Alexandra Exter
Illustrated Manuscript of Anatole France's Le Mystère du Sang
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March 16, 02:37 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Alexandra Exter
1884 - 1949
Illustrated Manuscript of Anatole France's Le Mystère du Sang, with three full-page and one half-page original gouaches by Exter, calligraphy by Guido Colucci
each gouache signed Alex. Exter., the manuscript signed Alex. Exter. and dated 1 Juin 1941
gouache, gilt and calligraphy in ink on paper
33 by 25.5 cm. 13 by 10 in.
Swann Galleries, New York, 11 November 1999, lot 400
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Only two unique copies of this manuscript were made. The illustrations are by Alexandra Exter, one of the most celebrated representatives of the Ukrainian avant-garde. The copy offered here belonged to Guido Colucci who did the calligraphy.
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