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Stein, Gertrude
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
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A Book Concluding with As a Wife Has a Cow. A Love Story. Paris: Éditions de la Galerie Simon [Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler], (1926)
4to (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.; 248 x 184 mm). Title-page in red and black with Kahnweiler's device by Derain, 4 lithographs hors texte (of which one is in color) by Juan Gris. Original printed wrappers, glassine.
4to (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.; 248 x 184 mm). Title-page in red and black with Kahnweiler's device by Derain, 4 lithographs hors texte (of which one is in color) by Juan Gris. Original printed wrappers, glassine.
Provenance
Purchased from Nicolas Rauch, Geneva, 22 December 1958
Literature
Chapon, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler p. 186; Stein, Cubist Books 82; Wilson A9b
Condition
4to (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.; 248 x 184 mm). Title-page in red and black with Kahnweiler's device by Derain, 4 lithographs hors texte (of which one is in color) by Juan Gris. Original printed wrappers, glassine.
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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.
Catalogue Note
Copy 3 of ten copies on japon impérial (of a whole edition of 112), signed by Stein and Gris. A fine copy of the first edition of Gertrude Stein's first book published in France. Gris began work on this collaboration with his friend and patroness directly after finishing Denise (see lot 273). Donna Stein, in Cubist Books, writes, "Gris lettered the final still life 'finis,' a premonition that this would be his last print; he died in 1927. The lyrical studies of figures and still-life compositions in the lithographs for his books are graphic solutions to problems he addressed in his pen and ink drawings of the same period."