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Alexander Liberman
Painted Book

1981

$5,250
£3,981.71
€4,680.98
CA$7,511.73
A$7,669.72
CHF 4,324.93
MX$93,926.16
NOK 51,660.76
SEK 51,658.08
DKK 35,000.28

About the Item

Alexander Liberman (1912-1999) was an important sculptor and figure in the American world of magazines and publishing. Liberman escaped from Nazi-occupied France and immigrated to the United States in 1941. For the rest of the decade he continued to expand his stature in the publishing realm initially at Vogue. He joined Conde Nast eventually becoming the editorial director a position he held until his retirement in 1994. It was only in the early 1950's that Liberman established his own independent art practice. He also was an accomplished and exhibited photographer. Clearly influenced by modernist graphic design and the emergence of minimalism Liberman embraced sculpture at the end of the 1950's. Liberman benefited from the popularity of large-scale public sculpture commissions that accompanied major building projects in the United States in the 1970s and 80s. Two of his best-known and most beloved public sculptures include "Ulysses" (1988) in Los Angeles and "Olympic Iliad" (1984) in Seattle. Created in 1981, this 392-page book features a cover painted in Liberman's signature style that combines geometry with bold and uplifting colors. Liberman created a series of approximately twenty books each with a unique painting that alludes to a Japanese torii (a sculptural gate found at the entrance of a shrine that separates the holy from the mundane). Questions about this artwork? Contact us. Visit or Toronto gallery on Thursdays or by appointment. "Untitled" 1981 Mixed-media on linen book cover Signed by the artist on the book spine 13"H 1.5"D 12"W Very good condition Published by Abbeville Press
  • Creator:
    Alexander Liberman (1912 - 1999, Ukrainian)
  • Creation Year:
    1981
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Very good condition.
  • Gallery Location:
    Toronto, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 08-241stDibs: LU215215052002

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