Lot 378
  • 378

James Siena

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • James Siena
  • Nine Prints: 1999 - 2001
  • etching and engraving
  • plates: 152 by 100 mm 6 by 4 in
  • sheets: 327 by 275 mm 12 7/8 by 10 7/8 in
The complete portfolio, comprising nine intaglios printed in colors, 1999-2001, numbered 11 on the colophon page, each signed in pencil, dated and numbered 11/28 (total edition includes six artist's proofs), on Hahnemühle Copperplate paper, printed and published by Harlan and Weaver, New York, with the title page, colophon and original red cloth-covered portfolio box, framed (9 prints)

i)  Constant Window, 1999 - 2000
ii)  Lighthouse, 2001
iii)  Etching After 'Yellow-Black', 2000
iv)  56787654, 1999 - 2000
v)  Connected Hooks, 2001
vi)  Lattice, 2001
vii)  Proton Saga, 1999 - 2000
viii)  Ramparts, 2001
ix)  Base 3, 2000

Condition

The prints in good condition, the full sheets. Each sheet with a slight undulation, probably due to the tight hinging at the top corners. (Versos in good condition; five of the nine prints examined out of frame.) The title page, colophon and portfolio box all in good condition.
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