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ANDRÉ MASSON (1896-1987)
Lot 258 THE ARROGANT EYE: THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE LARRY SAPHIRE

ANDRÉ MASSON (1896-1987)

Rêve d'un futur désert

Closed18 April 2019

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ANDRÉ MASSON (1896-1987)
Rêve d'un futur désert
etching with drypoint, on wove paper, 1942, signed in pencil, numbered 18/35, printed by Atelier 17, New York, co-published by Buchholz Gallery and Curt Valentin, New York, with full margins, foxing in places in the margins, framed
Image: 18 7/8 x 24 5/8 in. (479 x 626 mm.)
Sheet: 25 1/8 x 30 1/8 in. (638 x 765 mm.)

Specialist note

Saphire states that full edition was not realized, 18/35 (this impression) is the highest number found. Subsequent editions were later published by Atelier Paul Haasen and Crommelynck.