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Portfolio
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Portfolio
- Work by Couples
- etching and aquatint
- largest sheet (Shapiro) 971 by 652 mm 38 1/4 by 25 5/8 in
- smallest sheet (Ryman) 343 by 428 mm 13 1/2 by 16 7/8 in
The complete portfolio, comprising 12 aquatint and etchings, five printed in colors, 1996, each signed in pencil and numbered 41/75 (total edition includes 25 artist's proofs), some dated, on various papers, published by Parasol Press, Inc., Portland, OR, with the title and original green portfolio box, 11 prints framed (12 prints)
Condition
The prints are in good condition, with full margins. Very minor imperfections in the individual sheets are as follows:
The Fischl has minor rubbing at the sheet corners verso.
The Robert Mangold is unevenly shaved at the upper sheet edge.
The Sylvia Plimack Mangold has three soft diagonal creases at the upper right sheet corner.
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.
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
The collaborating artists are Lizbeth Marano and Mel Bochner, April Gornick and Eric Fischl, Helen Marden and Brice Marden, Ellen Phelan and Joel Shapiro, Sylvia Plimack Mangold and Robert Mangold, and Merrill Wagner and Robert Ryman