Jean Dubuffet - Evening & Day Editions London Wednesday, June 11, 2014 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Acquired directly from the artist by Ernst Beyeler
    Christie's Impressionist/Modern Works on Paper Day Sale, London, 22 June 2011, lot 213
    Private European Collection

  • Literature

    Sophie Webel 807
    Ursula Schmitt 558 (another example illustrated in black and white p. 30)
    Max Loreau p. 221 (another example illustrated in black and white p. 221)

15

Le noctambule (The Night Owl)

1961
The extremely rare suite of 13 progress proof lithographs in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins,
various sizes, largest S. 64 x 45.5 cm (25 1/4 x 17 7/8 in.)
all signed with initials and numbered 2/3, with further inscriptions in French indicating the number of colours used for each proof, all in pencil (one of 3 suites of progress proofs, preceding the final 8 colour edition of 50 in Arabic numerals and 6 hors commerce in Roman numerals), published by the artist, all unframed.

Estimate
£30,000 - 40,000 ♠†

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Robert Kennan
Editions, London
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Evening & Day Editions

London Auctions 12 June 2014 2pm & 6pm