Property from the Collection of Jacques & Gabrielle Israelievitch

November 0207, 2019
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LOT 52

Lot 52

Rudy Pozzatti (American, b.1925)

Rudy Pozzatti (American, b.1925)
Lot 52 Details
Rudy Pozzatti (American, b.1925)

SERPENT (FROM "DARWIN'S BESTIARY", 1985-1986) AND
PHYSIOLOGUS THEOBALDI EPISCOPI DE NATURIS DUODECIM ANIMALIUM, 1964

Serpent, from "Darwin's Bestiary", 1985-86.

lithograph; signed, titled, and dated 1964 in pencil to lower margin

together with

Willis Barnstone (trans.), "Physiologus Theobaldi Episcopi de naturis Duodecim Animalium", 1964

lithographs and woodcuts on paper, together in a display box; illustrated sheets signed and dated by Pozzatti.
19.5 x 27 in — 49.5 x 68.6 cm; 21.75 x 15.25 in — 55.2 x 38.7 cm

Estimate $900-$1,200

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Rudy Pozzatti (American, b.1925)
  • Rudy Pozzatti (American, b.1925)
  • Rudy Pozzatti (American, b.1925)
  • Rudy Pozzatti (American, b.1925)
  • Rudy Pozzatti (American, b.1925)
  • Rudy Pozzatti (American, b.1925)
  • Rudy Pozzatti (American, b.1925)
  • Rudy Pozzatti (American, b.1925)
Note:

Physiologus: A Metrical Bestiary was written by Bishop Theobald. First printed in Cologne in 1492, it consisted of twelve chapters.

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