PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK
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Matière et mémorie, ou les lithographs à l’école
1944
The complete set of thirty-four lithographs, two in colors, on seventeen sheets of Auvergne paper, printed on both sides and folded in the center (as issued), the full sheets, with text by Francis Ponge,
13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34.3 x 26.7 cm)
stamp numbered 35 on the justification, from the edition of 50 and 10 hors commerce copies, each annotated '1'-`34' respectively in pencil, printed and published by Fernand Mourlot, Paris, some with pale moisture staining, occasional offsetting and foxing, one with an accretion at center image, otherwise all in good condition, loose, contained in original brown wove paper covers with label on spine and slipcase (minor splitting at seams).
Estimate
$15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $52,500