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Josef Albers
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Josef Albers
- Homage to the Square: Edition Keller Ia-Ik (Danilowitz 203)
- Screenprints in colors; together with one Josef Albers Homage to the Square screenprint
- each sheet 550 by 550 mm 21 5/8 by 21 5/8 in
- screenprint sheet 635 by 737 mm 25 by 29 1/8 in
The complete portfolio, comprising ten screenprints in colors, 1970, each signed in pencil, dated, inscribed sequentially 'EK Ia' through 'EK Ik", and numbered 121/125, published by Josef Keller Verlag, Starnberg, on Hahnemühle Buttenboard wove paper; together with Josef Albers Honors the Hirschorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (D. 224.1), screenprint in colors, 1973, signed in pencil, dated, inscribed 'JHM - I', and numbered 61/144, published by Ives-Sillman, Inc., New Haven, for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., on German Etching paper, each framed (11 prints)
Condition
All sheets in the portfolio are in good condition with full margins and bright colors. Some sheets with minor surface soiling including scattered, faint fox marks in the unprinted areas, and small, pale blue marks inherent to the paper. The following sheets with:
EK Ib - a few, pale damp stains in the lower margin, visible upon close inspection.
EK Ic - a soft handling crease in the lower right corner, visible only with raking light, and a tiny dark accretion in the lower right of image and under the image, the latter visible only on verso.
EK Ig - two faint, small blue lines, at top and bottom of image, from printing process (?)
EK Ih - a small dark accretion in the right side of the image.
EK Ik - a soft handling crease in the upper right margin, visible only with raking light, and two small accretions, a green one in the upper right margin and a dark one on the verso.
JMH-I is in good condition, with full margins at the top and bottom, trimmed at sides. A few scattered pale blue marks in the right margin are inherent to the paper and not a condition issue.
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.