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430 - Gunnar Kaldewey - Walt Whitman. Unnamed Lands. Poestenkill, New York 2009. Includes ten inkjet prints based on watercolors by Gunnar A. Kaldewey. Original blue leather binding with leather title label (Thomas Zwang, Hamburg). In a slipcase and dust jacket (Judi Conant, Guildhall).

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€800 - 1,200

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32%

Gunnar Kaldewey - Walt Whitman. Unnamed Lands. Poestenkill, New York 2009. Includes ten inkjet prints based on watercolors by Gunnar A. Kaldewey. Original blue leather binding with leather title label (Thomas Zwang, Hamburg). In a slipcase and dust jacket (Judi Conant, Guildhall). Call time: approx. 5:16 p.m. (schedule subject to change) Edition Kaldewey 51. - One of ten copies of the “Deluxe Edition” in leather binding, with two additional signed watercolors included and an extra suite of all prints (total print run: 35). - Signed by the artist in the colophon. - The ten inkjet prints were each printed on a double sheet. - The pages were colored indigo blue with a thick brush, leaving visible marks on the paper. The double-sided watercolors are folded horizontally or vertically. From Lucius, p. 303 33.5 × 26.0 cm. [28] pages, 2 watercolors. - Spine of the chemise has faded. English description: Includes ten inkjet prints based on watercolors by Gunnar A. Kaldewey. Blue leather binding with a leather title label (Thomas Zwang, Hamburg). In a chemise and slipcase (Judi Conant, Guildhall). Edition Kaldewey 51. - One of ten copies of the “Edition deluxe” in leather binding, with two additional signed watercolors included and an extra suite of prints (total print run of 35). - Signed by the artist in the colophon. - “The pages were colored in indigo by Gunnar A. Kaldewey using a thick brush, leaving visible marks on the paper. The double-page watercolors are folded horizontally or vertically, adding an element of surprise for the reader. Whitman’s famous text follows the 1860 Boston edition.” (Von Lucius, p. 303). Spine of the slipcase faded.

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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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