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Kenny Scharf, Untitled from the environmental portfolio "Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow", 1992

Kenny Scharf, Untitled from the environmental portfolio "Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow", 1992

Kenny Scharf

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Kenny Scharf

Untitled from the environmental portfolio "Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow", 1992

Color silkscreen on Fabriano paper with blind stamp, held in the original portfolio sleeve

Pencil signed and annotated PP by Kenny Scharf on the front

30 × 22 3/4 inches

This is one of five Printers Proofs aside from the regular edition of 100, hand signed and annotated PP on the front, with the publisher's blind stamp, from the original portfolio Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow, housed in the rarely seen original protective sleeve.

“Before the world is changed
it would perhaps be more appropriate
not to destroy it”
Paul Claudel

This dazzling color silkscreen on Fabriano paper, pencil signed and annotated Printer's Proof is Kenny Scharf's contribution to the portfolio, "Columbus: in Search of a New Tomorrow" - to raise funds and awareness about saving the Rainforest. 35 artist from around the world were invited to contribute mainly silkscreens, but also photography, literature, drama and music. This ambitious project was sponsored by His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain and Mr. Hoet, manager of “documenta IX”. Besides Scharf, other artists who participated in this portfolio are: Joseph Beuys (autorisierter Nachdruck), Max Bill, Sandro Chia, Eduardo Chillida, Joe Cocker, Christo, Hanne Darboven, Bryan Ferry, Peter Arthur Hutchinson, Ilja Kabakov, Robert Glenn Ketchum, Ira Kaingang Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Longo - even South American poet/politician Mario Vargas Llosa.

Publisher:
Edition Domberger, Filderstadt, Germany