May 05, 2009 - Sale 2179

Sale 2179 - Lot 16

Price Realized: $ 1,920
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
POP PROJECT BAJ, ENRICO. La Cravate ne vaut pas une médaille. Color lithographs by Baj printed in colors, with silkscreen and collage; 2 polythene multiples. Folio, contents loose as issued in white boards with cover label, title-page with some vertical marks (can be cleaned); original white simulated leather folder; slipcase mounted with 3-dimensional color Lego brick and metal multiple, signed and numbered 87/160 by Baj on lego pieces, some light surface scuffing and soiling. colophon is signed in felt-tip pen and numbered 87 by baj from a total edition of 200. Geneva and Milan: Jean Petit, 1972

Additional Details

". . a book-object in which the overall visual impact is produced by integrating images with the handwritten text. This format allows Baj great freedom of movement and inventiveness which is evident both in the layout of the page that is richly varied and over-stamped with visual designs, and in the choice of formal language"--Jentsch 22.