Chinese Art from Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA

València, Spain: IVAM Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, 2001. Catalogue for a Zao Wou-ki retrospective in Belgium, organized by the IVAM Institut Valencià d'Art Modern in cooperation with the Musée d'Ixelles in Brussels. The Belgian exhibition took place from July 18 to September 30, 2001, following an earlier show in València. Essays by Emmanuel Guigon, France Huser, and Louis Ucciani, followed by… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: The Urban Council, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Massive catalogue for Zao's 1996 retrospective at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, which featured 78 oil paintings from 1935 to 1994. Each painting receives a full page in the catalogue, with exhibition history on the opposite page. Essays in English and Chinese by Georges Duby and Daniel Marchesseau, followed by… Read more about this item

Taipei: Sotheby's, 1997. Auction catalogue featuring paintings that Chinese-French painter Sanyu gave to photographer Robert Frank. Sanyu (1901-1966) and Frank (1924-2019) met in New York in 1949 and remained lifelong friends. In English and Chinese. Numerous high-quality images and photographs. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches; 276 x 214 mm), pp. iii, [1], 57, [13] pages, in… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: Urban Council, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Important catalogue of Wu Guanzhong's paintings, issued as part of a series of exhibitions in Hong Kong on Chinese painting. Includes an essay by Wu Guanzhong as well as essays by Shui Tianzhong and Christina Chu. Texts in English and Chinese. Exhibition brochure laid in. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Square Quarto (11 inches;… Read more about this item

Genève: Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie., 1997. First Edition. Scarce booklet issued in connection with a 1997 exhibition in Geneva. Black-and-white illustrations, texts in French by Maria-Gaetana Matisse, I.M. Pei, and Françoise Marquet. Invitation card laid in. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (10 x 5 3/8 inches; 255 x 135 mm), 12 illustrations on a single page that folds out to… Read more about this item

Brussels: J. Bastien Art, n.d. [1996]. Scarce portfolio containing 9 color illustrations of recent paintings by Zao Wou-ki. Each illustration is printed on separate cards laid in to the portfolio, which also includes a preface by art historian Wim Toebosch as well as a list of exhibitions. Toebosch's text is in both French and Dutch, the exhibition list in French. The… Read more about this item

Paris: Galerie Thessa Herold, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Scarce catalogue of paintings by Zao Wou-ki (1920-2013), issued in connection with an exhibition in Madrid in 1998. Besides high-quality illustrations, the catalogue presents a lengthy biography interspersed with numerous photos. There are also tributes from friends, such as Tomás Llorens and Yves Bonnefoy, as well as excerpts from earlier texts by… Read more about this item

Paris: Galerie Thessa Herold, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Scarce catalogue for an exhibition of paintings by two old friends, Henri Michaux and Zao Wou-ki. Images are interspersed with texts by the two artists. The cover title -- Pas de Barbare en Asie! -- is a reference to Michaux's 1933 travel journal, Un Barbare en Asie (A Barbarian in Asia,… Read more about this item

Paris: Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2018. Booklet issued for an exhibition of Zao Wou-ki's large-scale works, held June 4, 2018-January 6, 2019, at the Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris. The booklet contains color photos of some of the paintings; text in French. Laid in is an English/French overview giving the highlights of each… Read more about this item

New York: Columbia University Press, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. A series of lectures on how artists in China made their living from the 16th century onwards. James Cahill (1926-2014), an eminent art historian, gave these lectures at Columbia in 1991. He challenges the traditional image of scholar-artists being uninterested in material rewards. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white images. PHYSICAL DETAILS:… Read more about this item

Cincinnati: Cincinnati Art Museum, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Scarce catalogue for an exhibition of prints by Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-ki (1920-2013) at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The exhibition took place from November 22, 1954, to January 4, 1955, and featured 70 prints. The catalogue features a listing of the prints and their edition sizes, some black-and-white illustrations, a foreword by… Read more about this item

Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Beautifully illustrated catalogue of Chinese paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 5/8 x 6 7/8 inches; 245 x 175 mm), 253, [1] pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Lightest of edge wear, internally clean, bright, and unmarked. Near Fine.

Hong Kong: City Hall Museum and Art Gallery, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Scarce catalogue in Chinese and English on Chinese painter Su Jen-Shan (1814-1849). Explanatory text by Lee Kwok-wing, followed by 18 black-and-white illustrations of Su's works. He was especially fond of landscapes and often painted Buddhist and Taoist deities and mythical sages. This catalogue was issued for an… Read more about this item

Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Profusely illustrated catalogue of the Reyes collection of Chinese paintings presented to the Ashmolean Museum in 1995. The catalogue accompanied an exhibition at the Ashmolean in autumn 1996. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 5/8 x 6 7/8 inches; 245 x 175 mm), 96 pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Very light… Read more about this item

London: Sam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Profusely illustrated catalogue of Chinese books issued by London dealer Sam Fogg. With detailed descriptions, as usual with Sam Fogg's publications. The catalogue includes books from the 6th through the 19th centuries, organized chronologically. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Quarto (11 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches; 300 x 240 mm), 139,… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: [Artmatch Group], 1997. First Edition. Rare catalogue for the 1997 Artmatch exhibition in Hong Kong. The late artist Gaylord Chan (d. 2020) and a group of his students began the annual Artmatch exhibitions in 1995. This catalogue features a selection of vibrant works in color by Gaylord Chan, Chan Kwan Ngok, Josephine Chow Suk Fan, Ivan Ho Chi… Read more about this item

London: Chinese Contemporary Ltd., 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Catalogue for a Venice exhibition of Chinese artists in 1999. Chinese Contemporary of London presented its roster of Chinese artists: Guo Jin, Guo Wei, Liu Ye, Lu Peng, Mao Yan, Qi Zhilong, Qin Yifeng, Shen Fan, Wang Qingsong, Xue Song, Zhang Dali, Zhao Nengzhi, and Zhou Chunya. With essays in English… Read more about this item

Paris: Jacques Barrère S.A., 1991. Catalogue for an exhibition of sculptures by Wu De Ch'un (b. 1953, Taiwan) at Jacques Barrère in Paris. Essay, biography, and 14 plates in color. Text entirely in French. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Quarto (11 x 8 5/8 inches; 280 x 220 mm), unpaginated (20 pages), in stapled, photo-illustrated wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Slight crease to rear wrapper,… Read more about this item

Chicago: Oskar Friedl Gallery, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Scarce exhibition catalogue dedicated to works on paper by the Zhou Brothers (Shanzuo Zhoushi and Dahuang Zhoushi), Chinese painters living in Chicago. The catalogue features 26 plates, mostly in black-and-white. The exhibition took place at the Oskar Friedl Gallery in Chicago. This catalogue is scarce. OCLC shows only 5 institutional holdings,… Read more about this item

London: Chinese Contemporary, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. A look back at all the exhibitions staged by Chinese Contemporary in 1996-1998. The catalogue features a foreword by Julia Colman and Ludovic Bois, an essay by Li Xianting, artists' biographies, and numerous color plates. Besides a number of group shows, Chinese Contemporary presented solo exhibitions for Guo Jin, Li Shan, Lu… Read more about this item