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192 - März Verlag - Gerard Malanga. Two letters and four typescripts, five of which bear his handwritten signature and two of which include a dedication. 1969–1970. Nine sheets, written on one side, typewritten.

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€500 - 750

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März Verlag - Gerard Malanga. Two letters and four typescripts, five of which bear his handwritten signature and two of which include a dedication. 1969–1970. Nine sheets, written on one side, typewritten. Call time: approx. 1:51 p.m. (schedule subject to change) Gerard Malanga (born 1943) was Andy Warhol’s first assistant and printer, as well as an enthusiastic poet of the Beat Generation. He was involved in Warhol’s famous silkscreen prints and performances at the Factory before falling out with Warhol in 1968. — All addressed to or intended for Ralf Rainer Rygulla, the editor and translator at März Verlag. - I. Letter with a detailed handwritten postscript. December 5, 1969. Two pages. On Andy Warhol Film Corporation letterhead. Regarding the book project “Gerard Malanga: A Poet’s Self-Portrait,” which was published in German translation in 1970. - II. Regarding the book project and the editor (“the Prince Charming of Literature”). With the stamp “Photo by Gerard Malanga || Warhol Factory” as the letterhead. - III. A Day in the Life. Poem typescript. Two pages. At the end: “for Ralf-Rainer Rygulla” and signed in his own hand: “xx Gerard.” - IV. Zoom for Jimi. Typescript, carbon copy. September 23, 1970. Two pages. At the end, in his own hand: “this copy for ralf-rainer rygulla with deep deep affection and appreciation xxx gerard, September 25, 1970 frankfurt/main“. - V. Itinerary thurs 6th october. Typescript, carbon copy. October 7, 1970. Unsigned. - VI. Let him who is without sin cast the first stone. For Uschi Obermaier. Typescript, photocopy. October 7, 1970. Unsigned, hand-dated at the top and marked “Frankfurt a/Main.” Margins browned. - Also included: Gerard Malanga. Self-Portrait of a Poet. Darmstadt, March 1970. Illustrated, original paperback. - Supplement: European Portraits of Gerhard Malanga. In Rolling Stone. 2 pages from the issue dated July 22, 1971.

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Auction details

Auction 34: Art & Books - Special Catalog: 20th-Century Artist's Books / Renker Collection, Part 2
Saturday, November 21
12:00 PM
86 A Osterbekstraße
22083 Hamburg, Germany

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Christian Hesse Auktionen +49 4 06 94 54 247 mail@hesse-auktionen.de
On Drouot for 4 years avec More than 1,000 lots published

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