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268 - Jean Arp. 1, Rue Gabrielle. Twelve original etchings. Preface by Michel Seuphor. Paris, Éditions XXe siècle, 1958. Twelve drypoint etchings. With three double-page text sheets loose in the original envelope and slipcase.
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Jean Arp. 1, Rue Gabrielle. Twelve original etchings. Preface by Michel Seuphor. Paris, Éditions XXe siècle, 1958. Twelve drypoint etchings. With three double-page text sheets loose in the original envelope and slipcase. Call time: approx. 3:28 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 60 copies on chamois-colored “BFK Rives” vellum (total edition of 90). - Signed by the artist in the print mark. - The etchings are based on Arp’s early works. The drawings were created in 1914 for an edition of one of the Brahmins’ sacred devotional books and were transferred to copper plates several years later. Contemporary reproductions of the drawings appeared as early as 1915–16 in Walter Serner’s magazine “Sirius” and in Hülsenbeck’s “Schalaben, Schalomai, Schalamenzomai.” - The title “Rue Gabrielle” refers to Arp’s address in Paris at the time. Arntz 380–391. - Arp-Hagenbach 362. - Monod 511. - A&B 6 29.4 × 32.5 cm. [12] pages, 12 etchings. - Spine and edges of the slipcase heavily faded and slightly bumped. - Lower edge of the cover has foxing. English description: Twelve drypoint etchings. Includes three double-page text sheets, loose in the original wrapper and case. One of 60 copies on chamois-colored “BFK Rives” vellum (total edition of 90). - Signed by the artist in the colophon. - The etchings are based on Arp’s early works. The drawings were created in 1914 for an edition of one of the Brahmins’ sacred devotional books and were transferred to copper plates several years later. Contemporary reproductions of the drawings appeared as early as 1915–16 in Walter Serner’s magazine “Sirius” and in Hülsenbeck’s “Schalaben, Schalomai, Schalamenzomai.” - The title “Rue Gabrielle” refers to Arp’s address in Paris at the time. The book’s spine and edges are heavily faded and slightly bumped. - The lower edge of the cover has foxing spots.
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