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  • BAS JAN ADER, IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS
    Jun. 21, 2024

    BAS JAN ADER, IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS

    Est: €700 - €1,000

    Bremerhaven, Kabinett fur Aktuelle Kunst, 1974. Exhibition poster, 50 x 48 cm, with title and exhibition information in black silkscreened text. Created by Jürgen Wesseler, founder and curator of Kabinett fur Aktuelle Kunst, an important venue for contemporary art in Germany. Unknown edition size (MoMA mentions approx. 15). Light age wear along the outer edges, left margin with some very small tears (approx. 1 cm), generally a very good copy of this extremely rare item.

    Zwiggelaar Auctions
  • Bas Jan Ader, The Boy who Fell over Niagara Falls
    Mar. 15, 2023

    Bas Jan Ader, The Boy who Fell over Niagara Falls

    Est: $300 - $500

    Bas Jan Ader The Boy who Fell over Niagara Falls 1992 bound printed paper, postcard book: 8.5 h x 6.5 w x .125 d in (22 x 17 x 0 cm) postcard: 4 h x 6 w in (10 x 15 cm) This work is from the edition of 500 published by Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam. Provenance: Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam | Private Collection This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Bas Jan Ader, Ephemera
    Mar. 15, 2023

    Bas Jan Ader, Ephemera

    Est: $500 - $700

    Bas Jan Ader Ephemera 1971-1992 printed paper, postcards,magazine largest: 11.75 h x 8 w in (30 x 20 cm) smallest: 4 h x 6 w in (10 x 15 cm) Provenance: Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam | Private Collection Complete Lot Details Markus Wolf, Journal Oriental, Vol. 1-NR. 6, Kiel, Nonnompress, 1996. Collection of postcards, five. Collection includes one Claire L. Copley Gallery announcement card (1975), two Zonder postcards, (1972, copyright 1991 Bas Jan Ader Estate), one The Boy Who Fell Over Niagara Falls postcard (1972, copyright 1993, Bas Van Ader Estate), and one Musuem B-vb Typed page art and project printed page, 1972. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Bas Jan Ader, Fall
    Mar. 15, 2023

    Bas Jan Ader, Fall

    Est: $700 - $900

    Bas Jan Ader Fall 1970 bound printed paper 7.5 h x 7.5 w in (19 x 19 cm) Provenance: Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam | Private Collection This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Bas Jan Ader, Bulletin 89
    Mar. 15, 2023

    Bas Jan Ader, Bulletin 89

    Est: $500 - $700

    Bas Jan Ader Bulletin 89 1975 printed paper 11.5 h x 8.25 w in (29 x 21 cm) Provenance: Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam | Private Collection This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Bas Jan Ader, Bulletin 44: Broken Fall
    Mar. 15, 2023

    Bas Jan Ader, Bulletin 44: Broken Fall

    Est: $500 - $700

    Bas Jan Ader Bulletin 44: Broken Fall 1971 printed paper 8.25 h x 11.75 w in (21 x 30 cm) Provenance: Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam | Private Collection This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Bas Jan Ader, Broken Fall (Organic) postcard and photographic slide
    Mar. 15, 2023

    Bas Jan Ader, Broken Fall (Organic) postcard and photographic slide

    Est: $500 - $700

    Bas Jan Ader Broken Fall (Organic) postcard and photographic slide 1972 photographic slide, postcard slide: 4.75 h x 3.625 w in (12 x 9 cm) postcard: 4.125 h x 5.75 w in (10 x 15 cm) Provenance: Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam | Private Collection This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Bas Jan Ader, Migrateurs
    Mar. 15, 2023

    Bas Jan Ader, Migrateurs

    Est: $300 - $500

    Bas Jan Ader Migrateurs 1994 bound printed paper 6.25 h x 4.25 w in (16 x 11 cm) This work is from the edition published by Arc Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris. Provenance: Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam | Private Collection This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

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  • ADER, Bas Jan (Winschoten, 1942 - Atlantic Ocean, 1975).
    Dec. 06, 2022

    ADER, Bas Jan (Winschoten, 1942 - Atlantic Ocean, 1975).

