Lot 285
  • 285

Cy Twombly b. 1928

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Cy Twombly
  • V GREEK POETS AND A PHILOSOPHER (BASTIAN 67-73)
  • Each sheet: 650 by 505mm; 25½ by 19 7/8 in
The album comprising seven lithographs printed in colours, six with embossing, 1978, each initialled in pencil and numbered 29/40 verso, printed by Matthieu Studio, Zürich-Dielsdorf, published by Propyläen Verlag, Berlin, on Richard de Bas hand-mould Ivoire paper, with full margins, in good condition apart from some pale discoloration to some sheets and some old tape residue along the upper edge of Homer, contained in original blue paper-covered portfolio (in reasonable condition)

Condition

As catalogued. Some creasing and staining to the portfolio, particularly to the outer cover which is also slightly faded.
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