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Portfolio
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Portfolio
- X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters)
- 8 screenprints in colors
- sheets: 609 by 508 mm 24 by 20 in
The portfolio, comprising eight of the ten screenprints, six printed in colors, 1964, inscribed 'A-29' on the justification, a proof aside from the numbered edition of 500, loose (as issued), each on wove paper, with the blindstamp of the printer, Ives-Sillman, New Haven, Connecticut, published by The Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, with title and text by Samuel J. Wagstaff, Jr., contained in the original paper wrappers and cloth-covered portfolio case (8 prints)
The following prints are included in the portfolio:
George Ortman, Untitled
Frank Stella, Untitled (Rabat)
Ellsworth Kelly, Red Blue
Robert Motherwell, Untitled
Stuart Davis, Untitled
Larry Poons, Untitled
Robert Indiana, Eternal Hexagon
Ad Reinhardt, Untitled
The following prints are included in the portfolio:
George Ortman, Untitled
Frank Stella, Untitled (Rabat)
Ellsworth Kelly, Red Blue
Robert Motherwell, Untitled
Stuart Davis, Untitled
Larry Poons, Untitled
Robert Indiana, Eternal Hexagon
Ad Reinhardt, Untitled
Condition
The full sheets with bright colors. The first five sheets with damp-stain at the top right quadrant of the sheet, with associated surface soiling and undulation. Untitled (Rabat) with attenuated color at the top right corner of the image. The last three sheets with damp-stain at the extreme edges of the top corners and soft undulation. All wrappers with damp-stain and spots of surface soiling at the top right corner of the sheets, particularly on the title page. The portfolio box with foxing, light-stain throughout, and damp-stain at the top right corner of the lid; the cardboard on the inside of the lid is splitting.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.