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78 - 78. # AR PIERRE ALECHINSKY (B. 1927) AND ANDRÉ FRÉNAUD (1907…
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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78. # AR PIERRE ALECHINSKY (B. 1927) AND ANDRÉ FRÉNAUD (1907–1993) Life as it goes round (Ceuleers & Van de Velde, 56) Paris, Maeght, 1979 Small quarto (320 x 229), loose-leaf, in a padded white cover, printed and illustrated in colour using stencils White cloth publisher’s slipcase 3 single-colour etchings (red, green and blue) printed on obsolete notarial deeds, presented on a sheet attached to the slipcase Each signed and numbered 36/90 Also includes reproductions of 33 brush drawings from 1977 on scrap paper given to Alechinsky by Jean-Pierre Pincemin, as well as notes in pen and pencil Total edition of 120 copies with stencil highlights; this is no. 36, one of the 90 numbered copies Small quarto format (320 × 229 mm), loose-leaf, in a white folded wrapper printed and illustrated in colour using the pochoir technique, contains reproductions of 33 drawings from 1977, executed with a brush on miscellaneous papers given to the illustrator by Jean-Pierre Pincemin, along with pen-and-ink and pencil notes; it also includes three single-colour etchings (red, green and blue), printed on obsolete notarial documents and housed beneath a mounted protective sheet attached to the case; each etching is signed and numbered 36/90, with a total edition of 120 proofs featuring pochoir highlights; this copy is No. 36, one of 90 numbered copies
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Auction time 07/01/2026 at 12:00 PM
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