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Salvador Dalí
Estimate
75,000 - 125,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Salvador Dalí
- Les Chants de Maldoror (Field 34-2; Michler & Löpsinger 11-54)
- Heliogravures with drypoint additions
- overall: 360 by 277 by 74 mm 124 1/8 by 10 7/8 by 2 7/8 in
The complete book of 42 heliogravures reworked in drypoint, plus the suite of 30 full-page plates with remarque additions and the two images excluded from the 1934 printing (the two planches refuseé), with text by Comte de Lautréamont, 1934, signed in pencil, M. & L. 34 with a complementary signature, from the 1934 edition of 100, on various wove papers, printed by Lacourière, Paris, published by Albert Skira, Paris, contained in the original paper wrapper within the brown cloth-covered portfolio box (74 prints)
Provenance
Ex coll. Peter Owen, Esq.,
Sold Sotheby & Co., London, Prints, June 1, 1965, lot 198,
Ex coll. Albert Field
Thence by descent to the current owner.
Sold Sotheby & Co., London, Prints, June 1, 1965, lot 198,
Ex coll. Albert Field
Thence by descent to the current owner.
Condition
The prints are in good condition, the full sheets. Nine with in a few unobtrusive repairs along the top sheet edges. Ten with inconspicuous uneven discoloration along the bottom sheet edges. Six with an unobtrusive crease at the top sheet edge and four with surface soiling in the margins.
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 imprint states that the total edition includes 210 examples of which 40 contain an a suite with remarques, 160 without the suite and ten hors commerce copies. However, financial difficulties forced a more limited printing of 100 (40 suites on Japon and 60 on Arches wove paper unevenly numbered).
The edition was completed in 1974. Pierre Argillet completed the remainder of the 1934 edition, printing 100 books and suites with the remarques. Unlike the 1934 edition each example was signed by the artist and evenly numbered.