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412 - Joan Mitchell. Poems. Lithographs by Joan Mitchell with Poems by Nathan Kernan. Mount Kisco, NY: Tyler Graphics, 1992. Includes eight color lithographs—two double-sheet and six single-sheet—in the text. Loose sheets and pages in a light pink original handmade paper envelope and a dark red original linen case with a label on the lid.

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€2,000 - 3,000

Sale fees

32%

Joan Mitchell. Poems. Lithographs by Joan Mitchell with Poems by Nathan Kernan. Mount Kisco, NY: Tyler Graphics, 1992. Includes eight color lithographs—two double-sheet and six single-sheet—in the text. Loose sheets and pages in a light pink original handmade paper envelope and a dark red original linen case with a label on the lid. Starting bid time: approx. 5:04 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 76 copies, 22 of which were not released for sale. — Imprint signed by the artist and the author. - The last artist’s book by the American artist, whose first poem, “Autumn,” was published as early as 1935—Joan Mitchell was just ten years old at the time. Her first solo exhibition followed in 1943, and she traveled to Paris for the first time in 1948. By 1952 at the latest, she was considered one of the most important modern female artists in the United States. - Printed on TGL Paper, a soft white handmade paper. 50.5 × 37.3 cm. [24] pages. - The spine and back cover of the slipcase are faded and show some foxing. - The book shows some minimal foxing in places and some light foxing elsewhere. English description: With eight color lithographs, including two double-sheet and six single-sheet prints, in the text. Loose sheets and pages in a light pink original mold-made paper wrapper and a dark red original cloth case with a label on the lid. One of 76 copies, 22 of which were not released for sale. - Imprint signed by the artist and the author. - The final artist’s book by the American artist, whose first poem, “Autumn,” was published as early as 1935—Joan Mitchell was just ten years old at the time. Her first solo exhibition followed in 1943, and she traveled to Paris for the first time in 1948. By 1952 at the latest, she was considered one of the most important modern female artists in the United States. - Printed on TGL Paper, a soft white hand-made paper. The spine and back cover of the slipcase are faded and show some foxing. - The book has minimal foxing in some places and light foxing in others.

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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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