Metropolitan Opera Fine Art: A Collection of Original Graphic Works by Eight Renowned Contemporary Artists, New York, Metropolitan Opera Association and Circle Gallery, Ltd., 1978

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Metropolitan Opera Fine Art: A Collection of Original Graphic Works by Eight Renowned Contemporary Artists, New York, Metropolitan Opera Association and Circle Gallery, Ltd., 1978

the set of eight signed and numbered lithographs, offset lithographs, and etching in colors, title and colophon, on wove papers, copy 17 of 250 (there were also 60 or 70 artist's proofs), with the publisher's 'MET' blindstamps, the full sheets, in excellent condition, original linen-covered portfolio with stamped title (slightly soiled)
all S. 23 x 30 1/2in. or 30 1/2 x 23in. (585 x 775mm. or 775 x 585mm.)the set (8)

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Including: Antonio Clavé, Carmen; Léonor Fini, Tristan und Isolde; Richard Lindner, Der Rosenkavalier; Marino Marini, La Traviata; André Masson, Don Giovanni, titled in pencil; Larry Rivers, Madama Butterfly, dated '1978'; Paul Wunderlich, Aïda; and Jamie Wyeth, La Bohème