ARTHUR DOVE RARE 1974 1ST ED MODERNIST ABSTRACT COLLECTOR'S EXHIBITION ART BOOK

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THIS ARTHUR DOVE RARE VINTAGE 1974 FIRST EDITION MODERNIST ABSTRACT COLLECTOR'S SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART EXHIBITION ART BOOK IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR LIBRARY COLLECTION.
THE SOFTCOVER EXHIBITION BOOK IS PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK GRAPHIC SOCIETY BOSTON, PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1974 BY TOM KELLAWAY, AMERICAN ART REVIEW PRESS, BOOK DESIGN BY JOHN COX, AUTHORED BY BARBARA HASKELL.
IT IS PUBLISHED ON THE OCCASION OF THE EXHIBITION FROM 1974 - 1976 AT THE SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART, THE ALBRIGHT - KNOX ART GALLERY BUFFALO, THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, THE DES MOINES ART CENTER IOWA, AND THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART NEW YORK OF THE ARTWORKS OF ARTHUR DOVE.
ARTHUR DOVE ( 1880 - 1946 ) WAS AN EARLY AMERICAN MODERNIST ARTIST, HE IS OFTEN CONSIDERED THE FIRST AMERICAN ABSTRACT PAINTER.  DOVE USED A WIDE RANGE OF MEDIA, SOMETIMES UNCONVENTIONAL COMBINATIONS TO PRODUCE HIS ABSTRACTIONS. HE DEVELOPED A CLOSE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FAMOUS AND IMPORTANT ART DEALER ALFRED STIEGLITZ THAT HAD A PROFOUND EFFECT ON HIS ARTWORKS AND CAREER. ART WORKS BY DOVE ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS INCLUDING THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NEW YORK, THE HIRSHHORN GALLERY AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON, THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, AND THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.
THE RARE OUT OF PRINT COLLECTOR'S 1ST EDITION EXHIBITION ART BOOK MEASURES 10" W X 9" H X 3/8" D, WITH 136 PAGES, 93 ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDING 60 FULL COLOR PLATES, AND AN ARTIST CHRONOLOGY. IT IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.