Description: Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012) L'extreme-occidentale: Avant-propos etching and soft-ground etching printed in dark blue and deep reddish brown, 1961 this example one of the 6 signed artist's proofs on Arches edition of 125 signed on print but numbered only on justification page: 20 on Japan nacre numbered 1-20; 80 on Arches numbered 21-100; 25 hors commerce on Arches numbered I-XXV and an unspecified number of proofs including 6 signed artist's proofs on Arches plate size 6 15/16" x 4 7/16" (16 x 11.1 cm.) paper size 13" x 10" (33 x 25.4 cm.) for the portfolio L'extreme-occidentale: sept rituels with text by Gherasim Luca, 1 print by Tanning and additional prints by Jean Arp, Victor Brauner, Max Ernst, Jacques Herold, Wifredo Lam, and Roberto Matta printed by George Visat, Paris Literature: Dorothea Tanning: Hail, Delirium!, New York Public Library, 1992, catalog no.12, pp.34, 91-92 Condition: a never-been-framed impression from the artist's estate with handling marks, wear, and staining in the outer margins commensurate with the studio proofing process A young Paris poet, illustrated by his friends. This artist, D.T., enjoyed getting the most out of just two colors, a habit she never relinquished. Meanwhile her French at this time was not up to Luca's subtle poetics. So she conjured a figure all camouflage and smokey veils. . . -Dorothea Tanning, Hail, Delirium!, 1992, catalog raisonne All photographs in this listing are of the actual impression being offered for sale.
Price: 500 USD
Location: New York, New York
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Artist: Dorothea Tanning
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Signed By: Dorothea Tanning
Size: Small
Framing: Unframed
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1961
Unit Type: Unit
Item Height: 13 in
Style: Surrealism
Features: Signed
Item Width: 10 in
Time Period Produced: 1960-1969
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: Yes
Title: L'extreme-occidentale: Avant-propos
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Material: Paper
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Subject: Surrealism
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
COA Issued By: Gallery of Surrealism
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Theme: Surrealism
Production Technique: Etching
