The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.
In addition to the catalogue description:
- numerous defects and blemishes to all three sheets.
- handling creases in places to all three sheets.
- tiny ink losses to the sheets tips and edges in places.
- remains of hinges and old glue at places along the sheet edges verso.
- surface dirt in places verso.
Satyric Festival Song (F&S ll.387):
Image & Sheet 910 x 913 mm.
- the sheet possibly fractionally trimmed.
- a hard horizontal crease (220 mm.) at the lower sheet edge, at left, breaking through in places.
- the extreme upper left tip lost.
- a 160 mm. vertical scuff in the upper right subject.
- an area of rubbing near the upper left corner.
- two small circular, pale surface accretions at the lower sheet edge, at left.
Letter to the World (The Kick) (F&S ll.389):
Image & Sheet 913 x 911 mm.
- the sheet fractionally trimmed/ the lower sheet edge slightly irregular?
- a short tear (25 mm.) at the lower sheet edge, at centre, with some associated minor ink loss.
- two handling creases in the lower right corner; with other handling creases in the sheet.
- two horizontal and one diagonal crease at the lower right sheet edge above the blindstamp, with associated minor ink loss.
- the sheet with some soft undulations in places.
- the tip of the lower left corner with a surface abrasion and associated ink loss.
- minor ink losses in places at the sheet edges.
- the publisher and artist's copyright inkstamp in two places verso.
- pale backboard-staining and foxing verso.
Lamentation (F&S ll.389):
Image & Sheet 912 x 912 mm.
- the full sheet.
- a moisture stain in the lilac at lower right (approx. 300 x 160 mm.), also visible verso.
- several scratches and other abrasions in the same area, retouched.
- the lilac ink in this area with irregular patches from the staining.
- two parallel vertical scuffs at right (155 mm. and smaller) extending upwards into the image.
- two short creases at the left edge with associated ink loss.
- a vertical line of creasing running along the upper left edge.
- the 'L' in the signature possibly skinned and reinforced.
Otherwise as described.
Unframed.
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