Fine Art Books ~New York School Press

The New York School Press publishing company is dedicated to the production of very fine art books. It is concerned primarily with the documentation of the unique American art of the postwar period. The books are printed by Cantz in Germany. Every effort is made to achieve exceptional quality and enduring value. The books are lavishly illustrated with hundreds of 9 x 12 inch full page color reproductions on acid free double coated heavy paper stock. The bindings are library quality.

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"Best and most Complete Study of  The NY School to date!":        ArtBusines.com opinion

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 CHOICE CURRENT REVIEWS FOR ACADEMIC  LIBRARIES,   February 2001:  "The book is unique; it can be used as a reference for artists' biographies, for exhibition documentation, or as the history of  a specific artistic movement. Highly recommended. General readers; undergraduates through faculty." Ed. by Marika Herskovic, ISBN: 0967799406  New York School Press, 2000. Hardcover with jacket, 12 x 9 inches,  176 full-page color art reproductions, printed in Germany,  393 pages, indexes. 265 artists are documented.

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 OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE ~ CHOICE, 2003 "This excellent publication builds on the earlier [above] publication.
It has broadened the scope to include artists from throughout the US, rectified...omission of African American artists
...and concentrated  on 88 artists...excellent layout and superb photographs. 

"Highly recommended"

 ~ CHOICE,

 CURRENT REVIEWS FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIES July/August 2003.

2005 WRITERS NOTES BOOK AWARD, April 19, 2005

"Herskovic overviews American abstract expressionism with this hefty volume of plates.
Beyond the names you'll immediately recognize (Pollack,  De Kooning, Gorky, etc.) this alphabetically arranged set takes a fair and complete look,
including commentary from the artists.... We like Kline's ideas on size and space and also when De Kooning says, "spiritually I am wherever my spirit allows me to be."
American Abstract should be a  fixture in libraries and the homes of the lovers of the form."

 "Researchers will seek out this well designed selection."

 ~Library Journal August 2003.

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Ed. by Marika Herskovic, ISBN: 0967799414. New York School Press 2003;Hardcover, 12x9 inches,372 pages, 176 full page color reproductions, printed in Germany. 

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 American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely Art is Timeless

CHOICE CURRENT REVIEWS FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIES, January 10, 2010

"Highly recommended. Libraries supporting both studio and art history programs at the lower undergraduate and above; general readers." ~ CHOICE 

Readers' opinion:

 It is an important contribution to the study of Abstract Expressionism. 58 painters and sculptors are featured. Each of these artists have 2 works shown (full page) one abstract and one figurative work and an artist's statement. The reproductions are excellent. There is also a Bio, and a listing of solo exhibitions and group exhibitions for each of these artists. An amazing amount of research and love went into this new production of the New York and Californian Schools abstract and figurative expressionism. You can see that these schools were actually a bonafide community of  artists. This 254 page book was sumptuously printed and has a 12 x 9 1/2 inch format. The book has a black cloth  binding and a handsome dust jacket with ALL the names of  the listed artists. This platinum dust-jacket has black and red lettering which pops-out and is a stunning tribute to the artists. Ed. by Marika Herskovic, ISBN: 0967799422 New York School Press, 2009. Hardcover with jacket, 12 x 9 inches, 116 full-page color art reproductions, printed in Germany,

 254 pages, indexes. 58 artists are documented.

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Albert Kotin American Abstract Expressionist of the 1950s

The book will demonstrates through 126 full page color reproductions that Albert Kotin belonged to the early generation of New York School Abstract Expressionist artists.

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“Discovering Excellence!” An enigma for life.

Post-War II Abstract Expressionist Artists in New York City marked the beginning of New York City’s influence as the center of the western art world. 

The world of the Abstract Expressionist artists was firmly rooted in Lower Manhattan.

A walk along 8th Street would take you from the Waldorf Cafeteria, where penniless artists made “tomato soup” from the free hot water and ketchup;

past the Hans Hofmann School of Fine artists founded by the painter of the same name; 

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The Club, a loft where lectures and heated arguments about art carried on late into the night.Jackson Pollock’s studio was on East 8th Street,
Willem de Kooning’s Philip Guston’s, Albert Kotin's and most other pioneer New York School artists' studios were on East 10th.

Most nights the "down town artists" could be found at the Cedar Street Tavern on University Place. 

Half a century latter I am still inspired by the universality of artistic impulse.

Albert Kotin, Predators, 1951. Oil and enamel on canvas, 36 x  28 inches.
Exhibited in the famous "9th St." Exhibition, 1951.

Nicolas Carone, Untitled, 1957. Oil on canvas, 60 x 74 inches.

Alfonso Ossorio, SPLIT, 1961. Plastic and various materials on composition board, 37 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches

Leon Golub, The Orator IV, 1962. Oil on canvas, 37 x 30 3/4 inches


Albert Kotin, Testigos 1968, Quadriptych. Oil on canvas, 104 x 63 inches

Jules Olitski, Divine Hostage, 1973 Acrylic on canvas, 65 x 48 inches

Conrad Marca-Relli, Untitled, 1973. Collage and newspaper on canvas, 20 ½ x 27 ½ inches

Perle Fine, Blue-Chips Blue #1, c.1974. Acrylic polymer emulsion wood collage on masonite, 48 7/8 x 48 7/8 inches

Michael Loew, Counterpoint in Reds and Blues, 1982. Acrylic and watercolor on linen, 66 x 72 inches

               Robert Nathans, The Distractive Character, 1986. Oil on wood and                tree stumps, 36 x 14 inches

Stanley William Hayter, Untitled, 1986. Acrylic on canvas, 63.75 x 51.13 inches

Jeff Koons Reindeer paddle.  Deutsche Guggenheim  USA, 2000,  printed and painted plywood, enameled aluminum, string  11 w x 2.25 d x 15 h inches.  This work is from the edition of 900. Signed with impressed marks to reverse

Anki King, Broken Mannequin, 2002. Oil on canvas, 39 x 36 inches  

Damien Hirst, For the Love of God, 2009; Screenprint in colors with diamond dust (framed); Signed and numbered 302/1000; 12 3/4" x 9 inches 

Artist Engels, When God Meets God, 2011. Oil on Canvas and Poster Board with Paper, Frame, Wood, Staples, Wire, Nail, Screws,and Bamboo

Anki King, Fall, 2012. Oil on canvas, 53 x 74 inches

The desire to discover excellence results in a perpetual agony that occasionally is compensated with ecstasy. 

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