Al-Aqsa II

 

Herbert Bayer

  1900 - 1985 (biography)

1979  

six-color lithograph 

22 3/8 x 20" image 

signed in blue ink, lower right 

B.A.T. 

written in blue ink within bottom margin: "corrections: complete black lines as shown on overlay / brown air-brush shading a little too long and / should not extend so far to the bottom. / point grey circle with transparent ink to appear / slightly lig 

illustrated on page 141 of "Herbert Bayer - The Complete Work" by Arthur A. Cohen" 

ivory Arches Cover 

published 

Bauhaus Archiv (blindstamp) 

20545 

$2,000.00 

"Al-Aqsa II" was published by the Bauhas Archive in an edition of 150, plus 3 Artist's Proofs and printed in San Francisco at Edititons Press.

This unique proof is the "Right to Print" impression for the printer Evelyn Lincoln at Editions Press in San Francisco. It is annotated, signed and dated by the artist in blue ink in the lower margin and varies slightly from the editioned print, which followed his instructions.

"right to print / Herbert Bayer/april 27/79" in lower right;

This impression gives an insight to the collaboration between the artist and the professional printer. The printer then prints the edition which is numbered and signed by the artist and distributed by the publisher.