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CABALLERO, JOSÉ; and NERUDA, PABLO. Oceana. Original tempera, signed in ink, lower right, and numbered Exemplar N° 2 plus 14 lithographs printed by hand directly on the stone, numbered 2/10 and signed in pencil by Caballero. 470x344 mm; 18 1/2x13 1/2 inches. Printed by Mañuel Repila, Bibliophile Art Editions and Rafael Diaz-Casariego, Madrid. Folio, cream linen lettered in marine blue, unevenly toned, some dampstaining not affecting contents; leaves and prints with mild toning and foxing along outer margins. Madrid: Ediciones de Arte y Bibliofilia, (1971)
number 2 of only 10 copies with an original print from a total edition of 210. This edition was signed by Caballero on the same day Neruda was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, October 21, 1971, during his tenure as Chilean ambassador in Paris. Caballero befriended Neruda along with other Spanish avant-garde figures such as Federico García Lorca, Luis Buñuel, Alberto Sánchez, and Pablo Picasso, all of whom encouraged his artwork. The book was a collaborative effort by Neruda and Caballero to celebrate their love of the sea.
