BOOKS: (4) Vintage German vols about Japanese art, 4 volumes, all hardcovers with text in German: 1) Dr. Julius Kurth. Utamaro. F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig. 1907. 7 x 9 3/4 inches. 390 pages. Mostly black and white plates, one reproduction woodblock print that folds out, on Japanese paper. Cover worn, endpaper torn. 2) Julius Kurth. Harunobu. R. Piper & Co., Munich. 1923. Hardcover in jacket. 8 1/4 x 11 inches. 121 pages with 54 black and white plates. 3) Julius Kurth. Sharaku. R. Piper & Co., Munich. 1922. No jacket. 8 1/4 x 11 inches. 215 pages with 83 black and white prints. 4) Ludwig Bachhofer. Die Kunst der Japanischen Holzschnittmeister. Kurt Wolff, Munich. 1922. Hardcover with jacket. 8 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches. 119 numbered pages, 4 color plates tipped onto heavy black paper and 69 black and white plates.

Provenance: Estate of Huguette Clark

Notes/Literature: Huguette Marcelle Clark (1906-2011) was an heiress and philanthropist, who became well known again late in life as a recluse, living in a hospital for more than 20 years while her mansions remained empty. She was an accomplished artist and musician, having studied under famous portrait painter Tadeusz Styka, and her paintings were exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery, Washington in 1925

Good, with jackets worn, some tears, be advised that all lots in this sale will exhibit some degree of wear due to age and/or handling