Ai Weiwei

The Papercut Portfolio

Lot Closed

October 3, 07:02 PM GMT

Estimate

25,000 - 35,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property Sold to Benefit Instituto Terra

Ai Weiwei

B. 1957

The Papercut Portfolio

the complete set of 8 papercuts, each signed by the artist in pencil, with title page, colophon, and texts, each papercut contained in an envelope, all contained in the original red clothbound clamshell portfolio

sheet: 23 ⅝ by 23 ⅝ in. (60.1 by 60.1 cm.)

portfolio: 25 ⅝ by 25 ⅜ in. (65 by 64.5 cm.)

Executed in 2019; this portfolio is artist's proof number 7, published by TASCHEN.

Courtesy of TASCHEN

Please note that the online images are for illustration purposes; the prints are not sold framed.

The Consignor is donating 100% of the hammer price from the sale of this and other designated artworks, to be sold during Sotheby’s Contemporary Discoveries online sale held from September 23 – October 3, 2022, to Instituto Terra, a not-for-profit Brazilian organization devoted to conservation and reforestation. In addition, in relation to these designated artworks, Sotheby’s will donate 100% of its Overhead Premium to Instituto Terra and its Buyers Premium, after deducting expenses. No portion of the purchase price is tax-deductible. For more information about Instituto Terra, visit www.institutoterra.org.