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Description
[COLLECTIVE]
The New Realists’ Suitcase.
In-plano (variable dimensions), leather case (53 x 58 x 13.5 cm), label bearing the inscription ‘N. R.’, cardboard envelopes (publisher’s binding).
First edition of this monumental set of 11 multiples by New Realist artists:
CÉSAR: Bronze thumb, signed, numbered E. A. and bearing the foundry’s stamp.
ARMAN: ‘Colère de violon’, silkscreen print on Plexiglas with a Plexiglas plinth, signed and numbered E. A.
Mimmo ROTELLA: collage and colour offset print, signed.
Pierre RESTANY: colour silkscreen print, ‘mots décroisés’, signed and numbered E. A.
Niki de SAINT PHALLE: colour photograph, signed and numbered
E. A.
François DUFRÊNE: felt-tip pen on colour lithograph, signed and dated ‘73’.
Jacques VILLEGLÉ: collage and letterpress print, signed. Raymond HAINS: colour offset print, signed and numbered E. A. Gérard DESCHAMPS: iridescent stainless steel plate.
CHRISTO: offset print, signed and numbered E. A.
Daniel SPOERRI: collage of a trap table, signed and dated ‘73’ and numbered E. A.
Each multiple is enclosed in an envelope, with the exception of César’s bronze, and the entire collection is housed in a three-compartment case, accompanied by the catalogue of works.
Limited edition of 600 copies.
The case is scuffed; there is a small label stuck to the leather near the fastening; the Niki de Saint Phalle envelope is partially peeling; and Spoerri’s collage has a tear caused by a spoon.
53 x 50 x 13 cm
53 x 50 x 13 cm
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Books, Manuscripts & Antique Engravings, including the José Luis Dotti Library
Auction location
Auction time
09/23/2026 at 2:30 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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