Description: Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012) Ouvre-toi: Plate I lithograph printed in colors, 1971 signed in pencil lower right recto edition of 90 on Arches, signed and numbered: 1-90 and an unspecified number of proofs including 10 signed color trial proofs on Arches and 10 signed artist's proofs on Arches this example one of the 10 signed color trial proofs on Arches plate size 3 3/16" x 10⅛" (8 x 25.8 cm.) first of two lithographs from the livre d'artiste Ouvre-toi issued in conjunction with a one-person exhibition at Gallery Iolas, Milan, Feb 1971 published by Galleria Alexandre Iolas, Milan printed by Pierre Chave, Vence Literature: Dorothea Tanning: Hail, Delirium!, New York Public Library, 1992, catalog no.29, pp.58, 97 Condition: unframed in generally excellent condition The frieze dimension reappears to fit the format of a book of friezes to accompany a solo exhibition in Milan. Here the printer rolled color sideways, producing the gentle toning from one color to another. These Dionysiac revelers intertwine to announce more of the same goings-on inside the book. Each long narrow page unfolded out to reveal a succession of dramas like movies. -Dorothea Tanning, Hail, Delirium!, 1992, catalog raisonne
Price: 300 USD
Location: New York, New York
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Artist: Dorothea Tanning
Production Technique: Color Lithograph
Framing: Unframed
Style: Surrealism
Material: Lithograph
Time Period Produced: 1970-1979
Type: Print
Title: Ouvre-toi (Plate I)
Features: Signed
Image Orientation: Landscape
Subject: Surrealism
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Signed: Yes
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Signed By: Dorothea Tanning
Year of Production: 1971
COA Issued By: Gallery of Surrealism
Date of Creation: 1970-1979
Print Surface: Paper
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
