1973 · [London
by Kokoschka, Oskar
[London: Published for the Benefit of the Jerusalem Foundation by Marlborough Graphics Ltd and G. Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd.], 1973. [4]pp. plus six lithographs and interleaves. Large folio (65 x 50 cm; 25.5 x 19.75 inches). Laid into publisher's folding white cloth clamshell portfolio, lettered in blue. Fine in publisher's shipping box (with label). From a total edition of 160 sets (plus twenty a.ps.), this is one of 150 numbered sets. The lithographs were printed from the stone on Japanese handmade paper by Graphische Anstalt J.E. Wolfensberger AG, of Zurich, and each is numbered and signed by the artist. The portraits include Golda Meir, Shimon Agranat, Benedictos I, Moyshe Dayan, Sheik Mustafa Khalil El-Ansari, and Teddy Kollek, and were created by the artist while on a visit to Jerusalem in April 1973. Extra postage.
(Inventory #: WRCLIT57896)