337 - Horst Antes. Agamemnon 5. 50 lithographs with overpaintings, drawings, revisions, and collages. 1974. 47 × 64 cm (folded down the center). All signed and numbered. Loose double sheets in original parchment slipcase and black linen box with painted front cover and calligraphic title on the spine.

Horst Antes. Agamemnon 5. 50 lithographs with overpaintings, drawings, revisions, and collages. 1974. 47 × 64 cm (folded down the center). All signed and numbered. Loose double sheets in original parchment slipcase and black linen box with painted front cover and calligraphic title on the spine. Auction start time: approx. 4:14 p.m. (Schedule subject to change) Copy 3/35; according to Lutze, only five copies were completed, each of which is, of course, a unique piece. - On BFK Rives paper. - The parchment slipcase is numbered on the front cover with a blue pencil. - Each of the 50 double-leaf pages features a lithograph, mostly designed to span two pages, all of which have been supplemented, overpainted, and modified with pencil, ink, watercolor, tempera, paper collages, and applied materials. - Each double-page spread bears the stamped numbering on the first page; in some cases, this outer page is also inscribed, painted, and adorned with collaged elements. - Among the revisions, we note in particular: Sheet 2 with collaged feathers, a watercolor subtitle “Album Renker,” and a mounted drawing; 7 with a collaged border; 9 with collaged and overpainted silver foil; 10 with an envelope featuring an iris print and an applied piece of wood; sheet 11, entirely painted over with tempera; sheet 15, with a large bird feather inserted; sheet 21, with a collaged head profile made of transparent acrylic film; sheet 22, with opaque white, adhesive tape, and feathers; 33 with a colored historical copperplate engraving; 37 with several collages; 50 with the calligraphic imprint “I created this third copy between 1973 and October 30, 1974 || Antes”. Lutze 669–718 (with illustrations of all 50 sheets from another copy) 47.0 × 64.0 cm. 50 double sheets. — Spine of the case faded, front cover with light discoloration at the top, hinges slightly cracked. English description: 50 lithographs with overpaintings, drawings, revisions, and collages. All signed and numbered. Loose double sheets in their original parchment chemise and a black cloth case with a painted front cover and a calligraphic title on the spine. Copy 3/35; according to Lutze, only five copies were completed, each of which is, of course, one-of-a-kind. - On BFK Rives paper. - The parchment chemise is numbered in blue pencil on the front cover. - Each of the 50 double sheets inside features a lithograph, mostly designed to span two pages, all of which have been supplemented, overpainted, and modified with pencil, ink, watercolor, tempera, paper collages, and applied materials. - Each double-sheat has a stamped number on the first page; in some cases, this outer page is also inscribed, painted, and adorned with collaged elements. - Among the revisions, we note in particular: Sheet 2, featuring collaged feathers, a watercolor subtitle “Album Renker,” and a mounted drawing; Sheet 7, featuring a collaged border; Sheet 9, featuring collaged and overpainted silver foil; 10, featuring an envelope with iris printing and a piece of wood applied to it; 11, entirely painted over with tempera; 15, with a large bird feather inserted; 21, featuring a collaged head profile made of transparent acrylic film; 22, featuring opaque white paint, adhesive tape, and feathers; 33, with a colored historical copperplate engraving; 37, with several collages; and 50, with the calligraphic imprint “I made this 3rd copy between 1973 and October 30, 1974 || Antes.” The spine of the cassette is faded; the top of the front cover has a light ring of discoloration; the edges are slightly chipped.