Book. Art. Sculpture. John Chamberlain 1954-1985 1st HB Start Price GBP 750.00 Current Price GBP 750.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, July 21, 2008 End Time Monday, July 28, 2008 Location Midhurst See more about 'Book. Art. Sculpture. John Chamberlain 1954-1985 1st HB' Description DETAILS OF BOOK   Book Title.  John Chamberlain – A Catalogue Raisonne of the Sculpture 1954-1985 Author/Editor.  Julie Sylvester with an essay by Klaus Kertess Publisher.  Hudson Hills Press in Association with The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Publishing Date.  1986 Edition.  1st Hard Cover/Soft Cover.  Hard with d/j Pages.  239 Condition.  Good condition with a little expected general wear/discolouring for age, just a few small marks to page bloc and the absolute slightest of rippling.  D/j also good with light rubbing/indentations in places, light fading to spine & spine edges.  Very slightest of slant to book. Description of Contents.  ‘John Chamberlain is the most important sculptor of the Abstract Expressionist generation.  His oeuvre – in addition to its aesthetic impact – is historically significant for having returned color to the repertoire of sculpture and for having given volume to the gestural spontaneity of Abstract Expressionism.  Although best known for his sculptures and reliefs assembled from crushed automobile body parts.  Chamberlain has also worked in many other mediums: welded steel, fiber glass, urethane foam, galvanized steel and aluminium foil.  As Klaus Kertess writes in his introductory essay to this volume, “Chamberlain’s sculpture has remained on the cutting edge of contemporary art through several later generations of painters and sculptors.” All of Chamberlain’s sculptural work to date – more than 800 pieces – is brought together in this book, in which every sculpture by the artist is exhaustively documented.  Every work for which photographic documentation exists is illustrated in full colour.  The volume’s indispensability as a reference is enhanced by the inclusion of a chronology of the artists’ life and career, an exhibition history, a bibliography, and an index. The Catalogue Raisonne is by Julie Sylvester, who has also curated major retrospective exhibition of Chamberlain’s work at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.  She provides extensive interviews with the artist, in which his personal life and his career as sculptor, painter and filmmaker are illuminated with rare insight and wit. Noted critic and curator Klaus Kertess has written an important text that presents a perceptive history and appreciation of Chamberlain’s work in the context of post-war American art. John Chamberlain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Sculpture 1954-85 handsomely explores and documents one of the most compelling, colourful and influential sculptural oeuvres of the twentieth century.’ A highly prized and extremely rare book. Photography.  313 colourplates plus 371 black & white illustrations Free UK P&P – Overseas P&P £15.00 ABOUT US   We specialise in out of print & secondhand football and motoring/motorsport books.  Please browse our shop and add us to your favourites as we are constantly adding new titles.   www.stores.ebay.co.uk/elmo-books     PAYMENT METHODS   For payment we accept the following;-   ·        Personal cheques drawn on a UK bank. ·        UK Postal orders. ·        PayPal - only accepted from buyers with a 'confirmed' Paypal address.   We are sorry but we do not accept the following forms of payment:-   ·        Cash in any currency ·        Personal cheques in US Dollars or any other currency other than Sterling. ·        Personal cheques that are in Sterling but that are drawn on a bank from outside of the UK. ·        .   FEEDBACK   Re: Feedback. Please note that we try to give all of our customers the same level of service.  If you have any problems please contact us before leaving negative feedback rashly as we are very reasonable and will always try to help.   NON PAYING BIDDERS   We occasionally have problems with non paying bidders, please only bid if you are genuinely intending to buy.  As full time eBayers we need to reclaim our lost eBay costs so we follow the following procedure for non paying bidders.   1) A reminder will be sent after 7 days. 2) A non paying bidder alert will be filed after 10 days. 3) A FVF credit will be filed after 20 days. Place a Bid!