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Lot 178
  • 178

Portfolio

Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • Portfolio
  • L'AntitĂȘte (Spies/Leppien 27I-VII; Wittrock 17A-G; Cramer 20)
  • intaglio
  • overall size: 153 by 122 mm 6 1/8 by 5 1/8 in
The complete set, comprising three volumes with twenty-three etchings and text by Tristan Tzara, 1949, the first volume with eight etchings with aquatint printed in colors by Max Ernst, seven etchings signed in ballpoint-pen, the second volume with seven etchings with aquatint printed in colors by Yves Tanguy, and the third volume with eight etchings with color pochoir by Joan Miro, each volume signed by the author and the respective artist on the justification, this example numbered 75, from the edition of 200, on Richard De Bas wove paper, contained in vellum-covered wrappers, in a black paper-covered slipcase (3 books) 

Condition

With full margins. The books are in good condition apart from uneven pale light-staining. The vellum-covered wrappers are worn.
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