156 - Gunter Böhmer. Diary of a Painter. Olten, 1944. With 150 illustrations on 140 plates, 80 of which are in color. Original parchment binding with gilt decoration (Emil Kretz, Basel). In the original slipcase with parchment edges.

Gunter Böhmer. Diary of a Painter. Olten, 1944. With 150 illustrations on 140 plates, 80 of which are in color. Original parchment binding with gilt decoration (Emil Kretz, Basel). In the original slipcase with parchment edges. Auction start time: approx. 1:30 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 20 Roman-numbered copies of the absolute deluxe edition featuring three (in this case, four) original works by Böhmer and bound in full parchment (total print run: 330). - Signed by the artist in the colophon. - Contains four drawings, two of which are watercolored; one includes handwritten text accompanying the drawings in the book. - The watercolors and drawings, “a selection based on personal and technical considerations from among some forty such diaries” (afterword by the artist), were photolithographically printed in six to twelve colors from the original stones and in monochrome phototype. Rysavy 46 35.0 × 25.0 cm. [156] pages, 5 sheets.