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Lot 247
  • 247

Portfolio

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Portfolio
  • Peace Portfolio I
  • colour lithographs
  • each sheet 660 by 534 mm 26 by 21 in
The complete portfolio, comprising twelve prints by various artists, 1970, each signed in pencil by artists and numbered 169/175, also numbered in pencil on justification page, published by the Academic and Professional Action Committee for a Responsible Congress in order to raise money for the politics of peace, on wove papers, with the original blue linen-covered portfolio (12 prints)

Condition

The prints are in good condition, the full sheets or with full margins. Each sheet with a soft handling crease at one sheet tip (varying according to orientation of print). The title page with pale discoloration in a wide band across center and at sheet edges, the turquoise ribbon closure fraying at ends. The portfolio with surface soiling and scuffs.
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.
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Catalogue Note

The contributing artists are Allen D'Arcangelo, Herbert Ferber, Adolph Gottlieb, William Stanley Hayter (B. & M. 336), Lee Krasner, Ibram Lassaw, Robert Motherwell (W.A.C. 68), George Ortman, Robert Rauschenberg, Saul Steinberg, Esteban Vicente, Larry Zox