Art Book, Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1985
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Canvas-textured hardcover and a matching tactile fabric clamshell case
30.2 × 26.5 × 1.1 cm (11.10 × 10.25 × 2.5 in)
Edition of 1000
Published by Zurich, Edition Gallery Bruno Bischofberger
Hand-signed by artist, Hand signed, Dated and Numbered
First edition, first printing. This catalogue was issued to accompany an exhibition of Basquiat's paintings at the Gallery Bruno Bischofberger in Zurich, Switzerland from 19 January to 16 February 1985. One of Basquiat's most enthusiastic promoters, Bischofberger introduced him to Warhol in 1982. "Typical of the new scene was the Zurich-based dealer and collector Bruno Bischofberger, who dealt Andy Warhol's work and who briefly took on the exclusive rights for Jean-Michel Basquiat. Once a month he flew Concorde to New York, where he went on whirlwind shopping sprees, buying art in previously unprecedented volumes from galleries and studios" (Emmerling, p. 9). Leonhard Emmerling, Jean-Michel Basquiat, 2003. Quarto. Black and white portrait frontispiece of Jean-Michel Basquiat taken by Jeannette Montgomery and 12 full-page illustrations of Basquiat paintings, including a fold-out triptych. Original red cloth, lettering to spine in grey. With dust jacket. Foxing to preliminary leaves and endpapers; jacket unclipped: a very good copy in near-fine jacket.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
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