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IRVING BLUM: PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE FROM THE GALLERY COLLECTION
Blum, Irving. Los Angeles: Irving Blum Gallery, 1967. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Very Good -.. np (24pp), 14 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This stark catalogue was produced by Irving Blum in 1967 - the same year he closed Los Angeles' legendary Ferus Gallery then opened his own eponymously-named establishment a block north on La Cienega Boulevard. It features one illustration each for fourteen works by the likes of Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, Joseph Cornell (3), Dan Flavin, Ad Reinhardt, Josef Albers, Kurt Schwitters, Marcel Duchamp, and Jean Arp. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item showing some very light wear and creasing to the covers along the spine. Inventory Number: 025831