Lot n° 204
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EUR
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Result
: 100EUR
Otto Benesch — Egon Schiele als Zeichner (Egon Schiele the D - Lot 204
Otto Benesch — Egon Schiele als Zeichner (Egon Schiele the Draftsman): Printed and published by the Austrian State Printing Office (Österreichische Staatsdruckerei), Vienna, 1950 (some copies dated 1951) (Portfolio; text by Otto Benesch and facsimile plates based on Egon Schiele’s original drawings and watercolors from 1910–1918, captioned on the reverse in three languages, loose sheets in the original illustrated fiberboard portfolio. Text in German)
Portfolio (Mappe); text by Otto Benesch and facsimile plates based on Egon Schiele’s original drawings and watercolors from 1910–1918, captioned on the reverse in three languages, loose sheets in the original illustrated fiber-paper portfolio. Text in German.
Signature/Numbering: Unsigned and unnumbered, as published
Dimensions: 34.5 × 25 cm (13.6 × 9.8 in.)
Plates: 22 plates present—14 in color and 8 in black and white (this copy)
Condition: Incomplete—two plates missing. The remaining plates are in perfect condition; the portfolio cover shows signs of use (slight wear and soiling along the edges).
Description: A sought-after Viennese portfolio, compiled by Otto Benesch—son of Heinrich Benesch, Schiele’s first patron, and director of the Albertina—featuring finely reproduced facsimile plates of Schiele’s drawings and watercolors (self-portraits, a portrait of Arnold Schönberg, studies of women, flowers), printed by the Austrian National Printing Office.
Authenticity: Genuine first edition
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