Lot 99
  • 99

Francis Bacon, Hans Hartung, Sebastian Matta and Henry Moore

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Francis Bacon, Hans Hartung, Sebastian Matta and Henry Moore
  • Eddy Batache: Requiem pour la fin des temps
  • Various
  • Each sheet: 680 by 520mm; 26¾ by 20½in
The complete portfolio comprising 8 etchings with aquatint, 1978, each signed in pencil and numbered XXXVIII/XLVI, signed in pencil and stamp-numbered XXXVIII on the justification, with title-page, text and justification, published by Editions Georges Visat, Paris, on Arches wove paper, the sheets loose, in original blue cloth covered box with white lettering on spine

Condition

The full sheets, the Bacon, Portrait of Michel Leiris (illustrated), with a printing defect resulting in the apparent uneven application of the ink to the sheet, each sheet with scattered fox marks throughout, the portfolio box in good condition.
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