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Realised Price:
$66,000
Estimated Price:
$30,000 - $50,000
Lot 228: PICASSO, PABLO. (after). Verve 29 / 30. Picasso and the Human Comedy: A Suite of 180 Drawings by Picasso (Suite de 180 Dessins de Picas
Auction House: Swann Auction Galleries
Auction Location: New York, NY, USA
104 East 25th Street
New York, NY
USA
10010
Phone: 212.254.4710
Fax: 212 979 1017
Email: swann@swanngalleries.com
Auction Title: ART, PRESS & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
Auction Date: 10 November 2009
Description: WITH THE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION SUITE PICASSO, PABLO. (after). Verve 29 / 30. Picasso and the Human Comedy: A Suite of 180 Drawings by Picasso (Suite de 180 Dessins de Picasso). Edited and with text by Michel Leiris. 16 color lithographs after Picasso printed by Mourlot and numerous heliogravures. Separate suite of 15 signed lithographs. Folio, publisher's color pictorial boards; dust jacket with image designed by Picasso, price-clipped, few short clean tears; custom cloth chemise and green morocco-backed slipcase lettered in gold. Suite laid into separate matching cloth chemise. American Edition. Paris: Verve; New York: Harcourt Brace and Co., (1954)
Condition: All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues.
Notes: one of only 75 copies with 15 signed lithographs in a separate portfolio containing the lithographed wrappers and title-page. Each lithograph numbered 32/75 and signed by Picasso, in pencil, lower left. Plates measure 240x322 mm; 9 1/2x12 3/4 inches, full margins, with the Verve Editions blind stamp, lower left..
