These auction catalogs are from Christie’s, Sotheby’s and a few other auction houses. Beautifully and lavishly printed in deluxe color on glossy stock, as fitting for items that are offered for millions of dollars, these are stunning examples of state-of-the-art color printing as well as a fascinating way to experience current art trends. Most of these are of post-war and contemporary art and many of them feature Warhol, Calder, Bacon, Hirst, Twombly, Hockney, DeKooning, Close, Serra, Basquiat, Oldenburg and similar contemporary artists.  Most of these catalogs average $45-50 new from the auction houses. All catalogs are in excellent condition.

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Christie’s. Post-War and Contemporary Art London 30 June 2009. . 155pp, Gerhard Richter cover art. As New. Paperback. (#441) $10.00

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Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg. Contemporary Art & 14 Duchamp Ready-Mades 2002.05.13. New York: Phillips de Pury, 2002. First printing. 52 lots, 10.25″ x 13″, remakes of 14 Marcel Duchamp “Ready-Made” artworks, works by Ruscha, Warhol, Basquiat, others. Fine. Paperback. Duchamp’s early works have all been lost and these items were created to duplicate his creations…urinal, comb, wheel mounted on stool, other Dada-esque items. (#445) $20.00

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Christie’s. Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session May 12 2005. New York, 2005. First printing. 211pp, cover by Adolph Gottlieb, items by Duane Hanson, Robert Indiana, Ruscha, Stella, more. Fine. Paperback. (#446) $12.00

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Christie’s. Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session May 12 2005. New York, 2005. First printing. 241pp, cover by Richard Prince, items by Prince, Haring, Basquiat, Pettibone, more. Fine. Paperback. (#447) $12.00

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Sotheby’s. Contemporary Art/Morning New York May 11, 2005. New York, 2005. First printing. 251pp, cover by Alexander Calder, lots by Calder, de Kooning, Rothko, Motherwell, Pousette-Dart, Kline, Wesselmann, Warhol, more. Fine. Paperback. (#448) $12.00

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Sotheby’s. Contemporary Art/Evening New York May 15, 2007. New York, 2007. First printing. 255pp, cover by Francis Bacon (sold for $52, 680,000), works by Basquiat, de Kooning, Koons, Stella, Segal, Warhol, Wesselmann, Calder, Lichtenstein, more. Fine. Paperback. (#449) $13.00

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Sotheby’s. Contemporary Art/Morning Auction New York Nov 12, 2008. New York, 2008. First printing. 375pp, cover by Dan Flavin. bent right lower corner on cover. Works by Calder, Francis, Christo, Ruscha, Rauschenberg, more. Fine. Paperback. (#450) $13.00

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Sotheby’s. Contemporary Art/Evening Auction New York Nov 11 2008. New York, 2008. First printing. 219pp, cover by Lichtenstein, works by Basquiat, Calder, De Kooning, Freud, Hirst, Koons, Oldenburg, Twombly, more. Includes small insert pamphlet with highlights of auction lots. Original price $57 Fine. Paperback. (#451) $20.00

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Sotheby’s. The Collection of Frieda and Milton Rosenthal: African and Oceanic Art New York 14 November 2008. New York, 2008. 246pp, 135 lots, including a pair of statues valued at $4-5m. Provenance and history descriptions throughout. Fine. Paperback. (#452) $20.00

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Christie’s. Christie’s First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art New York 9/9/08. New York, 2008. 230pp, cover by Cindy Sherman. 238 lots by Red Grooms, Sherman, Butterfield, De Kooning, Warhol, Motherwell, Serra, more. Fine. Paperback. (#453) $20.00

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Christie’s. Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session New York 11/13/08. New York, 2008. 317pp, cover by Damien Hirst, works by Basquiat, Haring, Opie, Prince, more. Fine. Paperback. (#454) $20.00

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Christie’s. Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session New York 11/13/08. New York, 2008. 311 pages with 186 lots mostly illustrated in color and all described in detail. De Kooning, Wesselman, Pollock, Calder, Stella, more. Fine. Paperback. (#455) $20.00

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Sotheby’s. Arts D’Afrique et D’Oceanie / Importantes Collections Paris June 17, 2009.  Paris, 2009. 108pp, 66 lots, beautiful African masks and sculpture, some valued at $800,000. Fine. Paperback. (#456) $20.00

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Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s 20th Century Italian Art London 16 October 2009. London. 100pp, 33 lots, all in color with detailed descriptions and provenance. Chirico, Fontana, more. Fine. Paperback. (#458) $14.00

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Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s Contemporary Art New York 3/10/09. New York, 2009. First printing. 108pp, 252 lots, cover by Jenny Holzer, includes work by Basquiat, Dzubas, Haring, Pettibone, Shcnabel, Stella, Vasarely, more. Fine. Paperback. (#459) $10.00

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Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction London June 25, 2009. London, 2009. First printing. 131pp, 40 lots, includes pocketsize brochure of lots. Includes works by Basquiat, Boetti, Calder, Dubuffet, Gursky, Hirst, Prince, Richter, Warhol. Fine. Paperback. (#460) $13.00

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Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Day Auction New York 11/12/09 Including Property from the Collection of Mary Schiller Myers and Louis S. Myers. New York, 2009. First printing. 395pp, 394 lots, descriptions, photos and provenance of each lot. Cover art by Rauschenberg. Fine. Paperback. (#461) $12.50

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Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction New York 5/12/09. New York, 2009. First printing. 129pp, 49 lots, cover by Martin Kippenberger, includes works by Basquiat, Calder, Gober, Koons, Lichtenstein, Rothko, Stella, Twombly, Warhol, more. Fine. Paperback. (#462)$19.00

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Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Day Sale London 6/26/09. London, 2009. First printing. 217pp, 99 lots, cover art by Sigmar Polke. Fine. Paperback. (#463)   $14.00

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Christie’s. Post War and Contemporary Art Day London July 1 2009. London, 2009. 161 pages with 207 lots mostly illustrated in color and all described in detail. Fine. Paperback. (#464) $20.00

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Christie’s. Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale New York 5/13/09. New York, 2009. 133pp, 54 lots. cover by Lichtenstein. Works by Calder, Warhol, Kapoor, Oldenburg, Segal, Basquiat, more. Fine. Paperback. (#465) $20.00

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Christie’s. Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale New York 5/14/09. New York, 2009. 301 pages with 335 lots. cover by Keith Haring. Property from the collection of Caral Gimbel Lebworth, heiress of Gimbels department store founder. Fine. Paperback. (#466) $20.00

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Christie’s. Christie’s Post War and Contemporary Art Evening London 6/30/09. London, 2009. 138pp, 41 lots. Cover art by Gerhard Richter. Lucio Fontana, Hirst, Richard Prince, Basquiat, Wesselman, more. Fine. Paperback. (#467) $20.00

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