Sale 2187
New York
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22 July 2009
Price realised
USD 4,750
Estimate
JOAN MIRO Le Lézard aux Plumes d'Or: one plate (M. 806; see C. books 148) lithograph in colors, 1971, on Kochi Japan, signed in pencil, numbered 24/50 (one of 50 deluxe impressions on this paper, the total edition was 195), published by L. Broder, Paris, with full margins, occasional scuffing, minor surface soiling throughout, occasional pinpoint foxing on the reverse, otherwise in good condition L. 13¼ x 19 in. (337 x 483 mm.) S. 14 x 19¾ in. (356 x 502 mm.)
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