Collection of 117 Outsider, Art Brut, and African Art Reference Books

February 28, 2024

Art, Design & Books

Lot 20

Collection of 117 Outsider, Art Brut, and African Art Reference Books

Dimensions

largest:13 x 10 1/2 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Price Realized: $2,048
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Description

including volumes on artists such as Henry Darger, Jean Dubuffet, Adolf Wölfli, Scottie Wilson, along with volumes on African, Indian, Mexican, Oceania, and the art of other nonwestern cultures

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Provenance: Property from the Estate of Rosa and Aaron Esman
Condition: with handling wear throughout, resulting in minor losses, creases, with gentle toning to most volumes

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The Estate of Rosa and Aaron Esman

Throughout their seventy-year marriage Rosa and Aaron Esman shared passion for the arts amassed into an exciting collection of Modern, Post-War, and Contemporary art. Rosa owned several art galleries including Tanglewood Gallery and Rosa Esman Gallery, and was a founding partner of Ubu Gallery. She was a pioneer print publisher of limited edition artworks while at Tanglewood Press, Original Editions, and Abrams Original Editions.

Dr. Aaron Esman was a lover of books, classical and jazz performances, and theater. He was deeply fascinated by the human mind as a psychiatrist and its connections to creativity and often wrote on the subject. Together the Esman’s built a rich collection of art influenced by their shared and individual passions full of Modernism, Dada, Russian Constructivism, and American Pop Art.