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silkscreen on thin cardboard
70 x 70 cm ciascuno
Portfolio "Corto Maltese - Il Tempo di una Cigaretta" complete with 12 silkscreens and the very rare editorial box set, published by Edizioni Multigraphic in 1977. The portfolio is made up of 8 silkscreens printed in 100 copies numbered in Arabic numerals (our copies n. 86/ 100), 1 silkscreen from the edition reserved for collaborators and numbered in Roman numerals (our copy XVIII/XX) and 3 silkscreens signed PA (Prove d'Autore). During the printing of this legendary portfolio, the Multigraphic publishing house in Venice suffered flooding due to high water, due to this very few silk-screen prints and even fewer box sets survived. After the Brr.. Brrr experience! in which he played with decompositions of the Canadian Redcoats, Pratt returns to the theme of abstraction originating from the comic sign, giving us this suite dedicated to the Corto Maltese blouse. As in the Grenadiers, Pratt's research starts from exploring some widely recognizable details to arrive at minimalist and totally abstract graphics inspired by Mondrian and Lichtenstein. Silkscreens in good condition, one with slight print streaks, canvas slipcase in good condition with slight traces of humidity and slight abrasions on the edges, slightly yellowed silkscreen on the cover. Signed in pencil by Pratt and numbered.
70 x 70 cm ciascuno
Portfolio "Corto Maltese - Il Tempo di una Cigaretta" complete with 12 silkscreens and the very rare editorial box set, published by Edizioni Multigraphic in 1977. The portfolio is made up of 8 silkscreens printed in 100 copies numbered in Arabic numerals (our copies n. 86/ 100), 1 silkscreen from the edition reserved for collaborators and numbered in Roman numerals (our copy XVIII/XX) and 3 silkscreens signed PA (Prove d'Autore). During the printing of this legendary portfolio, the Multigraphic publishing house in Venice suffered flooding due to high water, due to this very few silk-screen prints and even fewer box sets survived. After the Brr.. Brrr experience! in which he played with decompositions of the Canadian Redcoats, Pratt returns to the theme of abstraction originating from the comic sign, giving us this suite dedicated to the Corto Maltese blouse. As in the Grenadiers, Pratt's research starts from exploring some widely recognizable details to arrive at minimalist and totally abstract graphics inspired by Mondrian and Lichtenstein. Silkscreens in good condition, one with slight print streaks, canvas slipcase in good condition with slight traces of humidity and slight abrasions on the edges, slightly yellowed silkscreen on the cover. Signed in pencil by Pratt and numbered.
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