- 313
Portfolio
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Portfolio
- New York, New York: Eight Contemporary Artists Celebrate Their City
- lithograph and screenprints, some with collage
- largest sheet 755 by 925 mm 29 3/4 by 36 3/8 in
- smallest sheet 751 by 560 mm 29 5/8 by 22 1/8 in
The complete deluxe edition portfolio, comprising eight prints by various artists, 1983, each signed in pencil, the Grooms also with a pencil remarque, each numbered XII/XXXV, one of 35 deluxe editions on special papers, aside from the standard edition of 250 (total edition also includes 25 artist's proofs and 10 deluxe edition artist's proofs), published by New York Graphic Society Ltd., New York, with title and text, contained in the original cloth-covered portfolio (8 prints)
Condition
The full sheets, in good fresh condition. (The Grooms collaged element has two surface creases in the girl's hair, slight off-printing on the Rosenquist verso.)
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 Red Grooms (Knestrick 97), Robert Indiana (S. 132), Alex Katz (Maravell 130), R.B. Kitaj, Robert Motherwell (W. A. C. 293), Robert Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers, and James Rosenquist (Glenn 200).