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Lot 306
  • 306

Robert Motherwell

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Robert Motherwell
  • French Revolution Bicentennial Suite II-V (W. A. C. 383-386)
  • each 250 by 349 mm 9 7/8 by 13 3/4 in
  • each sheet approx. 430 by 511 mm 17 by 20 1/8 in
The complete set of four aquatints with photoengraving and collage, two also with lift-ground etching, 1988, each signed in pencil and numbered 27/35 (total edition includes seven artist's proofs), published by the artist and released by Waddington Graphics Ltd., London, and with their blindstamps, on Whatman paper, each framed (4 prints)

Condition

The prints are in good condition with full margins. Very minor imperfections in individual plates are as follows: W.A.C. 383- sheet is very slightly toned, with a few tiny fox marks in the margins. W.A.C. 384- in good condition. W.A.C. 385- sheet is very slightly toned. W.A.C. 386- sheet is very slightly toned, with two very pale tiny fox marks in upper and lower margins, only visible upon close inspection. The verso with small area of discoloration at left sheet edge.
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