Rose Hip, “Great Wall of 1984”
Best New Talent for 1973, Gilbert and George
Best Contribution to Art Deco in 1984, ms. Rhonda
MAURIZIO NANNUCCI, Decoding Different Directions, 1999
diameter 5,7 cm
cardboard box (6,3 x 6,7 x 6,7 cm), synthetic ball with integrated text and colour
certificate, vintage card board box, certificate, signed with initials, numbered
edition 112 + 16 AP
mint
published by Texte zur Kunst, Berlin, Germany
€ 395,- plus € 18,- Track & Trace EU registered mail
inv.MNan 940
History of prices:
Fabiani Arte, Montecatini terme, italy € 400,- 25 May 2024 (hammer price)
Dr. Andreas Sturies Moderne Kunst & Auktionen, Düsseldorf, Germany, 14 November 2020 € 200,- (hammer price)
Van Ham Kunstauktionen, Cologne, Germany, 28 June 2019 € 280,- (hammer price)
Auktionshaus Stahl, Hamburg, Germany, 15 June 2019 € 450,- (hammer price)
Dr. Andreas Sturies Moderne Kunst & Auktionen, Düsseldorf, Germany € 200,- (hammer price)
Van Ham, Cologne, Germany, April 2018 € 258,- (hammer price, not mint)
Phillips, New York, USA, 2 June 2007 US$ 480.-
BEN VAUTIER, N’importe qui peut avoir une idée [trans. Anyone can have an idea], 1993
2,3 x 12 x 3,5 cm
screen print on Opinel knife, cardboard box
mint condition
published by Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain, Nice, France
€ 190,- plus € 15,- Track & Trace EU registered mail
inv.BVau 933-34-pr
This edition comes with an original shop envelope of Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain.
A light hearted text by Ben Vautier on the cardboard box reads: “Qui est Ben?
Je suis né le 18 Juillet 1935 à Naples de mère Irlandaise et Occitane père Suise Français. J’ai vécu en Turquie, Egypte et Grèce. J’arrive à Nice en 1949. Je cherche à faire ce qui n’a pas été fait. J’ai peur d’être un raté, j’aime les spaghetti parfois l’art m’ennui, j’ai envie d’être un arbre, je suis abonné au Monde, je perds la mémoire et ça m’embête, j’aime les extrêmes en art, j’expose un peu partout, mais ça m’angoisse, je vis actuellement à Nice avec ma femme Annie dans les collines, il ya un tilleul devant la maison, mes enfants sont grands et je perds tous mes Opinels. Ben”
