Description:
Hans (Jean) Arp (French, 1887-1966)
The Portfolio Soleil Recerclé, a Suite of Nineteen Images, 1966, published by Louis Broder Éditeur, Paris, edition of 150 plus various proofs. Identified and signed "Arp" in pencil l.l. on the colophon page and on one of the prints, numbered "83" on the colophon and "83/150" in pencil on one of the prints. Color woodcuts on paper, sheet sizes 19 x 15 in. (48.2 x 38.1 cm),presented in the original cloth-covered folio with slip-case (minor wear).
Condition: Very minor wear to edges of some sheets.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
Printed on RIVES paper with watermark on some pages and "LB" watermarked on others. All with deckled edges, minor scattered pinprick foxing to three poem pages, minor accretion within image to three pages, one narrow pale rub to one page, one small accretion to one page, image ghosting to three poem pages and to several folder interiors, minor accretions to margin to two pages
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Hans Jean Arp, Louis Broder Diteur, ParisRobin S.R. Starr
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