{"product_id":"claes-oldenburg-notes-in-hand-1972-deluxe-portfolio-of-50-initialed-color-offset-lithographs-no-97-100","title":"Claes Oldenburg — Notes in Hand, 1972 — Deluxe Portfolio of 50 Initialed Color Offset Lithographs — No. 97\/100","description":"\u003ch2\u003eClaes Oldenburg — \u003cem\u003eNotes in Hand\u003c\/em\u003e, 1972\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDeluxe Portfolio of 50 Individually Initialed Color Offset Lithographs — No. 97 of 100\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaes Oldenburg (1929–2022)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes in Hand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSwitzerland: Professional Prints Ltd.; London: Petersburg Press, 1972\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe deluxe portfolio edition of Claes Oldenburg’s celebrated \u003cem\u003eNotes in Hand\u003c\/em\u003e, issued in an edition of only \u003cstrong\u003e100 numbered copies\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cstrong\u003ecopy 97 of 100\u003c\/strong\u003e, complete with \u003cstrong\u003e50 color offset lithographs\u003c\/strong\u003e, each individually \u003cstrong\u003einitialed by Oldenburg at the lower right and numbered 97\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawn from Oldenburg’s working notebooks, the portfolio provides an unusually direct view into the artist’s creative process. His handwritten observations and rapidly conceived drawings explore many of the subjects that came to define his work: ordinary objects, food, clothing, furniture, architecture, and proposals for monumental sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach plate measures approximately \u003cstrong\u003e10 × 8 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e and is individually mounted to \u003cstrong\u003eDacapo Art Paper as issued\u003c\/strong\u003e, with its original captioned acetate guard preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is particularly notable for containing \u003cstrong\u003ethree additional prints not called for in Axsom \u0026amp; Platzker\u003c\/strong\u003e, reproducing images included in the 1971 first edition of \u003cem\u003eNotes in Hand\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complete suite remains loose as issued in the publisher’s \u003cstrong\u003ered cloth fall-down-back portfolio box\u003c\/strong\u003e, additionally protected by a custom yellow paper-covered slipcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 97 of 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrints:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50 color offset lithographs, plus three additional prints\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Each of the 50 editioned plates individually initialed by Claes Oldenburg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Professional Prints Ltd., Switzerland \/ Petersburg Press, London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlate size:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Loose as issued in the original red cloth portfolio box with custom slipcase\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e Axsom \u0026amp; Platzker 78\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Collections and Rare Book Collection, University of the Arts Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSold by Freeman’s | Hindman, Philadelphia, 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs new.\u003c\/strong\u003e The plates, mounts, acetate guards, and portfolio are exceptionally well preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA superb example of Oldenburg’s deluxe \u003cem\u003eNotes in Hand\u003c\/em\u003e, distinguished by its \u003cstrong\u003eedition of only 100, fifty individually initialed plates, three additional prints, institutional provenance, and exceptional condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breething Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48216163418342,"sku":"BB-000033","price":7250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/7931\/5942\/files\/b1_a90008e5-464c-4b34-84ac-4f530a9accaf.jpg?v=1787247132","url":"https:\/\/www.breethingbooks.com\/products\/claes-oldenburg-notes-in-hand-1972-deluxe-portfolio-of-50-initialed-color-offset-lithographs-no-97-100","provider":"Breething Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}