Swann Galleries - Illustration Art - Sale 2403 - January 28, 2016

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62 ● EDWARD GOREY.
“the second annual edition of contempo-
rary furs designed by Rosette for Ben
Kahn II.” Pen and ink on paper. 89x114
mm; 31/2 x41/2 inches, image, on 183x263
mm; 71/4x19 3/8 inches, sheet. Signed in
brown ink, lower right. Faint toning
around image, registration marks and a
measurement in Gorey’s hand, lower margin.
1979. [3,000/4,000]
63 ● EDWARD GOREY.
“I Love Cats.” Pen and ink on paper.
101x89 mm; 4x31/4 inches, image. Unsigned.
With some faint ghosted pencil sketch
marks beneath drawing. [1,500/2,500]
The drawing is based on Gorey’s series of ballet
cats from “New York Kitty Ballet,” a group of
3 images developed for the New York City
Ballet’s promotional merchandising.Accompanying
the “I Love Cats” drawing are two images from
the series (a single kitty en pointe, and a totem
of 6 dancers) each printed as a faint positive on
tracing paper as well as a set printed on thick
paper stock. A third image, a Pas de Deux, is
not included.
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