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(DE KOONING, WILLEM). Geldzahler, Henry. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1987. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (22pp), 6 color and 1 b&w illustration. Designed by Britt Reynolds. This is the slender twenty-two page paperbound catalogue published in conjunction with a Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of major works on canvas created between 1955 and 1963 by famed Abstract Expressionist pioneer Willem de Kooning. Only the second catalogue issued by the gallery, it contains an essay filled with quotes from the artist by eminence grise Henry Geldzahler. A most handsome copy of the uncommon first printing from 1987. Inventory Number: 015526