Lot 3134
The Great Breath,
seven original linocuts, 10/150, printed and bound in orignial folio,
front page signed by the artist, published by The Golden Arrow Press Melbourne, 1932
various sizes
Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
Textile covered folio in fair condition with some moisture stains.
Booklet and linocuts inside folio are in very good condition.
Interior of folio lined in paper, paper split at folds & upper fold significantly darkened.
Paper of booklet in very good condition, uniform in colour with only slight waving of some pages.
The printed text is clear and sharp and the linocuts are in excellent condition.
The linocuts are hinged along the upper edge with a thin line of glue which has not affected the artwork.
The first artwork has come loose from the page but all other prints remain attached.
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Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
Specialist Prints
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8196
11:30am - 14 September 2017
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Wednesday 13 September 9am-8pm
CONTACT
Lucy Foster
lucy.foster@leonardjoel.com.au
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