Ronald Searle's lithograph The Thing from Underground was issued in 1969 with two distinct color variants each in a larger edition size than the 99 he usually produced. The variant in black, gold, orange, blue, and green was published in an edition of 120 plus XX and an additional XL reserved copies in Roman numerals. The second variant in black and orange had an edition size of 150 plus II and a further reserved Roman numeral edition of L. Despite the large edition sizes, these prints are seldom encountered today.
There was also a spring 1969 exhibition poster variant signed in the stone for Ferdinand Roten Galleries at Brentano's in San Francisco, apparently printed in black and red. This rarity came up for auction early this month in the Netherlands and failed to find a buyer.
Note: I would like to hear from anyone with access to better images of the original lithographs or to other exhibition poster variants, if there should be any.
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| Ronald Searle The Thing from Underground Variant in black, gold, orange, blue, and green, 1969 Gurlitt 43 (1971) Hors commerce aside from the edition of 120 + XL reserved Roman numeral copies
Image added February 23, 2020
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| Ronald Searle The Thing from Underground Variant in black and orange, 1969 Gurlitt 44 (1971) From the reserved Roman numeral edition of L aside from the edition of 150 + II |
There was also a spring 1969 exhibition poster variant signed in the stone for Ferdinand Roten Galleries at Brentano's in San Francisco, apparently printed in black and red. This rarity came up for auction early this month in the Netherlands and failed to find a buyer.
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| Ronald Searle The Thing from Underground Exhibition Poster for Ferdinand Roten Galleries at Brentano's, San Francisco Not in Gurlitt (1971) |
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| Image added February 22, 2020 |
Note: I would like to hear from anyone with access to better images of the original lithographs or to other exhibition poster variants, if there should be any.
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