Nieuwe Realisten and Kunst Der Sechziger Jahre

Two landmark 60s publications. Features: Nieuwe Realisten 24/6 - 30/8/1964. Den Haag, Haags Gemeentemuseum, 1964. Edited by W.A.L. Beeren and Jos De Gruyter. 54 x 39.5 cm, 44 pp. Exhibition catalogue in newspaper style with essays by Restany and Reichardt. Most texts in Dutch, some in English and French. First Edition. As usual with this sought-after item, the paper is yellowed and browed at folds.
+ Kunst Der Sechziger Jahre. Cologne, Sammlung Ludwig Im Wallraf-Richartz Museum, 1969. Edited by Gert Von Der Osten and Horst Keller. Second corrected and expanded edition. Original plastic binding with 2 screws, 30 x 24.5 cm. Abundantly illustrated. Fine copy of this truly Sixties Pop Art catalogue, designed by the Fluxus artist Wolf Vostell. Each artist is presented with a portrait on mylar and work on tipped-in plates. Legendary catalogue with the highlights from the private collection of chocolate magnate Peter Ludwig (1925-1996), one of the first collectors to recognize the merit of American Pop Art.