In 2003, the Gotham Book Mart took three of the previously unprinted plates and created runs from each image. These are difficult prints to locate today because the runs have sold out, and are only available on the secondary market.
They include:
Boy on Aspic Holding Hat Aloft; Edition size - 99 prints. I am showing #99/99. This is either a very small boy, or a very large aspic.
Ballerina; Edition size - 150 prints. I am showing #150/150. A lovely, haunting image with no crosshatching.
A Spectral Child Appears Before the Big Cat; Edition size - 50 prints. I am showing #13/50. This is an atmospheric image, with both the cat and boy fading into the background.
I will show the other Posthumous Prints in a later post.
I've been going through your posts for a little while now and have very much enjoyed all your great Goreyana! How lucky you are to have been able to collect all of this. :)
ReplyDeleteDo you know if each of the three GBM prints had lettered editions? Ballerina seems to have a lettered edition from recent EGCT auction. Appreciate all you do for the community!
ReplyDeleteThe Gotham produced posthumous prints were originally only numbered editions. When the House took over the editions, they usually included 26 lettered copies with the prints they ran. Since the ballerina was popular and the Gotham edition sold out, there is some speculation that extra prints were lettered after the edition sold out. There were always some extra prints created while the edition was being printed in case of flaws, damage or mistakes in the signature process. I am currently unaware of any other lettered ballerina prints.
ReplyDelete