Arp, Hans Pflanzenbild. 1962. Farboffsetlithographie... Lot n° 231

French Post War Abstraction-Création Arp, Hans Plant picture. 1962. color offset lithograph on wove paper. 40.8 x 40.8 cm (48.8 x 46.6 cm). Signed and numbered. - In eh. Very slightly yellowed, occasional tiny brown stain, pale brown vertical line traces in the paper, presumably due to mounting, handling marks lower center. Mounting, traces of handling at bottom center, verso small traces of eh. Mounting, very occasional slight handling marks, overall good. Splendid, color-intensive impression with narrow margins. Arntz 334 b. - Printed by Grafische Anstalt Morf & Co. in Basel for the plant portfolio "Ars Felix". - A letter from the printer to Arntz from 1972 states the following about the offset lithograph techniques: "J. Arp produced a cardboard stencil for each color. We used these for the transfer (...) J. Arp was always present during the adjustment in the printing press." - One of 160 copies. Color offset lithograph on wove paper. Signed and numbered. - Very slightly yellowed in previous mat section, isolated tiny brown stain, faint-brown vertical line tracks, presumably from previous mounting, grip traces at lower middle, small traces from previous mounting on verso, very isolated slight handling trace, all in all good. Splendid, color-intense impression with narrow margin. - Printed by Grafische Anstalt Morf & Co, Basel, for the portfolio "Ars Felix". The printing process has been supervised by the artist. - One of 160 copies.