WALLACE BERMAN (1926-1976)Radio/Aether, 1966each signed 'W Berman' (lower left); title page signed and inscribed ' - W Berman' (lower left)13 unique Verifax collages on board apanied by a printed and annotated title pageeach: 12 x 13 in. (30.5 x 33 cm.)framed: 12 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (32. 4 x 34.3 cm.)Each work is in its original frame as specified by the artist and made by Sid Zaro.For further information on this lot please visit theArtist or Maker: WALLACE BERMAN (1926-1976)Provenance: ProvenanceAcquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1974Exhibited Los Angeles, Timothea Stewart Gallery, Wallace Berman, 9 July-August 1977Los Angeles, Otis Art Institute, Wallace Berman Retrospective, 24 October 1978-February 1980 (traveled to Fort Worth, Fort Worth Art Museum; Berkeley, University of California, University Art Museum; Seattle, Seattle Art Museum)Venice, CA, L.A. Louver, Wallace Berman, 11 April-10 May 1997 Santa Monica, Patricia Faure Gallery, Tony DeLap & Wallace Berman, 10 September-15 October 2005Paris, Galerie Frank Elbaz, Wallace Berman: Be-bop Kabbalah, 8 January-19 February 2010Paris, Centre Pompidou, Espace 315, Un Nouveau Festival, 16 February-7 March 2011Pasadena, Armory Center for the Arts, Speaking in Tongues: Wallace Berman and Robert Heinecken 1961–1976, 2 October 2011-20 May 2012 (traveled to Tucson, Center for Creative Photography)LiteratureRosetta Brooks, Wallace Berman: L.A. Louver, Artforum, October 1997, p. 105Sophie Dannenmüller, Wallace Berman: Be-bop Kabbalah, Galerie Frank Elbaz, Paris, 2010, pp. 15-23, 26, 31, illustrated Claudia Bohn-Spector and Sam Mellon, Speaking in Tongues: Wallace Berman and Robert Heinecken 1961–1976, The Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, 2011, pp. 37, 44, illustratedWallace Berman is undeniably one of the most profound and resonant figures in the art history of Los Angeles. A legend whose presence in and contributions to creative circles remain as relevant and as thought-provoking today as ever. A major figure in the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s, Berman is often considered a forefather of California Assemblage and a spiritual and artistic vanguard. Berman's epic story continues to be a point of interest, gaining more traction with every exhibition and publication. The present lot of thirteen individually signed Verifax collages is one of the most significant groupings of work by the artist toe to auction and is a preeminent example of Berman's artistic genius and nuanced visual language. Created in 1966 and purchased directly from the artist at his Topanga Canyon studio by gallerist and artist Timothea Stewart, these works, viewed as individual collages or as a group, represent the apex of Berman's artistic and spiritual powers.The present lot of thirteen original Verifax collages lies at the epicenter of Wallace Berman's tireless exploration of his creed, 'Art is Love is God'. Though Berman