Description: RARE mid-20th c. modern art ARTISTS EQUITY IMPROVISATIONS 1953 orig. lithographs LIMITED The artists contributing original lithographs to the 1953 issue of IMPROVISATIONS for sale here (the journal's fourth issue) included Reginald Marsh, Julio de Diego, Ruth Gikow, Fritz Eichenberg, Leo Lionni, Clara Klinghoffer, Marcel Vertès, and more than 50 others. See photo of contributors' list. Each issue of IMPROVISATIONS was a limited edition. The 1953 issue listed here is numbered 592 of 2000. Softcover, on construction paper, bound with plastic comb. Measures about 9” x 12”. The pages are clean and in nice condition, with some browning due to age at the edges Artists Equity was formed in 1947 to assist American artists and promote economic opportunities for them. During the 1950s, the organization raised funds through a masquerade ball held annually in New York City. The event's program merged Art and Commerce in a unique annual journal called IMPROVISATIONS. Each artist participating in the journal produced a full-page advertisement for one of the sponsors. The member-artists who illustrated the journal were selected by the advertisers and given complete freedom of expression. Each page was designed by an artist directly on a litho plate, making IMPROVISATIONS a collection of original lithographs. Our father collected seven issues of IMPROVISATIONS, and we are selling them all separately this week. Please check our other listings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our father was a bibliophile who collected rare books, letters, and ephemera for more than 60 years. For now and into the foreseeable future, we will be listing rare paper items from his estate. Take a look at all our items for sale. We combine shipping.
Price: 269 USD
Location: Slingerlands, New York
End Time: 2024-11-27T07:54:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 8 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Print
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30in.)
Signed: Unsigned
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1953
Edition Type: Limited Edition
Edition Size: 2000
Date of Creation: 1950-1969
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Print Type: Lithograph