534 - Georg Baselitz (1938 Deutschbaselitz, Saxony – Salzburg 2026)

Georg Baselitz (1938 Deutschbaselitz, Saxony – Salzburg 2026) Eagle Portfolio containing 4 color etchings (1 of which features aquatint and drypoint, 3 of which feature etching and drypoint) on rolled-out packing paper, on BFK Rives vellum, as well as 3 color wood engravings with line etchings on white paper and 4 color woodcuts with overpainting on white Simili-Japan paper, each mounted on photo board. In an original linen folder featuring 2 color woodcuts on the cover, as well as a title page with colophon. (19)74. Published by Edition der Galerie Heiner Friedrich GmbH, Munich 1975. For the prints: plate up to 33 x 24.5 cm, paper up to 33 x 24.5 cm, and backing up to 70.5 x 50.5 cm. Cover approx. 71.5 x 52.5 cm. One of 30 copies, each numbered on the backing board. Each signed and dated in the lower right corner of the backing board. Jahn 170–181. •Iconic eagle motif as a radical artistic reinterpretation of national symbolism •Virtuoso interplay of various printing techniques and expressive overpaintings •Extremely rare, complete portfolio of prints from an edition of 30 copies, also represented in the Museum of Modern Art, New York Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, November 3, 2001, Lot 608; Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the aforementioned source. Taxation: subject to regular taxation (VAT: Regular Taxation).