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1025 - Baumeister, W.
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€4,400 - 6,500Sale fees
Baumeister, W. Sumerian Legends. Stuttgart: Eidos-Presse, 1947. Set of 10 signed original lithographs. Loose plates in original cover. 34.5 × 43.5 cm. Spielmann 99–108. Schulz, Malerbücher, pp. 20–21. - ╔1 of 20 artist’s copies╗ of the rarer print series. Copy with the original cover featuring the title and black lettering, marked as an artist’s copy in the colophon and signed by Baumeister. With an introduction by Will Grohmann. Plates printed on chamois-colored imitation Japanese paper. - “Unlike other artists who based their illustrations for this epic on the poetry, Baumeister sought his inspiration in the visual arts of the Ancient Orient.” (G. Schulz). - 1 of 20 copies for the artist. Complete set of 10 signed original lithographs. Loose plates in original wrappers, without the portfolio. Wrappers have slight marginal damage; plates are partly brownish.
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Auction 146 - Day 1Auction house
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