DEATH in VENICE Signed Limited Ed 2 sets of 10 Warrington Colescott ETCHINGS
The ten original etchings by Warrington Colescott for Death in Venice, by Thomas Mann, published by Aquarius Press, 1971 in original box and in excellent condition. Signed, limited editions #8 of 122.
The principal edition, numbered from 1/122, of which one hundred are available in portfolio form. Eatch etching is numbered, titled, and signed by the artist. In addition, there are 8 portfolios, designated as A through H, reserved for the collaborators, and ten portfolios, plus 5 suites of the etchings, designated as Artist's Proofs.
There is also a preferred edition limited to 25 portfolios, each containing the ten original color etchings on Fabriano Classico paper, numbered from I/XXV to XXV/XXV, and each titled and signed by the arist, plus an additional suite of the ten etchings in black and white, numbered from I/XXV to XXV/XXV, and each titled and signed by the artist.
Also included is a complimentary copy of Death in Venice by Thomas Mann (Alfred A Knopf, 1965)
All of the etchings were printed in the Summer of 1971, under the supervision of the artist at the Mantegna I Press in Hollandale, Wisconsin. Design and topography are by Philip Grushkin. The portfolio was made by Moroquain, Inc. of New York.
