Lot 301
  • 301

Philip Guston

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description

  • Philip Guston
  • Untitled: two prints  
  • Lithograph
  • the first sheet: 640 by 850 mm 25 1/8 by 33 1/2 in
  • the second sheet: 555 by 760 mm 21 7/8 by 29 7/8 in
Two lithographs, 1963 and 1966, each signed in pencil and dated, the first (Tamarind 835) numbered 11/20, the second inscribed 'Artists Proof', an artist's proof aside from the edition of 25, on Rives BFK wove paper, the first with the blindstamp of the printer and publisher, Tamarind Workshop, Los Angeles, the second with the blindstamp of the printer and publisher, Hollander Workshop, New York, framed (2 prints) 

Condition

The first print, the full sheet, with overall light-stain. A scratch at the top center of the sheet in the image, with a 7 inch scuff mark trailing downward toward the center. Scattered minuscule fox marks throughout the sheet. Surface soiling along the edges of the sheet. The verso in generally good condition, with scattered surface soiling and remnants of prior hinging adhesive with associated skinning at the bottom of the sheet. The second print is in generally good condition, the full sheet. The sheet is slightly discolored with mat-stain at edges. A few soft creases throughout the sheet, the largest at the center of the image. Several scattered minuscule, inconspicuous fox marks, along with a few slightly larger, faint fox marks. (Traces of surface soiling throughout. Pin holes in four corners.) The verso in generally good condition with scattered fox marks and surface soiling. The sheet is hinged along the upper edge on the recto.
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