An untitled unique bookwork

by the celebrated German book artist. 57 halves of bound-in paper bags by Barbara Schmidt-Heins

$2,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Signed

Oblong 4to 183 x 283 mm. , orig. semi-stiff boards sunned , orig. cloth tape over spine, glue- & paint-bound. N.p.: “Frühjahr ‘72.” A beguiling example of Barbara Schmidt-Heins’s bookmaking, this book consists of bound thin paper bags that have been meticulously sliced in half. In the gutter, the ends of the bags are covered in white, gray, and red paints. In fine condition. Signed and dated on the inside of the lower

• Binding: Hardcover

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