THE SPIRITUAL MISSION OF ART

Book Description

New York: Galerie Chalette, 1960.. Oblong small quarto. Full velveteen stiff wrappers, with onlaid bronze- like metallic figure on upper wrapper. Illustrated throughout with plates and photographs. Fine, in suede covered clamshell box (see below). First edition, deluxe issue of this exhibition catalogue of Arp and Sophie Taeuber-Arp's works, with Seuphor's essay printed in both French and English. This is one of thirty numbered copies, specially bound, signed by Seuphor, and housed in the special folding case bearing an original wood- relief by Arp, entitled "améga dans l'oméga," with a limitation statement signed by Arp affixed inside the upper panel. Enclosed in the original board outer case (a bit rubbed). There were also 970 ordinary copies.

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