May 19, 2022 - Sale 2605

Sale 2605 - Lot 119

Price Realized: $ 1,125
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000

ALFRED H. BARR, JR. (1902-1981)

CUBISM AND ABSTRACT ART / THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART. Two duplicate volumes. 1936.


Each 10 1/2x7 3/4 inches, 26 1/2x19 1/2 cm. The Spiral Press, New York.
Condition varies, generally B+: some staining and wear to original tan cloth covers with red lettering; losses, tears and creases to paper dust jackets; each includes original errata sheet tipped onto the backside of the title-page; foxing inside.

Includes two duplicate copies, in varying condition, of the first edition, from a run of 3000 printed for Trustees of MoMA in 1936. Each featuring the iconic dust jacket design by Barr himself. Images available upon request.