Fig.

ROTHCHILD (Judith). & VERDIGRIS.

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Five round mezzotints of figs in various stages of bursting by Judith Rothchild plus a screen prints of fig leaves including a two-coloured one facing the colophon. Printed on Hahnemuhle paper in Vendome Romain type by Mark Lintott. One of 12 deluxe copies (this no.9) with an extra signed mezzotint printed exclusively for this edition. Sq. 4to., loose as issued in velvet black wrappers screen printed with fig leaves, green lettering on spine, in the original black clamshell box with fig leaf on upper cover. Octon, Verdigris. D.H. Lawrence's provocative and erotic poem Fig first appeared in Birds, Beasts and Flowers in 1923. It achieved notoriety when it was used in a memorable scene in Ken Russell's film Women in Love. It is stunning presented here with wonderful use of spacing for the text and luscious illustration. A sensual and and beautiful piece of printing. Judith Rothchild is an American painter/printmaker who collaboraters with the English printer Mark Lintott on Verdigris publications in the South of France. She has an international reputation and her work has been exhibited at more than thirty solo exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe and is in numerous public collections. She has been represented by Francis Kyle Gallery since 1985.…

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Title
Fig.
Author
ROTHCHILD (Judith). & VERDIGRIS.
Publication year
2001
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Binding
Soft cover

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Established in 1853, Maggs Brothers is one of the world's oldest antiquarian booksellers still operating today. We sell books worldwide through the internet as well as from our regularly published catalogues, and we are delighted to welcome customers to our two premises in Bloomsbury and Mayfair.

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