160
Red Square and the Forbidden City, from China Diary (M.C.A.T. 254)
1982
Lithograph in colours, on Somerset paper, the full sheet folded three times to form four panels (as issued), with accompanying book and text by Stephen Spender in original red paper boards with gilt design on cover, all contained in the original heavy card slipcase.
open S. 49.3 x 54.3 cm (19 3/8 x 21 3/8 in.)
book 25.5 x 19.5 x 2.7 cm (10 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
The print signed, dated and numbered 289/1000 in pencil, the book signed by the artist in black ink and the author in blue ink on an inside page, further numbered '289' in black ink on the justification (there were also 104 artist's proofs), published by Thames and Hudson, New York, the print unframed.
Estimate
£2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,520
