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309 - Portfolio Works and Graphic Anthologies - *La magie quotidienne*. Original prints. Nine original prints. 1959–1968. Seven signed, two stamped, all numbered.

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€10,000 - 15,000

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32%

Portfolio Works and Graphic Anthologies - *La magie quotidienne*. Original prints. Nine original prints. 1959–1968. Seven signed, two stamped, all numbered. Auction start time: approx. 3:56 p.m. (Schedule subject to change) One of 15 Roman-numbered special edition copies on “Japon nacré”; a total of 120–125 copies were published on four types of paper. — Published in 1968 by Louis Broder in Paris. - The final, fourth album in the series—the only one not based on a book project—contains the following prints: Jean Arp. Idol. Color woodcut (Bois découpé). 1961. Arntz 233 b (inaccurate) Georges Braque. Oiseau bleu. Color etching. Not listed in Vallier Alberto Giacometti. Jeune femme. Etching. Lust 192 Alberto Giacometti. Figurines dans l’atelier. Etching. Lust 193, including a second print from the plate—which has since been scrapped—on the front cover André Masson. Untitled. Color woodcut (Masson’s only one), Saphire/Cramer 79 Joan Miró. Untitled. Color etching. Dupin 271 Pablo Picasso. Untitled. Etching. Bloch 1460 Jacques Villon. Pastorale. Color lithograph after a painting. Ginestet/Pouillon App. 113 Zao Wou-Ki. Untitled. Color etching. 1957. Marquet 112 With the exception of those by Giacometti (1963) and Picasso (1968), the prints were created as early as 1959–1961. It is believed that Picasso’s late delivery delayed the entire project by several years. - The prints are in folded protective sheets and include three double-page sheets (title, table of contents, and edition note, one of which is blank), loose in the original slipcase with an etched lid (see above) and the original linen box (with two title labels). 57.5 × 40.5 cm. (Box). - The spine of the case is faded; the inside of the case lid is heavily foxed. - The text sheets are slightly foxed; the prints by Arp and Giacometti have 2–3 tiny fox spots along the margins. English description: Original prints. Nine original prints. 1959–1968. Seven signed, two stamp-signed, all numbered. One of 15 Roman-numbered top copies on “Japon nacré”; a total of 120–125 copies were published on four types of paper. - Published in 1968 by Louis Broder in Paris. - The final, fourth album in the series—the only one not based on a book project—contains the following prints: Jean Arp. Idol. Color woodcut (bois découpé). 1961. Arntz 233 b (inaccurate) Georges Braque. Oiseau bleu. Color etching. Not listed in Vallier Alberto Giacometti. Jeune femme. Etching. Lust 192 Alberto Giacometti. Figurines dans l’atelier*. Etching. Lust 193, including a second print from the plate—which has since been scrapped—on the front cover André Masson. Untitled. Color woodcut (Masson’s only one, Saphire/Cramer 79) Joan Miró. Untitled. Color etching. Dupin 271 Pablo Picasso. Untitled. Etching. Bloch 1460 Jacques Villon. Pastorale. Color lithograph after a painting. Ginestet/Pouillon App. 113 Zao Wou-Ki. Untitled With the exception of those by Giacometti (1963) and Picasso (1968), the prints were created as early as 1959–1961. It is believed that Picasso’s late delivery delayed the entire project by several years. - The prints are housed in folded protective tissue paper and include three double-leaves (title page, table of contents, and edition note, one of which is blank), loose in the original wrapper featuring an etching on the lid (see above) and the original cloth case (with two title labels). The spine of the cassette is faded; the inside of the cassette cover has heavy foxing. - The text pages have some foxing; the prints by Arp and Giacometti have 2–3 tiny spots of foxing along the edges.

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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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