    Est: €800 - €900

    In Search of the Miraculous. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1975. 4to (285, x 215 mm.) Single folded sheet. with on one side a photo of the artist in a sailboat and on the other side the music and lyrics of a song by Henry Russell: A Life on the Ocean Wave. First edition. From 1968 until 1989. 156 different bulletins have been edited with work from many contemporary artists. This is Bulletin 89. Bas Jan ADER, talented Dutch artist, disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean, sailing alone from America to Europe, not long after the publication of this also rather premonitory publication.

    Alde
  • ADER, Bas Jan (Winschoten, 1942 - Atlantic Ocean, 1975).
    Dec. 06, 2022

    ADER, Bas Jan (Winschoten, 1942 - Atlantic Ocean, 1975).

    Est: €1,500 - €1,800

    Fall. Self-published, 1970. Square 8vo (190 x 190 mm.) 48 pp. Stapled. Printed glossy white wrappers (slightly discolored). First edition. 11 stills from two short films “Fall 1, Los Angeles” and “Fall 2, Amsterdam”, showing the artist falling from the roof of a house and in the second he is riding on a bike into one of the canals of Amsterdam.

    Alde
  • [CONCEPTUAL ART] ART & PROJECT BULLETIN NO.89. BAS JAN ADER, IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS, 1975
    Dec. 09, 2021

    [CONCEPTUAL ART] ART & PROJECT BULLETIN NO.89. BAS JAN ADER, IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS, 1975

    Est: €400 - €600

    Amsterdam, Art & Project, 1975. Single folded sheet, 29.5 x 21 cm, 4 pp. with a double-page photographical illustration, song 'A Life On The Ocean Wave' by Henry Russell including musical notation on rear page. Published in cooperation with Claire S. Copley Gallery, Los Angeles and the Groninger Museum, Netherlands. Extreme light toning to covers, some very slight handling marks, overall in very fine condition. Bas Jan Ader (1942-1975) disappeared during the performance In Search of the Miraculous, in which he attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to England in a small sailboat. This bulletin was the last communication from the artist and became a seminal document to this extraordinary work.

    Zwiggelaar Auctions
  • [CONCEPTUAL ART] ART & PROJECT BULLETIN NO. 44. BAS JAN ADER, BROKEN FALL, WESTKAPELLE OCTOBER 10 1971
    Dec. 09, 2021

    [CONCEPTUAL ART] ART & PROJECT BULLETIN NO. 44. BAS JAN ADER, BROKEN FALL, WESTKAPELLE OCTOBER 10 1971

    Est: €300 - €500

    Amsterdam, Art & Project, 1971. Single folded sheet, 29.5 x 21 cm, 4 pp. B/w photographic image of the performance Broken Fall on double spread, folded as issued. Paper slightly browned, moderate creasing along spine, else a fine rare item.

    Zwiggelaar Auctions
  • Bas Jan Ader (1942-1975) - Bulletin 44;In Search of the Miraculous
    Jul. 02, 2015

    Bas Jan Ader (1942-1975) - Bulletin 44;In Search of the Miraculous

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    the three multiples, 1970-74, comprising a booklet with 22 offset lithographic reproductions, a folded and mailed offset lithograph, and a double-sided announcement card , on various papers, with full margins as issued, 191 x 191 mm (7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in) , 295 x 416 mm (11 5/8 x 16 3/8 in) and 105 x 145 mm (4 1/8 x 5 3/4 in) IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

    Dreweatts 1759
  • Bas Jan Ader (Dutch, 1942-1975) Girl A, 1962, mixed media on paper. Signed, dated and titled. Provenance: Private collection, NJ. 25 1/2" x 19 1/2" (sheet)
    Apr. 22, 2007

    Bas Jan Ader (Dutch, 1942-1975) Girl A, 1962, mixed media on paper. Signed, dated and titled. Provenance: Private collection, NJ. 25 1/2" x 19 1/2" (sheet)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Bas Jan Ader (Dutch, 1942-1975) Girl A, 1962, mixed media on paper. Signed, dated and titled. Provenance: Private collection, NJ. 25 1/2" x 19 1/2" (sheet)

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
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