Lot Essay
Only three supplementary ‘epreuve d’artiste’ proofs were embellished with additional colors in this fashion.
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THE GILBERT E. KAPLAN COLLECTION OF SURREALIST PRINTS
Yves Tanguy (1900-1955)
Untitled, from Jean Laude Le Grand passage
Details
Yves Tanguy (1900-1955)
Untitled, from Jean Laude Le Grand passage
etching in colors, on Japon paper, 1953, signed in pencil and annotated 'epreuve d'artiste état definitif 2/3' (an artist's proof, the edition was 30 in Roman numerals plus an edition of 10 lettered A-J, printed in black on grayish-blue paper), published by Max Clarac-Sérou, Paris, 1954, with margins, the upper margin slightly uneven, pale mat staining, skinning in places on the reverse upper and lower margins, framed
Image: 6 ¾ x 5 3/8 in. (172 x 137 mm.)
Sheet: 10 5/8 x 8 ¼ in. (270 x 210 mm.)
Untitled, from Jean Laude Le Grand passage
etching in colors, on Japon paper, 1953, signed in pencil and annotated 'epreuve d'artiste état definitif 2/3' (an artist's proof, the edition was 30 in Roman numerals plus an edition of 10 lettered A-J, printed in black on grayish-blue paper), published by Max Clarac-Sérou, Paris, 1954, with margins, the upper margin slightly uneven, pale mat staining, skinning in places on the reverse upper and lower margins, framed
Image: 6 ¾ x 5 3/8 in. (172 x 137 mm.)
Sheet: 10 5/8 x 8 ¼ in. (270 x 210 mm.)
Literature
Wittrock 19B; Surrealist Prints 123
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot is framed.