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241 - Willi Baumeister. Sumerian Legends. Ten lithographs. 1947. Approx. 34.5 × 43.0 cm. All signed and marked “-/100.”
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Willi Baumeister. Sumerian Legends. Ten lithographs. 1947. Approx. 34.5 × 43.0 cm. All signed and marked “-/100.” Auction time: approx. 3:10 p.m. (Schedule subject to change) Unnumbered copy, part of an edition of 100 plus an additional 20 artist’s copies. - Published by Eidos-Presse, Stuttgart. - Baumeister’s significant print series, complete, though without the original folder with the embossed cover. - Baumeister was inspired to explore the Epic of Gilgamesh by Karl Nierendorf of New York. - The image titles cite the edition of the epic used by the artist, which was published by Insel Verlag. - On chamois-colored imitation Japanese paper. - Printed by Alfred Eichhorn at Eidos-Presse, Stuttgart. - Foreword by Will Grohmann. - In a private linen folder. Spielmann/Baumeister 99–108. - Not listed in Spindler 35.0 × 43.5 cm. 10 lithographs, 1 double sheet. - Linen folder has foxing. - Some sheets slightly browned due to the paper, mostly only at the edges. - 1 sheet with transfer marks/browning from the text sheet. English description: 10 lithographs. 1947. All signed and numbered “-/100.” Unnumbered copy, printed as part of a run of 100, with an additional 20 artist’s proofs. - Baumeister’s complete, significant series of prints. - He was inspired to explore the Epic of Gilgamesh by Karl Nierendorf of New York. - The image titles are taken from the edition of the epic used by Baumeister, which was published by Insel Verlag. - On chamois-colored imitation Japanese paper. - Printed by Alfred Eichhorn on the Eidos press in Stuttgart. - Foreword by Will Grohmann. - In a private cloth folder; the original cloth folder with the embossed cover is missing. Linen-bound folder with foxing. - Some pages are slightly browned due to the paper, mostly only at the edges. - 1 page with smudging/browning on the text page.
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