Patrick Oliphant, suite of Six Etchings: Mea Culpa, Billy The Kid, Second Time, Cell Phone, The Hollow Man, A Millennium Story
Milwaukee: Landfall Press, 1999. First edition. Loose in Folder. Suite of 6 etchings (Mea Culpa, Billy The Kid, Second Time, Cell Phone, The Hollow Man, A Millennium Story), loose in elephant folio cloth folder. Each plate is signed by Oliphant, with the title written in hand by him, and "TP" in the corner, which we think marks this set as one of 10 artist proofs. Either way, only 45 sets were printed before the plates were retired. Plates in Fine condition. The sheets measure 16 x 19 inches (40.5 x 48 cm) , and the images 11 x 14 inches (28 x 35.5 cm). The cloth folder is soiled and scratched, and its front cover has a slight bend. The highlight of the suite is "The Hollow Man," which shows President Bill Clinton in profile, revealing a smirking face, and a body made up of little more than scaffolding and some dancing nude lovelies. "The Hollow Man" is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Oliphant is a Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist whose work can be seen in periodicals and museums all over the world. Fine / Slipcase. Item #0072922
Price: $560.00