An original collage by Robert Jacks from his Bloomsday book

A$950 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Collage, paper cutouts on paper, 50 x 40 cms (sight), housed in a black timber frame measuring 74.5 x 63 cms. Unsigned as issued. In 2004 Macmillan Art Publishing published Robert Jacks : his Bloomsday book , being a dayfull of collages by the artist with accompanying poetry in celebration of the centenary of Bloomsday , 16 June 2004, being the day of events in the seminal work by James Joyce Ulysses . The book features striking Robert Jacks collage designs interwoven with poems, comments and quotations from the Joyce classic. This original composition by the artist is unique and is reproduced as a full page plate in the book (the pages are unnumbered). It is unsigned as it was not created as an exhibition work but rather as a design for the publication. Provenance : the estate of the late Robert Jacks, acquired circa 2020.

• Binding: Hardcover

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