Patrick Caulfield Artwork Details

 

 

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Edition: There were 3 editions of this work made: Edition A - the book in English with a slip case containing 6 signed loose prints - Edition 200 with 20 proofs Edition B - The book with French text with a slip case containing 6 loose prints - Edition 200 with 20 proofs Edition C - the book in English with a slip case containing 22 signed loose prints printed on paper with wide margins - Edition 200 with 20 proofs Our present piece is a rare trial proof never bound into a book for edition A or C. We know this because of the fact that it is attached to the sheet of poetry. Reference: Alan Cristea : Patrick Caulfield, the Complete Prints 1964 - 1999, Number 38S Note: The work comes from a book of 22 screenprints entitled “Some poems of Jules Laforgue”. Our example is a rare and interesting trial proof made during experimentation to print the work.