Hans Bellmer (1902–1975)
Plate 5 from the series *Mode d’emploi*, Paris, G. Visat, 1967. Etching. Flahutez 17-5. View size: 103 x 177 mm. Beautiful print on pearlescent Japanese paper, numbered and signed in pencil. A few tiny light foxing spots. Margins. Edition of 150 prints. Framed (not examined outside the frame). 

The plate was originally intended as an illustration for André Pieyre de Mandiargues’ *L’Anglais décrit dans le château fermé* (a work that was never published) and was later included in the *Mode d’emploi* series.
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Lot no. 152

Hans Bellmer (1902–1975) Plate 5 from the series *Mode d’emploi*, Paris, G. Visat, 1967. Etching. Flahutez 17-5. View size: 103 x 177 mm. Beautiful print on pearlescent Japanese paper, numbered and signed in pencil. A few tiny light foxing spots. Margins. Edition of 150 prints. Framed (not examined outside the frame). The plate was originally intended as an illustration for André Pieyre de Mandiargues’ *L’Anglais décrit dans le château fermé* (a work that was never published) and was later included in the *Mode d’emploi* series.

Estimate
€150 - €180
Result
€197
Buyer's premium
32%
Hans Bellmer (1902–1975) Plate 5 from the series *Mode d’emploi*, Paris, G. Visat, 1967. Etching. Flahutez 17-5. View size: 103 x 177 mm. Beautiful print on pearlescent Japanese paper, numbered and signed in pencil. A few tiny light foxing spots. Margins. Edition of 150 prints. Framed (not examined outside the frame). The plate was originally intended as an illustration for André Pieyre de Mandiargues’ *L’Anglais décrit dans le château fermé* (a work that was never published) and was later included in the *Mode d’emploi* series.
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