It goes without saying that Guston, who doubled the auction record at Christie's in May when a painting sold for a staggering $ 25.9 million, is a market titan; prints from this late series have sold for as much as $ 12,000 at auction, with
an edition of this particular work fetching $ 6,500 at Christie's way back in 2004.
Not exact matches
So much so, no one knew what he looked like (unless you bought a
particular edition of one book) cause he refused to do signings and other such publicity, nor did he include an author photo in his
work.
This
particular work is number 2 from an
edition of 5 (although only 4 have actually been fabricated), with another example from the
edition currently on long term installation at Dia: Beacon, New York.
The common thread between the
work on display is a
particular focus on the publishing
of image - based books, whether an industrially produced compendium
of graphic art, a limited
edition, hand - bound «zine
of drawing or photography, or a one -
of - a kind, paper - cut tomb so large that it can only be «read» at scheduled performances.
Of particular note are the ongoing updates to the existing catalogue raisonné of Robert Motherwell's Paintings and Collages, and the additions to the catalogue raisonné of his prints and editioned work
Of particular note are the ongoing updates to the existing catalogue raisonné
of Robert Motherwell's Paintings and Collages, and the additions to the catalogue raisonné of his prints and editioned work
of Robert Motherwell's Paintings and Collages, and the additions to the catalogue raisonné
of his prints and editioned work
of his prints and
editioned works.
This
particular work is in an
edition of 10, and it went for a record - breaking price, putting a significant margin between it and the previous record
of $ 657,000.
Each
edition of the program marks a moment in the life
of the institution and regional art scenes through the
work of the participating artists who are seen as representative
of the spirit
of that
particular time.
In the realm
of print publishing, the
work would be the «
work» in a copyright sense, a
particular edition would be an «expression»
of that
work, a
particular printing
of that
edition would be a «manifestation»
of the
work, and an individual printed book would be an «item».