{"product_id":"francesco-clemente-the-pondicherry-pastels-pastels-1980-signed-artist-s-book-with-85-plates-no-477-1000-1986","title":"Francesco Clemente — The Pondicherry Pastels: Pastels 1980, Signed Artist’s Book with 85 Plates, No. 477\/1000 (1986)","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCLEMENTE, FRANCESCO.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pondicherry Pastels: Pastels 1980.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: Anthony d’Offay Gallery, 1986.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmbitious handmade artist’s book reproducing, at their original size, the series of 85 pastels created by Francesco Clemente in Pondicherry during the spring of 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 85 color plates are individually tipped onto multicolored handmade papers produced by the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry. The endpapers and interior pages were designed by influential Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass. Hand-printed and bound in India at the Kalakshetra Press under the direction of C. T. Nachiappan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge folio in the publisher’s distinctive binding of green cloth over embossed copper-colored metal boards. One of 1,000 numbered copies, signed in pencil by Francesco Clemente; this is copy 477.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanied by the publisher’s typed notice explaining the book’s handmade production and noting that minor variations and imperfections are inherent to its manufacture. Each copy was personally signed and approved by Clemente.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn important early Clemente publication bringing together his engagement with Indian materials, spiritual traditions, and artisanal bookmaking. Examples are held by institutions including the National Gallery of Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First edition, no. 477 of 1,000 copies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed by Francesco Clemente.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e 85 tipped-in color reproductions on handmade Indian paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e Endpapers and interior pages by Ettore Sottsass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green cloth and embossed copper-colored metal boards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rubbing to the binding and several overopened gutters; contents remain complete and generally well preserved. Publisher’s typed notice soiled.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breething Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48235320148198,"sku":"BB-000280","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/7931\/5942\/files\/b_223e64fc-4a8e-4c88-8f6b-196cf3c53c57.jpg?v=1787594132","url":"https:\/\/www.breethingbooks.com\/products\/francesco-clemente-the-pondicherry-pastels-pastels-1980-signed-artist-s-book-with-85-plates-no-477-1000-1986","provider":"Breething Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}