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416 - Per Kirkeby. Feldbuch. Cologne and New York, Michael Werner 1994. With 80 etchings. Original cloth binding in a slipcase.
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Per Kirkeby. Feldbuch. Cologne and New York, Michael Werner 1994. With 80 etchings. Original cloth binding in a slipcase. Auction start time: approx. 5:07 p.m. (Schedule subject to change) One of only 20 copies featuring an extra suite of ten etchings on Mino Japanese paper. - Artist’s monogrammed, numbered, and dated print mark. - Printed by Niels Borch Jensen, Copenhagen, on Zerkall handmade paper. - The etchings were created between 1992 and 1994. - Since the 1960s, Kirkeby—a geologist with a Ph.D., architect, and filmmaker—has created an extensive body of work in etching. Nature—or rather, the structures inherent in nature—is a subject closely linked to his interests as a natural scientist. His thirst for discovery is evident in his experimentation with technique. In some works, he employs all techniques of copperplate intaglio printing: drypoint, line etching, area etching, and aquatint. 35.5 × 27.5 cm. [8] pages, 80 etchings, [4] pages; 10 etchings. - Spine slightly faded. - One sheet from the extra suite has a small waterstain. English description: Includes 80 etchings. Original cloth-bound volume in a slipcase. One of only 20 copies featuring an additional suite of ten etchings on Mino Japanese paper. - Imprint monogrammed, numbered, and dated by the artist. - Printed by Niels Borch Jensen, Copenhagen, on Zerkall handmade paper. - The etchings were created between 1992 and 1994. - Since the 1960s, Kirkeby—a geologist with a Ph.D., architect, and filmmaker—has created an extensive body of work in etching. The subject matter—nature, or rather the structures inherent in nature—is closely linked to his interest as a natural scientist. His thirst for knowledge is evident in his experimentation with technique. In some works, he employs all techniques of copper intaglio printing: drypoint, line etching, area etching, and aquatint. Spine slightly faded. - One page of the extra suite has a tiny foxing spot.
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