Signed; Allen Jones - Allen Jones - 1993

Allen Jones – Art & Design Monographs

First Edition — Academy Editions / Ernst & Sohn
Original Softbinding — SIGNED by Allen Jones

First edition of the Art & Design Monographs volume on Allen Jones, published by Academy Editions / Ernst & Sohn. This copy is hand-signed by Allen Jones on the title page, making it a desirable item for collectors of Pop Art, contemporary British artists, and signed art monographs.

About the Book

This publication is the first in a series of monographs dedicated to major contemporary artists. It presents a comprehensive overview of Jones’s artistic development from the early 1960s onward, including:

Prints

Early and later paintings

Sculptures

The famous fibreglass “furniture” pieces of life-size female forms

Analytical and exploratory essays on his work and influence

About the Artist

Allen Jones RA (b. 1937) is one of Britain’s most iconic Pop Artists.
Highlights of his career include:

Prix des Jeunes Artistes, Paris Biennale (1963)

Senior Academician, Royal Academy of Arts

Honorary Doctor of Arts, Southampton Solent University (2017)

Teaching positions at major institutions including Hamburg, UC Berkeley, University of South Florida, Banff Centre, and Berlin University of the Arts

Works held in prominent museum collections: Tate, Museum Ludwig, Hirshhorn Museum, Warwick Arts Centre

Creator of the provocative and world-famous sculptures Hatstand, Table, and Chair (1970)

Condition

Original soft cover binding

Overall good condition

A few pages show slight traces of watermarks (minor)

Interior otherwise clean and well-preserved

Signature clear on title page

A collectible signed first edition focusing on one of the defining figures of British Pop Art.