Technique : Original Lithograph with on Velin d´Arches paper.
Paper Size: 50.5 X 33 cm / 20 X 13 inch
Additional Information: The work is Hand Signed by the artist in pencil at the lower left, and also signed in the plate. It is also inscribed in pencil “E.A” (Artist Proof). This is rare and possibly unique color trial before the rest of the color plates were introduced. Villon made some color trials of this lithograph before he printed the final edition that was published in the end of the 50´s in a limited edition of approx. 150 impressions. It was based on an oil painting by Villon that was one of the studies for the decoration of the school of Technique in Cachan.
Literature : Jacques Villon – Les Estampes et Les Illustrations – Catalogue Raisonne, by Ginestet et Pouillon app no. 119, illustrated in page 448-9.
Condition : Very Good condition, some discoloration in the lower margins.
JAN VOSS
born in Hamburg in 1936 (German/French)
Vogelperspektive – 1972
Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph in colors
Title : Vogelperspektive.
Technique : Original Lithograph in 5 colours on wove paper.
Overall size : 50.5 X 65 cm / 19.9 X 25.6 inch.
Additional Information : This work is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist at the lower right corner “Voss ´72”,
as well as hand inscribed in pencil at the lower left corner “E.A”. (Epreuve d´Artiste)
The work was printed in the 1972 in a limited edition of 150 hand signed and numbered impressions nd a few artists proofs taht ours is one of them.
The work was printed by the French printer Michel Casse in Paris and published by Edition Manus Presse in Stuttgart and Grapik International.
Condition : Good condition. discoloration of the paper, some stains mainly verso and handling marks.
ANDY WARHOL 1928-1987
Pittsburgh 1928-1987 New York (American)
Title: Chicken ‘N Dumplings, from: Campbell’s Soup II, 1969
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Screenprint in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 88.9 x 58.4 cm. / 35 x 23 in.
Additional Information: This original screenprint in colours is hand-signed in black ballpoint pen “Andy Warhol”, along the lower sheet edge, verso. It is also numbered with the ink stamp from the edition of 250, verso. There were also 26 artist’s proofs numbered with the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet. It was printed by Salvatore Silkscreen Co. Inc., New York and published by Factory Editions, New York. This is the fifth composition of ten, comprising the second portfolio dedicated to the subject of Campbell’s Soup cans.
Provenance: Halcyon Gallery, London private collection, Switzerland Literature: Feldman, F & J. Schellmann, J. (2003). Andy Warhol Prints A Catalogue Raisonne 1962-1987. New York: Distributed Art Publishers
Reference: Feldman & Schellmann II.58
Condition: Very good condition.
Price: POA
ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013 Beijing 1921 – 2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Etching No. 328, 1986
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Colour Etching and Aquatint on Guarro paper
Paper Size: 76 x 57.2 cm / 30 x 22.5 in
Image Size: 56.2 x 41.4 cm / 22.2 x 16.3 in
Additional Information: This colour etching is Hand signed in pencil by the artist in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin, and dated in pencil next to the signature ’86 (1986). It is Hand Numbered in pencil “2/99” at the lower left margin. This work was published by Polígrafa, Barcelona in 1986 in a limited edition of only 99 hand signed and numbered impressions. There were a further 15 artist proofs. The paper bears the Guarro watermark.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the publisher, Poligrafa, Barcelona.
Literature: Jorgen Agerup. 1994. Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonne 1937-1995. Copenhagen, Denmark: Heede & Moestrup. Reference: Agerup 328.
Condition: Excellent condition.
ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013
Beijing 1921 -2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Composition I, from Rambles | Randonnées, 1974
Technique: Original Hand Signed, Numbered and Dated Etching and Aquatint in Colours on Japan Nacré Paper
Paper size: 55 x 37 cm. / 21.7 x 14.6 in.
Image size: 24.5 x 18 cm. / 9.6 x 7.1 in.
Additional Information: This original etching and aquatint in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Zao Wou-Ki” in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin.
It is also dated “74” [1974] next to the signature.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 14, at the lower left margin.
Our impression is from a deluxe suite of 14 on Japan paper aside from the standard edition of 125 on Rives paper.
It was printed by Atelier Bellini, Paris and published by Yves Rivière, Paris in 1974. There were also three artist’s proofs and 4 hors commerce [out of trade] impressions on Japan paper.
Note:
This composition is the first of five created for the book Randonnées [Rambles] written by Roger Caillois.
Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen: Heede & Moestrup.
Reference: Ågerup 257
Condition: Very good condition. The sheet evenly toned.
ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013
Beijing 1921 -2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: Canto Pisan, 1972 Technique: Complete Suite of Eight Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etchings and Aquatints in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 52 x 35 cm. / 20.5 x 13.8 in (each).
Image size: 40.7 x 25.6 cm. / 16 x 10 in (each).
Additional Information: These original etchings and aquatints in colours are hand-signed in pencil by the artist “Zao Wou-Ki” in Chinese and Pinyin at the lower right margin. They are each hand-numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin. They were printed by Atelier Bellini, Paris and published by Pierre Belfond, Paris in 1972 in a total limited edition of 260 signed and numbered impressions. There were also 30 in Roman numerals on Japan nacre and an edition of 180 on Arches wove paper. The eight etchings and aquatints are accompanied by the text and folio case.
Note: The Cantos are a collection of epic poems spanning 40 years of writing by one of America’s most controversial poets, Ezra Pound. The most studied and well-known section is the Pisan Cantos, which were written by the poet during his wartime incarceration following the American liberation of Italy. The Pisan Cantos are also significant for their inclusion of Chinese characters and other non-English languages in the core of the texts. Forcing the reader to address the ideas of expression and cultural understanding. With only three books permitted during his detention Pound selected a text by Confucius in the original language, a translation to English of the same text and a Chinese dictionary. The Pisan Cantos are notable for their reliance on memory, particularly the literary and artistic circles once enjoyed by the poet in the early twentieth century. Zao Wou-Ki masterfully blended traditional Chinese expressionism with Western European abstraction to produce his important ‘Canto Pisan’. Eight magnificent etchings and aquatints with expressive and tonal colouring. With this series Wou-Ki continued his ongoing union of eastern and western ideas, finding a common visual language.
Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen: Heede & Moestrup.
ZAO WOU-KI 1921- 2013
Beijing 1921 – 2013 Switzerland (Chinese)
Title: The Teapot | La théière, 1952
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 38 x 56.5 cm. / 15 x 22.2 in.
Image size: 33.5 x 49 cm. / 13.2 x 19.3 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Zao Wou-Ki” at the lower left margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 200, at the lower right margin. There were also 33 artist’s proofs and 60 proofs with colour variations. The lithograph was printed by E. and J. Desjobert, Paris and was published by La Guilde internationale de la Gravure, Geneva. The paper bears a partial Arches watermark in the lower right margin.
Literature: Ågerup, J. (1994). Zao Wou-Ki – The Graphic Work – A Catalogue Raisonné 1937-1995. Copenhagen: Heede & Moestrup. Reference: Ågerup 75
Condition: Excellent condition.
Signed by the artist in pencil and numbered 10/225.
Technique : Original Original Black and White Photograph, Silvergelatin print on photo paper.
Paper size : 24 X 30 cm / 9.5 X 11.8 inch.
Additional Information : This photograph was printed with permission in 1997 from the original negative from the “Photographische
Sammlung der Berlinischen Galerie”, Berlin.
The work bears the stamp by the Berlinische Galerie on the reverse, as well as the stamp stating the unique edition, reproduced in 1997 by “griffelkunst”.
