Finlay, Ian Hamilton
Ephemera and exhibition posters
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
Auction: 18 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
A very comprehensive collection of 74 small publications and items of ephemera, including:
Textbook. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1999; Crate Texts. Wild Hawthorn Press, n.d.; Instruments of Revolution, 1992; Four Monostichs, n.d.; 4 Baskets. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1990; 6 Proverbs. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1997; Redoubt, 1994; Kamikaze Butterflies [&] Cherry Blossom Splinters, possibly a proof, n.d.; Jacobin Definitions. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1991; Exchanges. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1999; Hints and Tips for Boat Modellers. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1999; Variations. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1999; Myths. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1991; Midway 3. Wild Hawthorn Press, n.d.; Object Permanence, June 1996, including contributions from Ian Hamilton Finlay; Picpus. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1995; Wildwachsende Blumen, 1994; Painting by Numbers. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1997; Swatchway. Wild Hawthorn Press, n.d.; Ian Hamilton Finlay: Selected Landscapes. New Arcadian Journal 61/62; Gillanders, Robin. Ian's Fleet, 2002; A Concise Classical Dictionary. Christmas 1998; “Fill in the Flowers with colours from the palette below”. Wild Hawthorn Press, number 62 of 350 signed copies; and many others;
Exhibition Posters: Ian Hamilton Finlay - poezja konkretna - concrete poetry. Galeria Miejsce, 6th - 16th March 1992, large poster framed and glazed;
Prints 1963-1997 Grafiken, 14th-19th November 1997 at the Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, with screen print of Finlay and Jim Nicholson's “Sail Wholemeal”, large poster;
Ian Hamilton Finlay. The Poor Fisherman - Homage to Puvis de Chavannes, 1988;
and 4 others (quantity)