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426 - Gunnar Kaldewey. A Zen Story. Poestenkill, New York 2007. Includes nine inkjet prints based on watercolors by Gunnar A. Kaldewey. Flexible gray leather cover with colored metal eyelets, thread-sewn (Judy Conant, Guildhall). In original slipcase.

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€400

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€400 - 600

Sale fees

32%

Gunnar Kaldewey. A Zen Story. Poestenkill, New York 2007. Includes nine inkjet prints based on watercolors by Gunnar A. Kaldewey. Flexible gray leather cover with colored metal eyelets, thread-sewn (Judy Conant, Guildhall). In original slipcase. Auction start time: approx. 5:14 p.m. (schedule subject to change) Edition Kaldewey 47. — One of 21 copies. — Signed by the artist in the colophon. — Printed on fine, translucent Gampi paper. — “This is one of the few books that Gunnar hadn’t meticulously planned well in advance. The anonymous short story from the Heian period about two Zen novices on their way to the market had impressed him so much that he spontaneously decided to create a book based on this text. The watercolor illustrations are inserted between the folded sheets of transparent and slightly glossy Gampi paper.” (from: Von Lucius, p. 291). Von Lucius, p. 291 23.5 × 15.5 cm. [34] pages. English description: Featuring nine inkjet prints based on watercolors by Gunnar A. Kaldewey. Flexible gray leather cover with colored metal eyelets, thread-sewn (Judy Conant, Guildhall). In its original slipcase. Kaldewey Edition 47. - One of 21 copies. - Signed by the artist in the colophon. - Printed on fine, transparent Gampi paper. - “This is one of the few books Gunnar A. Kaldewey had not meticulously planned for a long time. He was so struck by the anonymous short story from the Heian period about two Zen novices on their way to the market that he spontaneously decided to create a book with this text. The watercolor images are inserted between the folded sheets of the transparent and slightly glossy Gampi paper.” (75 Artist Books, p. 291).

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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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