2000s Illustrated Oblong Folio, Richter 858: Eight Abstract Pictures - 1 Book

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Richter, Gerhard. Breskin, David (Editor) et al. Richter 858: Eight Abstract Pictures.

San Francisco: The Shifting Foundation: SFMOMA, 2002 first … Read more Richter, Gerhard. Breskin, David (Editor) et al. Richter 858: Eight Abstract Pictures.

San Francisco: The Shifting Foundation: SFMOMA, 2002 first edition, limited to 3433 unnumbered copies. Oblong Fo; 120 pp., unpaginated. Complete as issued. Gray cloth hardcover, black stamped title, no dust jacket as issued, aluminum slipcase, glassine wrap, stored in a laminated corrugated box, age-toned with edge wear - minor indents and discoloration (sympathetically touched-up). The art book is a large format edition, text interspersed with 8 laid-in color plates, 68 color reproductions, contains 8 unbound color plates (dims.: 12.25 x 16.5 in. each) in a double gate fold pocket at rear, printed on GardaMatt Art 200 - 250 gsm paper. Includes a music CD by Bill Frisell et al. with notes card on the music. Designed by Mark Fox of Black Dog. Fine in a very good + outer box.

Slipcase measures: 17.25 x 12.75 x 1.25 in.
Outer box: 19.5 x 13.75 x 1.75 in.
Approximate weight: 9 pounds.

Gerhard Richter's abstractions...explores the question of what, exactly, are they? Focus is on the suite of 8 pictures painted in 1999. The celebration brings together image, music and text in a uniquely compelling way.
Richter 858 presents an elegant, if raucous meeting ground for our most important contemporary artist and a diverse chorus of American music, poetry and criticism. See less