[1970s] Giuseppe Penone and Alighiero Boetti Two exhibition catalogues published by Kunstmuseum Luzern in 1977 in an edition of 1000. (1) Giuseppe Penone. Bäume Augen Haare Wände Tongefäss (Trees eyes hair walls clay pot). Softcover, 30 x 21 cm, 80 pp. Cover shows striking photographic portrait of the artist in colour. Includes fold-out poster. Texts by the artist, Jean-Christophe Ammann and Ugo Castagnotto. Text in German with some English translations. (2) Alighiero e Boetti. Softcover, 29.5 x 21 cm, 26 pp., b/w ills. German text by Jean-Christophe Ammann. Name of former owner on first page. Both catalogues with moderate cover wear, fine copies. (total 2)

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