Lot 83
  • 83

JEAN DUBUFFET (1901 - 1985) | Fragilité (Webel 690)

Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jean Dubuffet
  • Fragilité (Webel 690)
  • image: 450 by 370 mm 17 3/4 by 14 5/8 in
  • framed: 655 by 471 mm 25 3/4 by 18 1/2 in
Lithograph printed in colors, 1959, signed in pencil, dated, titled and inscribed, 'épreuve d'artiste', an artist's proof aside from the total edition of 53, plate VI from 'Banalité', on Arches wove paper, published by the artist in 1961, framed

Condition

The print is in generally good condition, the full sheet, with faint uneven discoloration. The sheet with a few pale spots, corresponding with prior hinging on the verso, and some slight rubbing along the top edge. A few small, dark stains in the bottom margin. The sheet with registration marks in top and bottom margins.
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