Germann Auctionhouse Zurich
Portfolios and Books, Lot 601-644
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 06:00 pm

Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Portfolio. Midori No Namida - Tears of Green

Lot 611

Friedensreich Hundertwasser, 1928-2000 (AT)

Portfolio. Midori No Namida - Tears of Green, 1971-76

5 color woodcuts with metal embossings on Japan paper.
H 427 mm W 573 mm (4); H 573 mm W 427 mm.

All sheets: 160/200. Each signed and dated: Hundertwasser, Wien, 7. Jänner 1976. Embossing stamp by the printer and publisher and also Japanese red stamps. The following 5 sheets are included in the portfolio: Two Clouds Raining Seven Colours; The Rain Falls Far From Us; Flooded Sleep; Tears of an Artist; Two Trees Onboard The Regentag.
Printed at Matashiro Uchikawa Surishi, Tokio. Gruener Janura AG, Glarus 1975.
Folder made of strong Japan paper. In the colophon typographically signed, numbered and on the following page titled: Hundertwasser, 160/200, Midori No Namida. 5 of exquisite paper, each inside with titled label. In original cedarwood cassette. (All in frame). (7).

CHF15'000 / 20'000
EUR15'000 / 20'000
USD16'000 / 22'000

Provenance:
Swiss Private Property.

Literature:
Koschatzky 58, 60 61, 62 64.