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Lot 66
Sale 6417 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Sep 10, 2025
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$10,240
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Lot Description
[Art] Roth, Dieter. Picture-Book
No place, 1956. Square 4to. Comprising 16 sheets of multi-colored plastic and white card sheets, each with hand-cut squares in varying sizes and configurations. In black spiral bound card binder, front board with autograph card, signed by Roth: "Dieter Rot: Picture-Book 1956 Restauration: phil. 1964. Dieter Rot"; wear along joints, small loss at head of spine, small abrasion in lower left of front board from now removed label; blank label on inner front board; rear blank leaf loose; in archival box.
An early and unique artist's book by Swiss artist Dieter Roth. In 16 multi-colored plastic and card sheets, Roth experiments with hand-cut squares in varying sizes and configurations, building a optically complex and layered Constructivist-style work.
This lot is located in Philadelphia.


