Chas Laborde - Rues & Visages de Berlin

October 24, 2023

Prints, Photography, and Posters

Lot 62

Chas Laborde

French/Argentine (1886-1941)

Rues & Visages de Berlin (1930)

Medium

etching with hand-coloring

Dimensions

17 x 13 1/2 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Price Realized: $125
Includes buyer's premium

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Description

1 of 90 copies on Vélin d'Arches, containing the etchings in two states: second black state, final color state, N. 57 18 colored prints 18 black and white prints 28 pages of writing by Jean Giraudoux with illustrations accompanied by one separate matted print entitled "Richmond"

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Provenance: Property from the Estate of Seymour Stein
Condition: with foxing, toning, staining, some pages with writing, wear and loses to folio particularly to spine

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The Estate of Seymour Stein

Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.

The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.