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1330 - Whiteread, Rachel
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Estimate €550 - €750
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Whiteread, Rachel *Mike and the Modelmakers*. Includes a zinc cast and 1 signed ex-libris silkscreen print. Salon Verlag, Cologne, 2008. 42 pp. Paperback and box (approx. 30.4 x 22 cm). One of 40 copies of the special edition, signed and numbered by Whiteread in her own hand. The zinc cast with a fabric cover by Whiteread, numbered and monogrammed. - Rachel Whiteread was invited for this edition to select a book of particular significance to her, for which she designed a new dust jacket and presented it under her own name as a ‘reprint’ – in this case, *Mike and the Modelmakers* by M. Sasek, published in 1970. Whiteread’s London studio was opposite the Lesney company, which manufactured Matchbox cars in the 1970s. - “I chose this book because it is related to where I live and how I work. My old studio was next to the site of the original Matchbox factory. As a child I played with Matchbox cars; now my children play with them. Many of those industrial buildings have been demolished in preparation for the 2012 Olympics. I found an original copy of this book in a second-hand shop in the late 1980s; it seemed like a fitting tribute to those old buildings, to the author and illustrator M. Sasek, and to those wonderful Matchbox cars. I was delighted to give it a new lease of life.” (Rachel Whiteread). – The book is still in its original packaging. In good condition. Includes an original zinc casting and one signed ex-libris silkscreen print. One of 40 copies of the special edition, signed and numbered by Whiteread herself. The zinc cast with a textile cover by Whiteread, numbered and monogrammed. – Rachel Whiteread was invited for this issue to select a book of particular importance to her, for which she then designed a new dust jacket and presented it under her own name as a ‘reprint’. In this instance, the artist chose *Mike and the Modelmakers* by M. Sasek, which was published in 1970. – The book is still in its original packaging. – In good condition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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