$17,775
Yves Tanguy, illustrator (French/American, 1900-1955) Le Grand Passage , by Jean Laude, published in 1954 by Max Clarac-Serou, Paris, total edition of 41, containing three etchings (one with color monotype). Each print signed "YVES TANGUY" in pencil l.r. and numbered l.l., numbered "E" and identified on the title page and its verso, a collage of blue, black, and white paper bound within. Sheet sizes 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (27.3 x 20.8 cm), binding by Leroux, 1958, of white calfskin with inlay of gray wood veneer and black leather, presented with binder's chemise and slip case. Condition: Very minor wear. Provenance: Purchased from Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York, 1981; the estate of Mary Lee Ingbar, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The pages containing the etching have pin-point sized fox marks. The wear is exceedingly minor.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-21