Vincent Borrelli, Bookseller

Machiel Botman: One Tree [SIGNED]

BOTMAN, Machiel

Publisher: Portland, Oregon: Nazraeli Press, 2012
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781590053331
Condition: Near Fine / No dust jacket as issued
Item #: 109971

$65.00

Specifics

First edition, first printing. Signed opposite the title page by Botman. Hardcover. Photographically illustrated cloth-covered boards, with cardboard slipcase. Photographs and short story by Machiel Botman. 72 pp., with 40 duotone plates. 10 x 6 inches.

Condition

Near Fine (small bump to top corner of book and slipcase, not affecting the text block, else As New).

Description

From the publisher: "A key figure in contemporary Dutch photography, Machiel Botman has always photographed as a way to understand life. He is not restrained by photographic conventions, but rather welcomes mistakes and surprises that combine with the highly personal nature of his subjects to create, as [Brigitte] Ollier described it, 'the world of Machiel Botman.' Like his individual photographs, Botman's books and writings are autobiographical and chronicle the stages in his life, but they do not follow a linear narrative. One Tree, the artist's third monograph, comprises a collection of images that are at once dark and hopeful, challenging and inviting. The book ends with Botman's short story, 'The hawk & the cat,' which plays off wonderfully with the images preceding it. Printed in Holland under the direct supervision of the artist, One Tree is a beautifully-produced artist's book that belongs in the collection of every serious photographic library."