Swann Galleries - Contemporary Art - Sale 2415 - May 12, 2016

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VIJA CELMINS

Untitled (Saturn)

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Mezzotint, 1985. 63x58 mm; 2

1

/

2

x2

1

/

4

inches,

small margins. Artist’s proof, aside from the

edition of 120. Signed with the artist’s first

name and dedicated in pencil, lower margin.

Printed by Simmelink-Sukimoto Editions,

Los Angeles. Published by the Whitney

Museum of American Art, NewYork. From

TheView

, an illustrated book with poems by

Czeslaw Milosz with four mezzotints by

Celmins.A superb impression.

[3,000/5,000]

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VIJA CELMINS

Concentric Bearings B

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Aquatint, drypoint and mezzotint on paper,

1984.207x126 mm;8

1

/

8

x5 inches,full margins.

Signed and numbered 23/35 in pencil,

lower margin. Printed and published by

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with the blind

stamps lower right.A very good impression

with strong contrasts. Gemini 1221.

[4,000/6,000]

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