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Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3010BBoston
May 19, 2017 12:00 PMCalender
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Max Ernst (German, 1891-1976) and Dorothea Tanning (American, 1910-2012) Judith. Tragödie in drei Akten

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$923$750
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3010BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 19, 2017 12:00PM

Description:

Max Ernst (German, 1891-1976) and Dorothea Tanning (American, 1910-2012)

Judith. Tragödie in drei Akten, by Jean Giraudoux, 1972, a portfolio with twelve plates from the deluxe edition which includes an extra set of signed plates outside of the text, published by Manus-Presse, Stuttgart. Each deluxe print signed "Dorothea Tanning" or "Max Ernst" in pencil l.r. and numbered "5/99" in pencil l.l., the colophon signed by both artists in ink and numbered "5" in pencil. Color lithographs on paper, image sizes approximately 12 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (32.5 x 23.4 cm),the text in a portfolio with slipcase; the signed prints in a larger portfolio, one of the signed prints framed.
Condition: Minor wear to some edges.
Estimate $1,000-1,500


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Keywords

Stuttgart, Jean Giraudoux