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A SELECTION OF PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, COLLAGES, AND SCULPTURES FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. BILLY WILDER
(WILDER, BILLY). Wilder, Billy, Henry J. Seldis & David Gebhard. Santa Barbara, CA: The Art Gallery of the University of California at Santa Barbara., 1966. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Good -.. 38pp, 1 color and 37 b&w illustrations. In addition to being one of Hollywood's greatest directors, Billy Wilder was also one of its most prolific collector's of Modern art. This is the catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1966 Santa Barbara Museum exhibition of ninety selections from his and his wife's impressive holdings. The artists whose work is reproduced here include Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Joseph Cornell, Nicholas De Stael, William Dole, Jean Dubuffet, Alberto Giacometti, Paul Klee, Gustav Klimt, Fernand Leger, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro, Giorgio Morandi, David Park, Pablo Picasso, Egon Schiele, Kurt Schwitters, Saul Steinberg, Yves Tanguy, and Alexander Calder. A presentable example of this uncommon item showing some mild paper loss to the surface of both the front and rear covers. It has been priced accordingly. LC 66-64956 Inventory Number: 015374