John Olsen “The Kiss”

A$2,500 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Limited edition

Townsville and Melbourne : Lyre Bird Press Zimmer Editions, 2009. Folio, quarter-calf over linen, gilt-lettered on spine, unpaginated, original signed Olsen etching bound in as frontispiece, titled The Kiss and editioned out of 30 copies, an original Olsen pen sketch of a lyre bird facing title page with the edition number written by the artist in pen, poem by Olsen The Kiss , 16 full page colour illustrations, each with a manuscript caption in ink hand written by John Olsen on the facing page. Limited to 30 copies signed and numbered by Olsen (this is copy 22). The Kiss reproduces a John Olsen sketchbook on the subject, and is a very limited edition publication.

• Binding: Hardcover

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