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Lot 55

Sale 6126 - Modern & Contemporary Works of Art
Nov 4, 2012 9:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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$8,000 - 12,000
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$6,500
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DAVID HOCKNEY (BRITISH B. 1937) "ILLUSTRATIONS FOR SIX FAIRY TALES FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM": EDITION ADELUXE PORTFOLIO OF BOUND BOOK PLUS 6 LOOSE ETCHINGS

1969, the complete set of 39 etchings, some with aquatint, in- and hors-texte, with title, text and justification, on Hodgkinson wove paper, with the artist's and publisher's initials watermark, signed, inscribed and numbered 33/100 in pencil on the justification, copy 33/100 from Edition A, aside from the edition of one hundred (there were also one hundred copies of the editions B, C, and D with different suites; and a portfolio edition of one hundred with a suite of all plates), published by Petersburg Press, London, 1970, the full sheets, with deckle edges, bound (as issued); with the separate suite of six etchings (two framed separately), each pencil signed, inscribed "Grimm," "Edition A" and numbered in brown ink on the reverse, with full margins, loose (as issued), within the original blue leather binding, separate folder for the suite, and slipcase, with the title and artist's name on the spine. 480 x 323 mm. (overall)
[Scottish Arts Council 70-108].
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