Robert (R.) CRUMB 'The Nubile Dancer', 1978/1997 SIGNED Silkscreen w/ Book *NEW*

Description: R. (ROBERT) CRUMB (b.1943, Philadelphia, PA) 'The Nubile Dancer', 1978/1997 SIGNED Limited Edition Silkscreen w/ Deluxe Edition Book 'The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book'Beautiful silkscreen (17-Color) print. SIGNED by artist in pencil and numbered 'XXX/1000' on recto under image (see below). Edition of 1000. Print dimensions: 12-1/2" x 10" sheet, 8-1/4" x 6-1/2" image. Includes OVERSIZED deluxe slipcased (debossed self-portrait on front; spine is titled with gold foil-stamped Crumb lettering) hardbound 'The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book'. Publ. by Kitchen Sink Press, 1997, 256 pp. w/ DJ. Book dimensions: 13-3/4" x 11-1/2" x 1-1/4". Weight: 10 lbs. BRAND NEW. Highly Recommended. Crumb's Whole Career, from Shack to Chateau! The first comprehensive retrospective of the entire career of Robert Crumb, the most famous and influential underground cartoonist in the world. From recollections and sketches from his childhood through the beginning of the underground comix movement to his most recent works, this compendium features previously unpublished material, including work from the '60s for Harvey Kurtzman's Help!, along with reproductions of previously unseen works of art, including paintings and sculptures. Over half in color, the book includes classic full-length comic stories (virtually all in color for the first time), sketchbook material, album cover art, home photos, 14 hand-lettered chapter introductions by Crumb, and a new Crumb cover. Endpapers are large b&w graphics starting and ending the book. Robert Crumb, world-famous illustrator and definite pervert, got his start in the underground comics scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book is a collection of his best work from the last 50 years (it's got kids stuff, too, which is pretty fascinating). The volume is a welcome reminder that, screwed up as Crumb may be, he's also a tremendously talented, utterly original artist. He artistically embodies a certain segment of the '60s, and as that fades even further into history, Crumb's material becomes more important. Is The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book funny? Yes, certainly, in a coarse, Rabelaisian way; you'll either find it a hoot, or horribly racist and sexist. And it's not for the kiddies, obviously. But R. Crumb is so well known by now, that you probably know which group you fall into, the lovers or the haters. The lovers will find this book a wonderful treat. R. Crumb, a pioneer of underground “comix” and founder of Zap Comix, has been key to the dramatic transformation of comic books into an adult literary form. Cultural critic and lifelong student of human nature, Crumb tackles in his art issues and obsessions that bubble beneath society’s surface: sex, drugs, race, violence, and government repression. His comics are populated by a cast of characters based on American archetypes - Flakey Foont, Angelfood McSpade, Devil Girl, Mr. Natural, Fritz the Cat, and even a cartoon version of Crumb himself - who testify to the complexities of the human condition and to the spiritual and social searches we all undertake. Born in Philadelphia in 1943, Crumb spent a great deal of his youth creating homemade comics with his older brother Charles. In the 1960s, while working as a commercial illustrator in Cleveland, Crumb submitted individual and collaborative drawings to fanzines and underground newspapers. Energized by the success of these early artistic experiences, he moved in 1967 to San Francisco, the center of the countercultural movement. In 1968 he self-published the first issue of Zap Comix, the popularity of which made him a cult figure in the burgeoning underground comix scene. Zap soon included the work of other cartoonists, including Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso, and S. Clay Wilson, and later Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, and Robert Williams, now icons in the field. Although Crumb began his career as staunchly anti-establishment and critical of high art, he has slowly accepted the attention of the official art world, selling his artwork through art galleries and contributing cartoons to mainstream publications such as the New Yorker. His work received worldwide attention in Terry Zwigoff’s documentary Crumb (1994), and a 2003 retrospective at the Ludwig Museum in Cologne. The most comprehensive U.S. exhibition of Crumb’s work to date, 'R. Crumb’s Underground', is currently touring the United States. Underground showcases forty years of the artist’s cultural contributions. It highlights the important role collaboration has played throughout Crumb’s career, including during his youth as part of the San Francisco comic book underground, and with his wife, cartoonist Aline Kominsky-Crumb. SELECT RECENT EXHIBITIONS: 2022 'American Alternative Comics 1980–2000: Raw, Weirdo, and Beyond' (group exhibition), McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Boston, MA 'R. Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, and Sophie Crumb Sauve qui peut ! (Run for Your Life)', David Zwirner Gallery, Paris, France 2019 'Drawing for Print: Mind F@*ks, Kultur Klashes, Pulp Fiction & Pulp Fact by the Illustrious R. Crumb', David Zwirner Gallery, New York, NY 2017 'Aline Kominsky-Crumb & Robert Crumb: Drawn Together', David Zwirner Gallery, New York, NY 2016 'R. Crumb: Art & Beauty', David Zwirner Gallery, London, UK 2012 'R. Crumb: De l'Underground à la Genèse', Musée d'art Moderne, Paris, France 2011 'R. Crumb: Drawings from the Book Kafka', Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, NY 2010 'R. Crumb', Baronian-Francey, Brussels, Belgium 'The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb's Book of Genesis', Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 'R. Crumb', Galerie Martel, Paris, France 'Divine Comedy: Drawings by R. Crumb and Roz Chast', Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT 'The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb's Book of Genesis', David Zwirner Gallery, New York, NY 2009 'R. Crumb: Uncovered', Scream Gallery, London, UK 'The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb's Book of Genesis', Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA 'LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel' (group exhibition), Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH 'Zap! Comix Prints by Robert Crumb', Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, Modlin Center for the Arts, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 'R. Crumb's Underground', California State University Fullerton (CSUF) Grand Central Art Center (GCAC) Art Gallery, Santa Ana, CA 'The Cresting Wave: The San Francisco Underground Comix Experience' (group exhibition), Electric Works, San Francisco, CA 'R. Crumb's Underground', MassArt (Massachusetts College of Art and Design), Boston, MA 'Strike a Pose' (group exhibition), Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, UK 'Compass in Hand: Selections from The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection' (group exhibition), Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, NY 'R. Crumb: Zap-Masters', CoproNason Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2008 'R. Crumb's Underground', Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Philadelphia, PA 'R. Crumb's Underground', Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA 2007 'COMIX' (group show), Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense C, Denmark 'Cult Fiction' (group show), Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds, UK 'Cult Fiction' (group show), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, UK 'Pulp Fiction' (group show), Adamson Gallery, Washington, DC 'Summer Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era' (group show), Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY 'R. Crumb', David Zwirner Gallery, New York, NY '101 Dresses' (group show), Artspace, New Haven, CT 'La Famille d’Artistes Exposition CRUMB' (group show), Musée de Sérignan, Sérignan, France 'R. Crumb's Underground', Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA 'R. Crumb', Baronian-Francey, Brussels, Belgium 'R. Crumb: My True Inner Self', Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery at The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 'R. Crumb: Drawings', Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2006 'R. Crumb', Spruth Magers Projekte, Munich, Germany 2005 'Robert Crumb: A Chronicle of Modern Times', Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 'Robert Crumb: A Chronicle of Modern Times', Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK 'Masters of American Comics' (group exhibition), Hammer Museum, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (traveled to: Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; Jewish Museum, New York, NY; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI) 2004 'Robert Crumb: Yeah, But is it Art?', Ludwig Museum, Cologne, Germany 'R. Crumb: Works on Paper', Moderne Kunst AG, Basel, Switzerland 'R. Crumb', Van Horn Exhibition Space, Dusseldorf, Germany 'Beautiful Losers' (group exhibition), Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA (traveled to: Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati, OH; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA; Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD; University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Triennale, Milan, Italy; Le Tri Postal, Lille, France) 'Disparities and Deformations: Our Grotesque' (group exhibition), Fifth International Biennial SITE Santa Fe, NM '2004 Carnegie International' (group exhibition), Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS BY CLICKING MY Store ICON ABOVE

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