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XXXIV Drawings for Dante's Inferno (F. 17, S. 13)
1964
The complete set of 35 prints, including lithograph Sink and 34 facsimiles in colors, on Angoumois à la main and wove papers, the full sheets, with text of Dante's Inferno translated by John Ciardi, the facsimiles tipped in to wove paper folios (as issued), all contained in the original cloth-covered portfolio.
Sink S. 15 3/4 x 16 1/8 in. (40 x 41 cm)
all S. 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (36.8 x 29.2 cm)
portfolio 20 x 20 x 5 in. (50.8 x 50.8 x 12.7 cm)
Sink signed, titled, dated and numbered 11/43 in pencil, additionally signed in pencil on the justification page (the facsimile edition was 300 with one of seven lithographs, there were also 2 artist's proofs), co-published by Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York (with their blindstamp) and Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York.
Estimate
$2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $3,556
